Project Director

Gensler; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Gensler seeks a Project Director to oversee large-scale architectural programs, guiding multidisciplinary teams from concept through construction and post-occupancy. You will drive project strategy, manage budgets, and ensure client satisfaction while maintaining profitability.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of design project management experience, licensure, and LEED credentials, with deep knowledge of codes, structures, AutoCAD, and Revit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field.
• 15+ years of design project management experience on a range of architecture projects.
• Professional license or certification preferred.
• LEED accreditation preferred.
• Experience negotiating project scope, fees, managing project financial performance, and ensuring fiscal responsibility for projects.
• Experience with the full project lifecycle, through post-occupancy.
• Knowledge of building codes, standards and building structures.
• Significant technical understanding of architectural design.
• Experience with project management software, such as MS Project, a plus.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit.

Responsibilities

• Implement and oversee multiple, large-scale, and highly complex projects, guiding multidisciplinary teams and ensuring alignment on objectives, scope, schedule, and execution.
• Direct comprehensive project planning for high-value, multiphase developments, forecasting resources, mitigating risks, and coordinating consultants and contractors.
• Develop sophisticated project proposals and drive contract negotiations balancing design ambition with commercial realities.
• Ensure rigorous financial stewardship across large, multi-year projects including fee performance, forecasting, and change management.
• Lead end-to-end lifecycle of technical architectural programs from concept through construction, turnover, and post-occupancy refinement.
• Mentor and develop project team leads to strengthen delivery capabilities.

Skills

Project leadership

Client liaison

Financial management

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Licensure or certification

LEED accreditation

Tools

MS Project

AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

As a GenslerProject Director, you have a successfultrack recordof managing all phases of architecture projects and will have overall project responsibility for client satisfaction, qualitycontroland financial performance. You will deploy resources to ensure that the work process flows smoothly and act as the primary liaison between the team and client. This isa great opportunityto join a highly creative, collaborative team while working on trendsetting architectural projects across a variety of industries.

What You Will Do

Implement and oversee multiple,largescaleandhighly complexproject(s), guiding multidisciplinary teams and ensuring alignment on projectobjectives, scope, schedule, and technical execution.

Direct comprehensive project planning forhighvalue, multiphase developments, proactively forecasting resources, mitigating risks, and orchestrating coordination acrossnumerousconsultants and contractors.

Develop sophisticated project proposals for complexenvironments, driving contract negotiations that balance design ambition, commercial realities, andlong-termclient partnership.

Ensure rigorous financial stewardship across large, multi-year projects, overseeing fee performance, forecasting, change management, and project economics to safeguard profitability and operational excellence.

Lead the full endtoend lifecycle of highly technicalarchitectural programs, from early concept strategy through construction execution, commissioning, turnover, andpost-occupancyrefinement.

Mentor and develop project teamleads, strengthening project delivery capabilities and building succession pipelines within the studio.

Promote innovative practices such as sustainable strategies, digital delivery tools, and advanced project management methodologies to enhance efficiency and quality.

Your Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Architectureor related field

15+ years of relateddesignproject management experience on a range of architecture projects.Ideally should also have experience leading projects greater than2 millionsqmetercommercial projects.

Professional license or certification preferred

LEED accreditation preferred

Experience negotiating project scope, fees, managing project financial performance, and ensuring fiscal responsibility for projects

Experience with the full project lifecycle, through post-occupancy

Knowledge of building codes, standards and building structures

Significanttechnical understanding of architectural design,

Experience with project management software, such as MS Project, a plus

Working knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit

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.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidavit employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under appliccable regulatory laws.

Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable regulatory laws.

Gensler endeavors to make gensler.com/careers accessible to all applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us .

Regarding Gensler’s approach to recruiting new talent, we will never ask an applicant for sensitive or personal financial information during the recruitment process. We advise all applicants seeking employment with Gensler to review available information on recruitment fraud . Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing Gensler should email [e-mail] .

If you're using NVDA, press NVDA key + space to enable focus mode to read the slider properly.

Area of Expertise: Building Transformation + Adaptive Reuse

Area of Expertise: Cities + Urban Design

Area of Expertise: Professional Services

Area of Expertise: Professional Services

Area of Expertise: Professional Services

Area of Expertise: Information Technology