Data + Automation Leader

Your Role

Placed at the heart of Gensler’s People + Process + Technology the Global Design Technology Studio drives the firm’s digital transformation of our creative and project delivery practices throughout 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. So, if you are a disruptive technologist that’s ready to change the world with big and impactful ideas, we want you to join our growing and innovative award-winning team!

The Data + Automation Leader is a multifaceted role that provides vision, leadership, strategic value and deep tactical expertise in the design technology and digital project delivery space to our offices and projects teams globally. You will use your soft skills, relationship building and technical expertise to drive with confidence process innovation, optimization, and digital platforms implementation in partnership with your fellow studio members and the regional design technology community. Ultimately, we believe that this role is a key contributor to delivering the highest value and best outcomes to our clients. With strong emphasis on data-driven design approaches & initiatives, you will have a key global leadership role to bring the most advanced concepts, workflows, and technology to practitioners around the globe.

What You Will Do

• Define and implement innovative technology solutions with strong focus on Data-Driven approaches, Automation and Computational BIM workflows
• Lead strategic initiatives with strong focus on advancing data-driven approaches and establishing highly sophisticated, scalable, and integrated digital workflows
• Create bespoke computational solutions / code to address challenges for specific projects and / or to prototype new technology opportunities.
• Support and drive the development and adoption of current and future design technology Gensler IP platforms
• Collaborate and partner with DT-colleagues to research emerging technologies, define use-cases, and develop highly-refined prototypes in alignment with business priorities and goals
• Evaluate Practice + Client + Project use-cases / needs and synthesize into opportunities that improve data quality and availability from our design models
• Engage with practitioners and other design technology leaders to understand project and practice area needs and synthesize into build vs. buy strategies
• Assist in the design and development of interactive PowerBI Dashboards and tools supporting next-gen data-driven design and client engagement workflows
• Champion digital transformation and cultural change throughout the firm

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience across all project phases including various project typologies and scales with strong command of the design process
• Documented progressive growth and experience in leading / supporting Design Technology and innovative framework / workflows in project delivery
• Articulate communicator with strong storytelling ability to push new innovative concepts and ideas in a highly creative culture
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to listen and drive consensus through relationship building and ability to win the trust of teammates and project teams
• Insatiable curiosity about new topics and challenges
• Documented results in developed methods / tools adoption at scale and with global perspective
• Demonstrated ability to develop learning material, deliver effective training and provide ongoing education and technological support to project teams
• Expert proficiency in design authoring platforms Rhino and Revit including advanced implementations across the project’s lifecycle
• Proficiency with computational / generative design platforms and visual scripting / programming such as Dynamo and Grasshopper with examples of sophisticated implementations
• Working knowledge of AEC cloud-based products / API capabilities such as Autodesk Platform Services and Autodesk Construction Cloud
• Demonstrated experience with PowerBI – Dashboard Design, Data Processing, Query Creation
• Experience working with SQL, JSON and other database / data formats
• Basic Knowledge of the Revit API capabilities and limitations
• Proficiency with advanced geometry translations / interoperability pipelines is a plus
• Experience building and deploying Dynamo plugins with C# and / or Python is a plus
• Experience as a Product Owner / Product Manager in AEC is a plus

*Our target base compensation range in Los Angeles is $130-145k plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience*

*Our target base compensation range in San Jose and San Francisco is $150-165k plus bonuses and benefits and contingent on relevant experience*

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 Awareness 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.