Your Role

As a Gensler Project Architect, it’s your job to lead a team of architects and designers to deliver unparalleled architectural projects. Leverage your industry experience and technical acumen to drive client projects from concept through build. Your work ethic and dedication to problem solving, combined with our commitment to collaboration and mentoring, makes Gensler the perfect place to further your career.

What You Will Do

Manage client, team and project coordination, including full document coordination with structural, MEP, lighting, AV, landscape and civil consultants
Lead coordination between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building / permitting officials
Provide technical guidance and innovative solutions to resolve complex technical and design challenges
Ensure all work is carried out to the requirements of the client, with the design team working to the correct specifications and deliver a high quality and timely deliverable to the client.
Maintain project / BIM manual and specifications
Conduct and document site visits, process submittals, substitution requests, and RFI’s during construction
Attend client meetings or on-site meetings
Support project sustainability targets throughout project phases and actively engage in delivering them
Work collaboratively with the team to optimize sustainability performance through design iterations and research
Review and coordinate regulations and ordinances with the relevant authorities and internal teams of reference buildings
Support the project client relationships to grow Tokyo office

Your Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture
10+ years of architectural project experience in a whole cycle
1st class licensed in Japan or a registered architect in overseas
Knowledge of Japanese building codes, regulations, and permitting processes, including experience in authority coordination.
Experience in construction documentation, regulatory submissions, and directing documentation consultants and partner firms.
Experience in multidisciplinary coordination across structural, MEP, and engineering consultants
Experience organizing design requirements, managing drawing production processes, and consolidating key design and material decisions
Experience working on large-scale architectural projects of 30,000 square meters or more
Experience participating in architectural projects for specialized building types, including data centers, warehouses, factories, and research facilities
Proficiency in Revit, AutoCAD, and SketchUp, and other software
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines efficiently
Knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and parametric design software, including Grasshopper, is a plus
Able to communicate fluently in Japanese and English
LEED accreditation a plus

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.

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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