Project Manager Urban Design

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Gensler is the world’s largest architecture, design and planning firm with offices in over 50 locations globally. As a natural outgrowth of Gensler’s core business of creating great places, our Cities + Urban Design (C+UD) practice area delivers a range of performance focused design strategy and planning services to an ever-expanding group of cities, institutions, developers, governments, and international organizations.

Gensler’s Planning team in Washington D.C. is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Cities + Urban Design practice area to deliver on a range of both local/regional and international high‑profile public and private sector projects including large‑scale master plans, conceptual design, site‑specific plans, urban design guidelines, development standards and other planning studies.

Ideal candidates will possess a background in urban planning, particularly urban design, or architecture; and have demonstrated experience leading, organizing and coordinating project teams and team assignments to deliver successful large‑scale planning and mixed‑use projects. Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills are critical. Comfort in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously is a must.

Candidates should be self‑stators, collaborative, and eager to supervise, train and mentor teammates.

• Lead and elevate design, and envision transformational projects through communicating project objectives, contract scope, terms, and schedule
• Responsible for both managing projects and client satisfaction; this is achieved through focusing on the project process, service/delivery, work environment, project documentation, and building clients’ trust and loyalty in Gensler
• Track and manage financial performance of project for success (e.g., work plan, schedule, fees, billings and collections)
• Monitor budgets and profitability targets for your projects; oversee billing and fee management to ensure all financial activities are consistent with Gensler policies and procedures; responsible for accounts receivable, discretionary expenses, expense report approvals and productivity projections
• Resolve complex technical/design issues and provide guidance and mentorship to team
• Manage multiple aspects of client, team and project coordination, including full documentation coordination
• Responsible for executing documents with design intent & technical quality
• Conduct site visits and meet on-site with client teams
• Preparing and making presentations to clients, community stakeholders, and city planning staff
• Support C+UD practice area with business development efforts

• 10-15 years of experience leading teams on projects related to urban planning, policy, design and/or strategy in an architectural practice
• Bachelor’s degree in City/Regional Planning, Urban Design, Architecture or other closely related field
• Working knowledge of planning laws, policies, and regulatory tools
• Experience managing planning projects, including large‑scale master plans, public entitlements, design guidelines and other planning studies, large scale international urban design and planning projects
• Experience successfully responding to public RFPs and interviewing for projects
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign)
• Basic skills in AutoCAD and/or Revit
• Basic skills in Sketch‑Up, Rhino and/or other 3D and multi‑media technologies
• Excellent written, verbal and graphic communication skills
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship‑management skills
• Collaborative and team‑conscious

• AIA (Registered Architect, RA) and/or AICP certified
• Leadership in urban planning professional organizations
• Proficiency in GIS and Mapping tools
• Real estate development experience and/or education
• This role is not remote, we look forward to working with our new Project Manager in our dynamic Washington, D.C. office.
• The estimated base salary range for this position is $110k–$135k, plus eligibility for…