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Gensler Regional Practice Area Leader - Sports in Seattle, Washington
Your Role Gensler's Seattle office is seeking Practice Area Leader to strengthen our architectural expertise and client relationship base in our Sports Practice Area. This role is a project leader, strategy creator, design thinker, client advocate, and relationship steward. You must love to push new ideas, be passionate about design, and get excited about managing diverse projects with extremely talented creatives and exciting clients from across all industry segments. As a market-facing practitioner with deep knowledge and experience, you will join the team to build our book of business in the Sports market sector through thought leadership and cultivating strategic relationships.You are adept at business development while also taking on a leadership role on projects. Working collaboratively within the region and Gensler network, you will help shape how we get the work, lead the dialogue on design innovation, and help mentor the next generation of design professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for a practice builder with a diverse portfolio of work to be part of a client-interfacing team and enjoy utilizing business development skills and acumen to capture clients and to deliver great projects! For more information about Gensler and our Sports Practice, please visit: Firm Profile | Gensler Sports | Expertise | Gensler SBJ I Factor: Jon Niemuth, presented by Allied Sports (sportsbusinessjournal.com) Grand Sierra Resort announces $1 billion project | Serving Carson City for over 150 years (nevadaappeal.com) Rays announce new ballpark agreement (mlb.com) What You Will Do Responsible for building and leading the NW Region Sports Practice Area Coordinate client management and the development of new business in the Sports Practice Area Be in the market, actively engaged with clients and potential clients Develop, communicate, and act on a practice area game plan which includes market positioning, revenue projections, and managing marketing spend, while maintaining a backlog of work and a pipeline of market opportunities Build relationships with our colleagues across the globe and especially in the North West region to advance client interests and practice area objectives Mentor, support, and direct staff to help them achieve not only client goals but personal development goals Lead accounts and projects from business development presentations through strategy, design, and delivery Lead and build project teams, ensuring the highest quality of work Motivate, inspire and push thinking of design teams Create coherent and compelling client presentations Apply sustainable planning and design principles Interface with multiple other Gensler practices, including but not limited to retail, mixed use, hospitality, community, workplace, and education Manage multiple client relationships and develop strategic positioning for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies Lead client presentations to executive-level audiences Initiate and close business development opportunities Be accountable for client and project performance metrics Your Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecturepreferred At least 15+ years in an architectural practice with demonstrated success on large complex architectural projects (sports facilities, convention centers, recreation centers) Licensed and/or registered Architectpreferred LEED accreditation preferred Proficiency in Revit, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite (Rhino and Sketchup is preferred but not required) Strategic thinking and ability to position clients with strong rational and conceptual thinking Business development experience, including proposal writing, client interviews and closing deals Extensive experience leading design teams<