Practice Area Leader - Data Centers

Your Role

What You Will Do

• Utilize your experience, network and client relationship skills to build our capabilities to inspire through your connections and thought leadership.
• Deliver Critical Facilities projects of all scales and complexities, with the vision of creating a stand-alone studio focused on Critical Facilities clients.
• Strengthen our market reputation through thought leadership and a differentiated point of view.
• Work collaboratively with other leaders, Regional Managing Principals, Office Managing Directors, Studio Directors, Design Directors across the APME, and in the broader Critical Facilities Practice Area across the Firm.
• Be accountable and manage the financial health of critical facilities projects and client relationships.
• Lead a team or individually respond to RFQ / RFPs to build a pipeline of new work.
• Effectively and routinely communicate with local and regional leadership on status of projects, pursuits, and teams.
• Work closely with office leadership to identify and recruit best-in-class talent
• Actively mentor and coach team members in their growth and development.
• Keep pace with technology advances and the design innovations required to develop the supporting critical infrastructure.
• Foster and encourage a positive work environment amongst peers and teams.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Architecture, Design or related discipline.
• The ideal candidate will possess 15+ years of architectural experience, inclusive of 5 or more years' experience in an architecture and design firm in client development, and/or management of a studio, practice group, or regional office.
• 10+ years of experience in critical facility design with a preference in the data center projects.
• A high degree of self-motivation, flexibility, and resourcefulness
• Ability to inspire and lead a team with creativity and compassion
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to be articulate and convincing in client workshops, interviews and other presentations
• Demonstrated experience developing relationships with new and existing clients
• Substantial experience working directly with senior management representatives, facilities and project managers, and other project stakeholders, leading planning studies to achieve programmatic requirements
• Leadership experience, including managing client expectations, multi-disciplinary teams, and meeting scope/schedule/budget
• Advanced knowledge of the architectural planning and design process, code requirements and design of building systems.
• Skilled at developing and motivating teams of people both internally and externally, along with a desire to mentor team members
• Life at Gensler
• As a people-first organization, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design.
• From internal design competitions to research grants 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 and wellness programs.
• We also offer profit sharing and twice annual bonus opportunities.
• 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.