AIA Arizona Job Board

POSTED 4/9/2025

At Gensler, we help companies innovate. We design spaces, services and environments for organizations seeking new ways to provide value for themselves by fostering healthier, more effective workplaces.   We are searching for an experienced Design Manager with a successful track record of managing all phases of corporate interiors projects and leading multiple complex projects at the same time.

Your Role

A Design Manager at Gensler works with autonomy to be responsible for execution of a variety of project types and sizes and will lead all phases of projects. He or she will be involved in all phases of the project delivery and must have a working knowledge of this process with the ability to deliver the successful completion of a project. You will lead the relationships with the client, contractor, agencies, as well as engineering and specialty consultants. A Design Manager will work/interact with and mentor junior staff to encourage a high level of design and ensure client satisfaction through being the main point of contact for the client in all work produced.

What You Will Do

• Act as lead design manager for a variety of project types
• Demonstrated ability to generate new client relationships, lead projects and marketing opportunities with existing clients, and working closely with our Marketing department to lead business development reporting, lead generation, and proposal writing
• Drive the project delivery during all phases of the project
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and work plans
• Prepare and review proposals, contracts, and consultant agreements
• Review internal project accounting documents and process draft project billing
• Participate in firm marketing, proposal writing, and project interviews
• Manage mid-size to large project teams, assign and monitor completion of tasks
• Mentor junior staff
• Participate in the coordination and document preparation for projects and provide quality assurance via review of project documentation

Your Qualifications

• 15+ years of related experience, including demonstrated success as a project manager on a range of corporate interiors project types
• Knowledge and experience in all phases of interior design projects
• Experience leading, managing and mentoring multiple project teams
• Experience negotiating project scope and fees
• Knowledge of state and local building codes including accessibility
• Proven fiscal accountability and responsibility on projects
• Strong leadership, organization, communication and relationship management skills
• Revit skills are highly valued
• Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships
• Accredited degree in Architecture or Interior Design required
• AIA, NCIDQ or CID preferred

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.

POSTED 4/9/2025

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.

POSTED 3/25/25

A typical and great day for you would be collaborating with the Principal, supporting, mentoring or teaching co-workers. You would be working to execute all phases of design including initial programming, planning, feasibility, scope and concept development, and to lead detailed design, construction documentation, and construction administration. You will partner with consulting engineers or other vendors, by providing clear direction so that they are better equipped to complete their corporate mission. You are encouraged to participate/volunteer in an industry trade organization and to pursue licensure.

Qualifications

• Passion for people; is an active listener seeking to understand before any response is given
• Has a desire for self-improvement, continuing education and self-reflection.
• Minimum 5 years of recent experience in technical and design production – if you have a little less, apply anyway! We will train!
• Proficiency in relevant computer software:
  • AutoCAD and Revit – there will be a test for AutoCAD.
  • SketchUp and Enscape is a plus.
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Adobe Creative Suite
• Flexibility to travel (moderate) required.
• Architectural licensure preferred.
• Experience with meeting with clients to assess needs and developing an associated project program.
• Experience developing conceptual designs and coordinating with engineers on the design team.
• Knowledge of developing the BIM model for the resulting design and coordinating with all other internal and external project team members. BIM360 experience a plus!
• Extensive experience developing construction drawings and specifications that incorporate client, jurisdictional, and industry standards.
• Knowledge of building codes, building materials, specifications, and construction techniques.
• Excellent verbal and written communication as well as time management skills.
• Dynamic and captivating presentation skills.
• Comfortable taking responsibility for internal and external project communication and coordination.
• Has a love for mentoring and coaching junior staff and assisting in professional development.

