Senior Interior Designer

Your Role

As a Senior Interior Designer with Gensler Houston's Cities studio, you are passionate about your craft and combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients in the Education, Culture + Museums, and Sciences Practice Areas . You have exceptional conceptual design skills, a background in interiors or design, and a portfolio of innovative design concepts. It’s your job to contribute to a team of designers to deliver unparalleled projects.

What You Will Do

• Team leader of interior design projects that include programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning and construction documentation

• Engage in marketing and business development efforts

• Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, and lighting

• Generate finish plans, specifications, and material selections needed for construction

• Provide design support and documentation during the completion and execution of design concepts

• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, and fabricators

• Integrate new technology and tools on projects (AR, VR, computational design, etc.)

• Foster and cultivate a culture of design of the office and strive to elevate design quality on projects. Inspires and mentors teams.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Interior Design
• NCIDQ/CID required
• 10+ years of interior design experience required
• Demonstrated success in Education, Culture, Sciences, or Healthcare preferred
• Comfortable in Revit, SketchUp, 3D Studio Max and other modeling software programs
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Knowledge of furniture, finishes, materials, color selections, and specifications
• Graphics and visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
• Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices; Portfolios should include at least one project (especially built projects with LEED, Living Building Challenge, WELL Building Standard, Fitwel, and/or Net Zero Building certification) with this particular focus, which we look forward to discussing during the interview

All applications must include a portfolio for full consideration.

* This is not a hybrid or remote position. If you’re open to relocating to the Houston, Texas area, please apply! Non-local candidates are welcome. U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 study ranks Houston in the top 10 places to live in Texas!!

Life at Gensler

Gensler is committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Through our Five Strategies to Fight Racism, we continue to create a just and equitable future for our colleagues and our communities with our clients. We are a solid voice for social change as we impact people’s lives and fight racism. At Gensler, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace environment.

As a people-first organization, 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.

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