What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager - Healthcare Architecture & Interior Design position at Gensler?
Description
Gensler Healthcare
At Gensler, healthcare design is never just about the built environment. It is about people. Our work is grounded in research, driven by insight, and shaped by the lived experiences of patients, families, clinicians, and communities. And it spans individual moments of care to systems that serve entire regions, elevating human health and wellness.
We call this approach Radically Human and it guides not only our work, but how we build our teams. We seek thoughtful, curious partners who share our belief that design can be a catalyst for better outcomes, deeper connections, and lasting impact.
Your Role
As Project Manager with Gensler’s Healthcare practice in Florida, you will help shape some of the most complex and impactful healthcare environments in the region. Based in our Tampa or Miami office, you will bring together design excellence, technical rigor, and strategic thinking to deliver architecture that is both deeply functional and experientially rich.
You will work within a highly collaborative, client-focused culture that values design quality, resilience, and social purpose. This role offers the opportunity to apply informed, user-centered design to unlock solutions that are defining the next chapter of healthcare through spaces that adapt, endure, and elevate the human experience.
What You Will Do
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under federal, state and local law.
Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with federal, state and local law.
See also Know your rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal, right to work and E-verify program, as required by law.
Gensler endeavors to make gensler.com/careers accessible to all applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us.
Regarding Gensler’s approach to recruiting new talent, we will never ask an applicant for sensitive or personal financial information during the recruitment process. We advise all applicants seeking employment with Gensler to review available information on recruitment fraud. Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing Gensler should email talentacquisition@gensler.com.
Gensler Healthcare
At Gensler, healthcare design is never just about the built environment. It is about people. Our work is grounded in research, driven by insight, and shaped by the lived experiences of patients, families, clinicians, and communities. And it spans individual moments of care to systems that serve entire regions, elevating human health and wellness.
We call this approach Radically Human and it guides not only our work, but how we build our teams. We seek thoughtful, curious partners who share our belief that design can be a catalyst for better outcomes, deeper connections, and lasting impact.
Your Role
As Project Manager with Gensler’s Healthcare practice in Florida, you will help shape some of the most complex and impactful healthcare environments in the region. Based in our Tampa or Miami office, you will bring together design excellence, technical rigor, and strategic thinking to deliver architecture that is both deeply functional and experientially rich.
You will work within a highly collaborative, client-focused culture that values design quality, resilience, and social purpose. This role offers the opportunity to apply informed, user-centered design to unlock solutions that are defining the next chapter of healthcare through spaces that adapt, endure, and elevate the human experience.
What You Will Do
- Lead collaborative design teams, working closely with Practice Leader, Design Director, and PIC, to establish effective project workplans with attainable project objectives and design intent
- Collaborate with Healthcare Market Leader on client development opportunities
- Manage all phases of healthcare architecture and interior design projects, from project set-up through design and construction administration
- Manage AHCA (Agency for Health Care Administration) communication and stage approvals for Florida healthcare projects
- Help prepare project proposals, negotiate contracts and fees, coordinate bidding process
- Manage scheduling, budgets, staffing, project set-up with clients, sub-consultants, vendors and contractors
- Actively support firmwide sustainability and resilience goals, guiding clients and project teams toward multi-benefit sustainable and resilient design solutions
- Provide leadership and mentorship to junior team members
- Track financial performance of projects
- Develop and maintain client relationships, for both single projects and multi-project global accounts
- Experience leading architectural and planning projects for healthcare clients (hospitals, outpatient clinics, surgery centers, community health centers, etc.)
- Experience leading large scale and complex projects and mentoring architects and designers
- 10 years of experience in a Project Manager role, total of 15 years of relevant experience in healthcare design
- Integrated into the local Florida Healthcare community with positive healthcare client references is preferred
- Strong leadership, organization, communication and interpersonal management skills
- Commitment to collaborative design process
- Experience negotiating project scope and fees
- Knowledge of local building codes and standards
- Proficiency with project management software
- Working knowledge of Revit preferred
- Professional degree (Master or Bachelor) in Architecture from an accredited program
- Licensed architect or NCIDQ certified Interior Designer are preferred
- Experience developing high-performance resilient buildings is preferred
- LEED accreditation is preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices; Portfolios will ideally include at least one project (especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel, and/or Net Zero Building certification) with this particular focus, which we look forward to discussing during the interview
- This is not a remote position. We look forward to working with our new team member in either our Miami or Tampa offices. If you’re open to relocation, non-local candidates are welcome to join us in beautiful Florida!
At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.
As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under federal, state and local law.
Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with federal, state and local law.
See also Know your rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal, right to work and E-verify program, as required by law.
Gensler endeavors to make gensler.com/careers accessible to all applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us.
Regarding Gensler’s approach to recruiting new talent, we will never ask an applicant for sensitive or personal financial information during the recruitment process. We advise all applicants seeking employment with Gensler to review available information on recruitment fraud. Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing Gensler should email talentacquisition@gensler.com.