Essential Duties

• You get to have personal interactions with EVERYONE through building and maintaining meaningful and authentic relationships. We’re a little old school that communication is key: in person is best, phone/text is next and written correspondence is for record keeping.
• Simply, you are a kindness giver. You are an ambassador of kindness by being an example of responsiveness, attention to detail, caring about the people involved.
• Your opinion counts – so give it! Have an opinion with creative solutions, and also be ready to follow directions.
• Be an accountable, communicative self-starter. Not that you’d go rogue or anything. We expect that you’d freely review all projects daily with Principal by discussing status on milestones/deliverables, emails and other correspondence received or required, and ideas for any improvements or modifications to current project deliverables.
• Be dependable for all deadlines you set for yourself or may be given. You’ll have to manage feasibility studies, schematic designs, working drawings and project manual/ specifications production for your projects.
• Details matter! You’ll be responsible to provide strong technical detailing skills in a variety of construction materials and building types.
• Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork! It sometimes feels like it takes a village to complete some of the work we need to. For some projects, you’re the quarterback in charge of coordinating information, managing consultants, delegating work assignments, and setting schedules/deadlines.
• You set the stage for a successful project by meeting on-site with clients and/or consultants to perform existing condition site investigations, including building measurements, surrounding site documentation such as ADA compliance, observation of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems, observation, and documentation of structural systems.
• You make sure it all gets done! Most of our work requires submittal to jurisdictional agencies. Each one has its own rules and regs – you make sure we get our work done the way they want to see it!
• See your projects through completion. That’s right. Your project is yours from start to finish. You’ll get to work with the contractors by answering RFIs, reviewing submittals and issuing revisions during the construction phase. Occasionally, you’ll be required to travel to site to perform construction observation.
• Show the world who we are, what we’re about, how relationships matter and why we believe we’re different. You’ll get to represent Camber and True Collective by actively participating in professional organizations and social functions.

Job Type

• Part to Full-time
• Salary: $75,000-$100,000 depending on experience and qualifications
• This is an in-office position. Hybrid possible after 90 days and prior approval of the Principal

POSTED 3/24/25

Basic Responsibilities:

• Conduct research, plan, design, and manage building projects for clients, leveraging expertise in architectural design, construction detailing, building procedures, codes, materials, and systems.
• Develop conceptual plans, renderings, and design documents using Revit software.
• Organize project layouts and coordinate the integration of engineering components into a cohesive design for client review and approval.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and, when necessary, supervise and oversee in-house engineers involved in the preparation of drawings and specifications for various project phases, including:
  • Conceptual Design Phase
  • Schematic Design Phase
  • Detailed Design Phase
• Work closely with multidisciplinary design teams at M3 to ensure cohesive project execution.
• Assist in the research and selection of materials and products for project specifications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively with indirect supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management approach, including the ability to foster teamwork and build strong teams.
• Willingness to handle ambiguity and step outside of comfort zones to acquire new skills.

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• Architectural Registration in the United States (required).
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in architecture from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of 2 years of architectural experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of building codes, construction, systems, and site requirements.
• Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and the Microsoft Office suite (required).
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Desired Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator (preferred).
• LEED Accredited Professional (preferred).
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred).

POSTED 3/24/25

Come build something with Shepley Bulfinch!

Shepley Bulfinch is seeking a well-rounded Healthcare Project Manager to join our Phoenix studio. The Healthcare Project Manager is creative and passionate about architecture, curious about solving complex problems, and looking to grow and learn from others that share those same values. A special emphasis is placed on strong client facing experience and interacting with senior team members. We are looking for someone comfortable with leading or assisting the internal production and delivery of architectural drawings, interfacing with clients, and steering meetings.

How do you know if this role is right for you?

You are collaborative, flexible and proven experience in making your voice heard to fulfill the design goals of the Firm. You know how to maintain positive working relationships with clients and contractors. You thrive working independently and collaboratively. You are passionate about design and comfortable explaining your design choices. Finally, you have a strong foundation of technical knowledge and familiarity with both interior and exterior detailing.

Qualifications:

• At minimum of 5 years of experience working on all phases of architectural projects
• Experience working in healthcare design
• B.Arch., M.Arch. or equivalent degree
• Registered architect preferred (we will accept candidates actively pursuing licensure)
• Strong communication skills
• Construction administration experience
• Significant experience using Revit for architectural documentation, as well as experience reviewing submittals, responding to RFIs and revising documents in Revit.

Shepley Bulfinch offers competitive benefits and compensation, including health and dental insurance, a 401(k) and profit-sharing plan, and flexible work schedules, as well as a range of professional growth and development opportunities.

Shepley Bulfinch is a national architecture and design firm with studios in Phoenix, Durham, Boston, Hartford and Houston. Founded in 1874, the firm has a notable legacy of challenging convention, pioneering visionary design ideas, and collaborating with clients who seek to drive measurable change.

Shepley Bulfinch is an equal opportunity employer.