Design Manager/Project Manager - Cities

General Information

Posting Date

04-29-2026

Time Type

Full-Time

Job ID

7882

Areas of Expertise

Building Transformation + Adaptive Reuse

Job Category

Design Management

Locations

Toronto, Canada

Description

Your Role

As a Gensler Design Manager, you will leverage your experience on projects, your attention to detail, and interpersonal skills to deliver exceptional client projects on time and under/on budget. You will manage and deploy resources to ensure that the design phases flow smoothly and act as the primary liaison between the team and client. This is a great opportunity to join a highly creative, collaborative team while working on trendsetting architectural projects across a variety of industries.

What You Will Do

Be a trusted advisor for your clients and build relationships.

Work with strategy and design leaders to prepare presentations, workshops, and related research and client interactions.

Support communication between project team, clients, vendors, contractors, consultants, and building and permitting officials.

Prepare project proposals, negotiate contracts and fees, coordinate bidding process.

Manage all phases of projects, including scheduling, budgets, project set-up, design, and construction administration and coordination with consultants.

Take ownership of financial performance of projects.

Provide mentorship and guidance for your teams and other staff.

Understand key aspects of studio business and proactively develop ways to create better client engagements, people-centric approaches, and project efficiencies.

Your Qualifications

10+ years of related experience, 4+ managing base building and interiors projects and teams.

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design or design-related field.

Experience leading, managing and mentoring multiple project teams and projects through the entire project lifecycle including post-occupancy.

Experience and interest any of the following project types: Aviation, Critical Facilities, Headquarters, Senior Housing, Office Buildings, Advanced Technology Labs

Strong leadership, organization, communication and relationship management skills.

Must have the ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationship.

Experience negotiating project scope and fees.

Experience working with public and private clients.

Knowledge of building codes, standards, building construction, and building structure.

Strong understanding of, and ability to oversee, architectural and interior design package deliverables consistent with industry standards.

Flexibility to focus on concurrent projects in various stages of development.

Experience with MS Office is required, additional experience with Bluebeam Revu, Adobe Creative Suite and Revit is a plus.

Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices required.

All applications must include a portfolio or project list for full consideration.

**The base salary range will be estimated between $100,000 - $130,000. Gensler’s total compensation package is multi-layered and includes a base salary, two annual bonuses paid in December and June.

From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions, our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.

Perks: We encourage our employees to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, paid holidays and paid time off. We also offer contributions to the RRSP 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.

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