What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Technology Manager position at Gensler?
Placed at the heart of Gensler’s People Process Technology the Design Technology Community drives the firm’s digital transformation of our creative and project delivery practices across the globe. Our ultimate outcome is to co-create a design technology ecosystem that enables our practitioners to leverage the most advanced methodologies and technological solutions reaching a new level of creativity and delivering the most impactful designs to our clients. This is a great opportunity to join a team of innovators at an organization with a global impact, to contribute to world class design, and to help driving our firm’s ambitious commitments to climate resilience.
Your Role
Gensler is embarking on a multi-year, large scale, healthcare project with a very collaborative Owner-Architect-Contractor team. We are seeking a Design Technology Manager with in-depth knowledge of the entire design and construction process and a strong sense of innovation to support our Design Technology Leadership in managing a high level, world-class game changing project that will redefine patient care. The Design Technology Manager should exemplify leadership through a diverse portfolio of large-scale collaborative projects, experience with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and Big Room concept, as well as the proven ability to work with large project teams.
The Design Technology Manager is a multifaceted role that provides project technical leadership, strategic vision and deep tactical expertise in the design technology and digital project delivery space. As a Design Technology Manager, you will champion the strategy, implementation, and management of all aspects of a long-term, high-profile project delivery, acting as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders, author of critical project related documents / standards, as well as upholding the highest level of design and execution of project.
What You Will Do
- Leadership and management in Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) and BIM Implementation / Execution on large complex projects.
- Prioritize and align the project design technology initiatives with the impact of the project delivery needs.
- Understanding the appropriate roles of an Owner-Architect-Contractor (O-A-C) team, and O-A-C collaborative IPD project delivery model.
- Authoring, advisory, and executing BIM and Design Technology Implementation Strategy on large complex projects.
- Ability to articulate and report on key performance indicators of Design Technology practices across all projects involved.
- Lead design teams, as well as construction teams through a properly executed Design Technology Strategy.
- Meet regularly with all project stakeholders including Client, Construction Manager team, and individual BIM Managers.
- Work with Project Teams Leadership to review contracts, BEP, Project Standards, and other documents to address the Digital Design aspect for project delivery.
- Work with the Regional Design Technology Leadership to incorporate workflows, best practices and content shared across the project and firm.
- Oversee the implementation of training needs within the project team.
- Lead a rigorous implementation of collaboration platforms like Autodesk Construction Cloud.
- Execution of digital fluency between applications to eliminate digital waste.
- Agile production workflows using automation and similar techniques to approach complex tasks and problem solving.
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or equivalent, with 10 years of experience in design and/or construction practice preferred. Licensed professional preferred.
- 5 years of proven experience in complex project-specific parametric BIM workflow from start to finish in all phases of design and delivery.
- Expert knowledge of, and proven practical background in, Autodesk Revit Architecture and related BIM software (Navisworks, BIM 360/Autodesk Construction Cloud Workflow)
- Knowledge of design applications such as SketchUp, Rhino, Visual Programming (Dynamo / Grasshopper), Project Visualization tools, Generative Design tools and how they may best work together.
- Expert in implementing and supporting design collaboration platforms such as design authoring tools in a virtual environment, Panzura collaboration, AEC cloud-based products (ACC, Docs, Coordinate and Build).
- Articulate communicator, able to convey Design Technology concepts to all levels of design and delivery leadership.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to listen and drive consensus through relationship building and ability to bring project teams to work together across the globe.
- Ability to exercise judgment and discretion and to set priorities and manage competing demands.
- Reliable, responsive and positive work ethic with the highest degree of integrity.
- Creative thinker dedicated to problem solving and research.
*This is not a remote position. The successful candidate is expected to be in the office.*
Life at Gensler
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.
