What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Designer - Mid Level position at Gensler?
Your Role
As a Technical Designer at Gensler, you will collaborate with a talented, multidisciplinary team shaping the future of the built environment. You’ll work across a wide range of project types, including corporate workplace environments, commercial office buildings, and repositioning projects, as well as a growing portfolio in education and mission‑critical facilities. In this role, you’ll contribute throughout all phases of design—from developing concepts to coordinating construction documentation and supporting construction administration. You bring a passion for design, a strong interest in technical detail, and an appreciation for the nuances of furniture, finishes, and materiality.
Gensler’s San Jose studio supports a vibrant architectural and interiors practice, delivering innovative, climate‑responsive design solutions across a broad spectrum of projects. Our work includes build‑to‑suit workplace environments, higher education facilities, and data center projects. From large‑scale, complex academic campuses to targeted repositioning efforts for developers, we apply an integrated, inside‑out design approach that enhances both user experience and community impact. Our thought‑leading solutions are driven by collaboration, sustainability, and a commitment to creating meaningful, lasting change.
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 and hackathons, to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our teams’ diverse interests.
We encourage our employees 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.
As a Technical Designer at Gensler, you will collaborate with a talented, multidisciplinary team shaping the future of the built environment. You’ll work across a wide range of project types, including corporate workplace environments, commercial office buildings, and repositioning projects, as well as a growing portfolio in education and mission‑critical facilities. In this role, you’ll contribute throughout all phases of design—from developing concepts to coordinating construction documentation and supporting construction administration. You bring a passion for design, a strong interest in technical detail, and an appreciation for the nuances of furniture, finishes, and materiality.
Gensler’s San Jose studio supports a vibrant architectural and interiors practice, delivering innovative, climate‑responsive design solutions across a broad spectrum of projects. Our work includes build‑to‑suit workplace environments, higher education facilities, and data center projects. From large‑scale, complex academic campuses to targeted repositioning efforts for developers, we apply an integrated, inside‑out design approach that enhances both user experience and community impact. Our thought‑leading solutions are driven by collaboration, sustainability, and a commitment to creating meaningful, lasting change.
What You Will Do
- Participate in all project phases, including conceptual designs, presentations, schematic design, design development, construction documents and construction administration
- Collaborate with design team, clients, consultants, contractors, fabricators, regulatory agencies and other vendors to meet overall project objectives
- Produce graphic presentations, 3D renderings, and construction drawings
- Utilize hand rendering techniques to communicate design concepts
- Work in a synergistic manner with other design and professional staff
- Contribute to office activities, initiatives, and learning programs
- Bachelor’s degree in interior design or architecture
- 5-10 years of related project experience or internship experience at a commercial interior design or architecture firm
- Proficiency in Revit required
- Proficiency in modeling using 2D/3D software, such as CAD, Enscape, 3ds MAX, Sketch-up and/or Rhino utilizing V-Ray a plus.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel)
- Knowledge of relevant building codes and accessibility requirements
- Ability to work in person in the office 5 days a week
- Ability to keep up in a fast-paced environment, work collaboratively and have the ability to take direction from senior designers/architects.
- Clear verbal communication abilities and are detail-oriented.
- Possess a visual communication style and can think and visualize in three dimensions
- The base salary will be estimated between $84,000-$108,000, plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience.
- This role is based in our San Jose office and requires full‑time, in‑person collaboration.
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 and hackathons, to “Well-being Week,” our offices reflect our teams’ diverse interests.
We encourage our employees 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.