Urban Designer - Senior Gensler

You will be focused on master planning projects in the Middle East and Internationally, while also gaining exposure to a wide range of design experiences within our full portfolio of integrated disciplines: architecture, interiors, graphic/industrial design and consulting.

• Working closely with the Studio Director and design team to develop master plans, urban planning and landscaping solution for various types of project types.
• Lead the design and delivery of complex urban design projects, including public realm improvements, streetscape design, transit-oriented development, and mixed-use development.
• Provide design leadership, mentorship, and management to a team of designers, planners, and architects to ensure project goals and objectives are met.
• Develop and manage project budgets, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that projects are aligned with community needs, policies, and regulations.
• Prepare and present design concepts, proposals, and reports to clients and stakeholders.
• Stay up-to-date with best practices, trends, and emerging technologies in urban design and related fields.
• Working from concept design through to detailed design, producing CAD drawings, graphic presentations and design narratives to budget and schedule.
• Interaction and communication with clients and consultants during the design phase and at presentations.
• Collaborate with design teams, clients, consultants, community stakeholders and other parties to meet overall project objectives.
• Collaborate with the Urban Design team to develop and advance conceptual and schematic designs on urban design and master planning projects.
• Prepare graphic/narrative reports and presentations that communicate the design process, research, and concepts.
• Manage client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination.
• Enhance and optimize designs using rapid and iterative simulation techniques.
• Interact through projects and other office wide initiatives with other studios and practice areas.
• Be an advocate for Gensler sustainability commitments internally and externally.
• Make sustainability an integral part of every project.
• Understand clients ESG goals and work with project teams towards achieving them.
• Support and encourage team members to pursue sustainability learning.

Your Design Technology Qualifications

Essential

• Deep understanding and expertise in Autodesk Revit for design authoring, documentation, data extracts and project delivery.
• Deep understanding and expertise in the strategic planning, setup of BIM projects, and troubleshooting, specifically in the context of Revit and allied workflows.
• Deep understanding and expertise with collaboration in the BIM context, including cloud-based markups, consultant coordination and clash detection.
• Understanding of the capabilities and application of Information Management tools such as Aconex, Asite, Newforma, etc.

Desirable

• Good working knowledge and experience in Rhinoceros for design authoring.
• Good knowledge and experience with interoperability workflows between Rhino & Revit throughout all the stages of a project.
• Good knowledge and experience with real-time rendering processes, and material creation & management within the context of integrated BIM and parametric workflows.
• Basic understanding and familiarity with Computational Design applications such as Grasshopper and/or Dynamo.
• Basic understanding and familiarity with simulation principles and processes, including interpretation, and application of results.
• Deep knowledge and expertise in the setting up, troubleshooting and use of VR, AR, and XR for client presentations, consultant coordination and internal design reviews.

Applications we work with

• Design Authoring - Revit, Rhino, Autocad, Navisworks
• Collaboration - BIM360
• Computational Design - Grasshopper, Dynamo
• Building Performance Simulation - Insight, Sefaira, Diva, Ladybug tools
• Visualisation Vray, Enscape, Twinmotion, 3DSMax
• Graphics & Productivity - Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
• Experiential Unreal Engine, Unity
• Development C#, Python