Technical Designer - Government & Defense - Junior

Your Role   
   
Gensler DC’s Government practice is growing, and we are looking for a Technical Designer to join our team. We provide a wide range of services to our public sector clients (Federal, State and Local government) - from programming and strategic planning to design and implementation of spaces. 

As a Gensler Technical Designer with our dynamic Washington, D.C.  team, your job is to combine creativity and technical knowledge with business skills and understanding to produce functionally beautiful spaces for clients. You will collaborate with your teammates to develop design solutions, as well as coordinate design through the construction documentation and construction administration phases of core and shell and interior architecture projects. You will be successful because you already know how to translate sketches and documents into realized 2D/3D models and images and can research artistic and/or technical issues when they arise. Your work ethic, combined with your commitment to collaboration and mentoring, makes Gensler the perfect place to nurture your career.   
   
What You Will Do   

• Collaborate on base building, interior architecture and interior design projects that include programming client needs, conceptual design, schematic design, design development, space planning, and management of budgets and schedules   
• Coordinate with Interior Designers, Project Architects and Project Managers on delivery of project milestones   
• Participate in the selection and presentation of furniture, furniture systems, fabrics, equipment (FF&E), color palettes, lighting, and furniture specifications   
• Provide project team coordination for finish plans, specifications, and material selections needed for construction   
• Provide design support and documentation during completion and execution of design concepts   
• Work with external consultants, product representatives, furniture dealers, consultants, and fabricators to meet overall project objectives   
• Produce graphic presentations including 3D renderings, and construction drawings   
• Contribute to the production of plans, elevations, details, specifications, and material selections needed for construction   
• Provide technical support and documentation during completion and execution of all phases of project work    
• Assist in managing client expectations, team communication and consultant coordination   
• Establish and maintain ongoing, productive client relationships   

Your Qualifications   

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, or Interior Architecture from an accredited program