Job Description

Your Role

You will serve as a strategic partner to leadership in Washington, D.C. to elevate the workplace experience for our team members by always being one step ahead. Strengthen employee purpose, ignite energy, elevate office-wide performance and enable an exceptional team member experience by activating, facilitating and enhancing moments that matter throughout the year.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with key teams in support of office culture to include committees for Race & Diversity, Community Impact, Holiday Party, and Bonus/Promotions Day
• Primary lead on planning, logistics, event management and other related activities for key in-person external meetings and events not handled by the Global Meetings and Events Team to include Southeast Region and D.C. Firmwide meetings/retreat hosted in D.C. office, Partners\xe2\x80\x99 retreat, Leadership\xe2\x80\x99s events and client events (e.g. Red Party), coordinate training program logistics (negotiate room blocks/restaurants)
• Primary advisor for the design and delivery of private client engagements, e.g. DCA Live offsite events
• Work closely with office leaders and Marketing Director to manage D.C. office external events: budget, registrations, tables, memberships, etc.
• Partner with Sports and Affinity Clubs to manage registrations and internal communications
• Facilities and Catering contract negotiation support to Office Services team members as needed
• Act as a hospitality ambassador for the office with an integral role in daily business and key client interactions
• Maintain a finger-on-the-pulse of team member engagement by building relationships and having a consistent presence and interaction with team members
• Serve as a resource for new team members, guiding them to resources to support their start in the D.C. office through the D.C. Office Experience SharePoint site and Welcome Email
• Maintain and update Office Experience SharePoint site and all-office communications via email and Teams as they relate to cultural activities such as Bonus Day, Promotions Day, Holiday Party, Race & Diversity Committee events, Staff Meetings/Happy Hours, Community Impact events, and Sports clubs

Your Qualifications

• Passion for people and entrepreneurial spirit
• Relevant bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree required, master\xe2\x80\x99s degree preferred (Hospitality Management, Business Management, Communications, etc.)
• 10+ years of experience with management of office/facilities, teams, employee experience, and event planning
• Strong customer service background
• Experience successfully managing and motivating a team
• Approachable personality with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong facilitation, team building, relationship, and problem-solving skills
• A demonstrated ability to partner with the business to uncover business needs and objectives, craft appropriate strategies, and identify/implement efforts to help achieve goals
• High attention to detail, organized with strong follow-through

This role is not remote; we look forward to working with our new team member in our incredible
Washington, D.C. office.

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions to \xe2\x80\x9cWell-being Week,\xe2\x80\x9d our offices reflect our people\xe2\x80\x99s diverse interests.

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.

As part of the firm\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

#LI-DNI