Architect

Your Role Gensler’s Paris office is seeking an experienced Architect to join our team. You will have Revit capabilities and be responsible for initiating the technical solutions to best meet the client and design briefs. You will be experienced in handling the technical process, with excellent communication and team relationship skills, and the ability to understand and interpret both the client, designer and contractor’s needs and requirements. What You Will Do As an Architect, you will tap into your creativity to design unique professional environments, providing technical support for completion and execution of projects, working on all project stages. Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously working with the team to design and deliver major projects for professional and financial service companies and other corporates. These can be architecture and interior design projects. Experience in the design and delivery of workplace design projects is essential Manage project lifecycle; estimating, bidding, project kick-off, weekly coordination, punch/snagging lists, turnover, opening, and project close-out Support communication between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials Provide technical guidance and innovative solutions to resolve complex technical and design challenges Maintain project manual and specifications Conduct and document site visits, process submittals, substitution requests, and RFI’s during construction Have a proactive, problem solving attitude and be able to work closely with the wider consultancy team to develop innovative technical design solutions Your Qualifications An undergraduate or Master’s degree in Architecture Fluency in both French and English is essential to the role Registered Architect in France would be beneficial Experience in project leadership, excellent client liaison and team management skills Knowledge of French building regulations, codes, standards and building structures Ability to develop collaborative relationships across the firm, with clients, and with other key constituents Proficiency in Revit preferred Experience with the full project lifecycle Ability to understand how buildings are constructed and to create technical documents that succinctly describe the work to be done Strong leadership, organizational, communication and relationship-management skills Life at Gensler We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension, profit sharing 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 professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future. #LI-MS2 Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 52 locations across Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Founded in 1965, the firm serves more than 3,500 active clients in virtually every industry. Gensler designers strive to make the places people live, work, and play more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful. 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