Project Manager – Architecture and Interiors

Miami, FL, US

Your Role

As a Gensler Project Manager with our team in Miami , you will leverage your attention to detail and interpersonal skills to deliver exceptional client projects on time and within budget. Grow your project management experience while working on trendsetting projects across practice areas from Workplace , Professional Services , Financial Services , Healthcare , Hospitality , and Retail & Consumer Experience .

A focus for the role will be managing multiple fast-paced mid-size projects or singular large, complex projects. The ideal candidate for this role will have strong project management skills and experience in diverse practice areas with the ability to bridge architecture and interior design disciplines, guiding multidisciplinary teams through all phases of project delivery to achieve a cohesive and fully integrated built environment.

What You Will Do

• Lead architecture and interior design deliverables on projects, working with Design Directors, Technical Directors, and project teams for all 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
• Resolve complex design issues with innovative and practical solutions
• Manage client expectations, team communication, and consultant coordination
• Advance the understanding that design resilience is a responsibility of every person at Gensler
• Cultivate design expertise with the desire to always learn, grow, and evolve
• Manage project teams for multiple projects
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships
• Engage directly with clients in coordination with client or client stakeholders to assure approvals
• Manage project scheduling, staffing/productivity, budgets, project set-up with clients, sub-contractors, vendors, and consultants
• Track the financial performance of projects and ensure the projects conform to the contract
• Prepare project proposal, negotiate fees, and contracts
• Support bidding and permitting processes
• Create and communicate clear and attainable project objectives and requirements
• Actively mentor the next generation of leadership by inspiring, empowering, and leading by example
• Advance an integrated design culture on your projects within the studio, including mentoring, resource management, discourse, initiative support, and recruitment of new team members
• While design management and project leadership is this position’s primary focus, production of graphic presentations, 3D renderings, and construction drawings may also be required as needed to support the team

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Interior Design from an accredited program
• 10+ years of relevant experience within a commercial architecture and design firm paired with at minimum 4 years as a Project Manager managing projects with financial accountability
• Professional license or certification preferred
• Experience leading projects of a variety of scales, and mentoring and collaborating with Interior Designers and Architects
• Strong leadership, organization, communication, and interpersonal management skills
• Ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm, with clients, and with other key constituents
• Commitment to a collaborative design process
• Experience negotiating project scope and fees
• Knowledge of local building codes and standards
• Proven experience mentoring and coaching junior team members
• Proven experience building trust with clients and developing client relationships

This role is not remote or hybrid; we look…