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Technical Designer – Cities & Urban Design Practice Area

Gensler

Washington, District of Columbiafull-time76k–87kPosted 5 days ago

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General Information Posting Date 10-26-2026 Time Type Full-Time Job ID 9301 Areas of Expertise Cities + Urban Design Job Category Architecture Aviation Locations Washington, DC, US Description Your Role Gensler is the world’s largest architecture, design and planning firm with offices in over 50 locations globally . As a natural outgrowth of Gensler’s core business of creating great places, our Cities + Urban Design (C+UD) practice area delivers a range of performance focused design strategy and planning services to an ever-expanding group of institutions, developers, governments, and international organizations. Gensler’s team in Washington D.C. is seeking a skilled Technical Designer join our Cities + Urban Design practice area to deliver on a range of both local/regional and international high-profile public and private sector projects including: large-scale master plans, conceptual design, specific plans, design guidelines, development standards and other planning studies. Ideal candidates will possess a background in urban planning, particularly urban design, or architecture; and have demonstrated experience in planning and design projects. Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills are critical. Comfort in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously is a must. Candidates should be self-starters, collaborative, and willing to supervise, train and mentor team members. What You Will Do • Create and elevate design to envision transformational projects • Join in project team leadership to prepare planning and design documents, including large-scale master plans • Design guidelines, design standards, renderings, illustrations and other planning studies • Collaborate with team and clients to generate creative planning and design solutions • Prepare and make presentations to clients, community stakeholders, and city planning staff • Support C+UD practice area with business and client development efforts

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