Technical Designer - Education, Culture & Community - Mid Level

Cities are shaped by the strength of their institutions. Universities inspire discovery. Cultural organizations connect communities. Mission-driven organizations create opportunities for learning, innovation, and belonging. Our San Francisco Cities studio partners with clients who are advancing education, culture, research, and community impact to create places that contribute to a more vibrant, resilient, and equitable future.

We believe great design can strengthen institutions, enrich communities, and positively shape the future of our cities. As designers, thinkers, makers, and problem-solvers, we see creativity, technical rigor, sustainability, and collaboration as essential parts of the same process. The best work emerges when bold ideas, thoughtful execution, and deep human understanding come together, and we are committed to developing designers and architects who embrace all three.

Gensler's San Francisco Cities studio is seeking an Intermediate Technical Designer with 5-10 years of experience who excels at bridging design vision and technical execution. We are looking for a creative, detail-oriented professional who can contribute meaningfully to the design process while ensuring projects are resolved with technical excellence.

In this role, you'll contribute to the design and delivery of higher education, cultural, community, and other mission-driven projects, translating innovative concepts into thoughtful, well-executed built solutions.

We are looking for a thoughtful, well-rounded designer who is equally energized by design exploration and technical problem-solving. We are especially interested in designers who bring a strong point of view about interior environments and who are excited to help elevate the quality, character, and experience of the spaces we create. This role offers an opportunity to influence projects from the earliest planning conversations through the final built outcome, helping teams translate mission-driven goals into memorable and meaningful institutions, environments, and places.

In our studio, we do not see design and technical expertise as separate disciplines. We believe that the same curiosity that drives a compelling concept should inform how a space is planned, detailed, coordinated, and ultimately brought to life.

The ideal candidate enjoys being involved throughout the life of a project, from programming and stakeholder engagement through design development, documentation, coordination, and construction administration. Our projects are often delivered by small, highly collaborative teams, and team members are expected to contribute across phases and disciplines while taking meaningful ownership of project work.

Working alongside architects, interior designers, project managers, and strategists, you will help shape environments that support learning, culture, community, and human connection. From your first project, you'll have the opportunity to contribute ideas, take ownership of project work, and help guide projects from early planning through implementation.

• Contribute to the design and delivery of educational, cultural, and community-focused projects through all phases of design and construction.
• Participate in programming, stakeholder engagement, space planning, design development, detailing, documentation, bidding, and construction administration activities.
• Develop thoughtful interior architectural solutions that elevate user experience while supporting project goals, design vision, and long-term performance.
• Collaborate with architects, strategists, consultants, and clients to translate ideas into beautiful, durable, and buildable environments.
• Prepare and coordinate drawing sets, details, finish documentation, specifications, and project deliverables.
• Produce diagrams, renderings, presentations, and visual materials that communicate design ideas clearly and effectively.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, design reviews, and stakeholder engagement sessions.
• Help resolve design and technical challenges through creative and practical problem-solving.
• Support project teams through permitting, bidding, and construction…