Senior Design Manager, Sports & Entertainment

Company: Gensler
Headquarters: Remote - Australia
URL: http://gensler.com

Your Role

You will direct multidisciplinary design teams and specialist consultants on influential projects, overseeing the intersection of complex architecture and the energy of live entertainment venues. As a Senior Design Manager, you will lead the delivery of sports and entertainment projects, working hands-on across all project phases from concept through completion. You will act as the central point of coordination between clients and multidisciplinary teams, shaping project strategy while maintaining momentum, quality, and alignment with client objectives.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you are responsible for overall project execution, including managing client relationships, coordinating consultants, contractors, and authorities, and ensuring successful outcomes. As the primary client contact, you will drive communication, mentor junior team members, and uphold Gensler’s design excellence and standards.

This position will be based in Melbourne.

What You Will Do

• Lead design and project management, ensuring alignment with client goals and firm standards.
• Drive project delivery through all phases, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, budgets, and work plans.
• Lead relationships with clients, contractors, agencies, and engineering/specialty consultants.
• Prepare and review proposals, contracts, and consultant agreements.
• Track internal project financial metrics and coordinate with the accounting team on invoicing.
• Participate in marketing and business development, including proposal development and project interviews.
• Manage mid-size to large project teams, assigning and monitoring task completion.
• Support the mentorship of junior staff.
• Oversee coordination and document preparation, providing quality assurance through reviews.

Your Qualifications

• 12+ years of project/design management experience in an architecture firm.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Architecture.
• Extensive experience in all phases of architectural projects, preferably for sports stadiums, training facilities, and entertainment venues.
• Ability to provide excellent client service and assure project profitability.
• Desire to lead teams and mentor junior staff.
• High level of architectural competence and expertise in mixed-use developments.
• High level of knowledge of state and local building codes, including accessibility.
• Sustainable design experience, with a preference for hands-on LEED project participation and accreditation.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex design concepts into compelling narratives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and Project), AutoCAD and/or Revit.

Life at Gensler

Gensler is a people-first organization committed to enjoying life and delivering best-in-class design. We offer profit sharing and twice-annual bonus opportunities. Gensler also offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses, renewals, exam fees, and tuition for eligible programs as strategic investments in our future.