Gensler

Architectural Project Director - Chicago

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Gensler is seeking a talented and innovative architect for a leadership position in its Chicago office. The primary responsibilities of the Project Director will be leadership of project teams focused on design and delivery of large-scale urban architectural projects, as well as development of client relationships and opportunities for new and repeat business.

For Gensler, successful buildings capture the spirit of their surroundings, even as they assert their own identity. They’re visually appealing, healthy, comfortable, flexible, secure, and efficient — a pleasure to be in. And they pay their way, adding real value for their owners and users.

Gensler architecture reflects their knowledge of how people and organizations use and experience place and space. They work collaboratively with clients, communities, and end-users to create buildings that work well on every level, inside and out. They deliver them across their global markets with a consistently high standard of service.

Representative market segments for the North Central Region, based in Chicago, include: Commercial Office, Corporate Headquarters, Education, Health & Wellness, Hospitality, Master Planning & Urban Design, Mission Critical, Mixed-Use/Entertainment, Retail Centers, Science & Technology, and Sports.

Role and Responsibility:

Gensler is organized around a highly collaborative studio leadership model, reflecting our core values and working style. From a management point-of-view, 
a Gensler Studio must successfully combine design, development, and key elements of practice management, including client marketing strategies, business development, client relationship management, financial sustainability, and delivery of professional services — focusing on creation of value for the client and the firm.

Accordingly, a Project Director is part of the Studio’s senior leadership team that is responsible for integration of design, management, and technical expertise. A Project Director works in concert with Design Directors and other studio leaders to achieve goals related to project quality and process, while satisfying client requirements — a hallmark of all Gensler projects. A Project Director has primary responsibility for building and sustaining relationships that lead to new commissions and continuing business with clients, and during the course of a project, will be responsible for management of the client relationship, as well as management of project teams that may include a range of consultants and collaborators, both internal and external.

As a member of a Studio’s senior leadership team, a Project Director based in the Chicago office will also collaborate with other practice leaders within the North Central Region and across the platform of the firm in order to develop projects that achieve distinctiveness and recognition for clients and the firm.

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