Project Design Technology Lead

General Information

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Posting Date

09\-03\-2026

Time Type

Full\-Time

Job ID

8973

Areas of Expertise

Cities \+ Urban Design

Job Category

Applications and Digital Design

Locations

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Description

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Gensler is a global architecture and design firm grounded in the belief that design strategy optimizes business performance and human potential. Our 5,000\+ practitioners networked across 57 offices use global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. Whether we are refreshing a retailer’s brand, planning a new urban district, or designing a super tall building, we strive to make the everyday places people occupy more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful.

Placed at the heart of Gensler’s People \+ Process \+ Technology the Firmwide Design Technology Studio drives the firm’s digital transformation of our creative and project delivery practices throughout the globe. Our ultimate outcome is to co\-create a design technology ecosystem that enables our practitioners to leverage the most advanced methodologies and technological solutions to reach a new level of creativity and deliver impactful designs to our clients. So, if you are a disruptive technologist that’s ready to change the world with big ideas, we want you to join our growing and innovative team!

Your Role

We are seeking experienced design professionals with a passion for experimentation, innovation, and problem\-solving to join our Design Technology community. As a Project Design Technology Lead, you will use your soft skills, relationship building and technical expertise to drive with confidence digital modeling adoption, implementation, and BIM management at a project and studio level. The Project Design Technology Lead will partner with the Regional Design Technology Leaders to establish goals and strategic plans in support of project objectives. Candidates should have proven experience in leading design teams and external consultants, as well as managing the long\-term commitment of executing large scale project delivery. We believe that this role is key to delivering the highest value and best outcome for our clients.

What You Will Do

• Lead the implementation, management, and execution of BIM/digital modeling pipeline on projects throughout all phases of the design process.
• Partner with Regional Design Technology Leaders to monitor and report on model metrics and incorporate workflows, best practices and content shared across the project and firm.
• Identify and resolve opportunities around model\-management to optimize performance and user experience.
• Articulate and report on key performance indicators of design technology practices across the duration of projects.
• Develop project\-specific BIM Execution Plans (BEPs) derived from the Gensler standards framework set by the Regional Design Technology leadership.
• Lead collaboration efforts with contractor and owner BIM groups on large projects setting.
• Co\-ordinate regularly with all project stakeholders including Client, Program Management team, Executive Architect Team and Consultant BIM Managers.
• Author/Develop design solutions to address project needs using various tools, scripting, and workflows.
• Recognize the degree and complexity of a project and co\-author the right design technology strategy to optimize project performance as well as support an integrated and lean project delivery framework.
• Establish, communicate, and interpret changes in best practices, protocols, and other related matters.
• Develop and strengthen relationships with office and studio leaders by improving communication, transparency, and involvement throughout the duration of a project.
• Mentoring and train project team on best practices in BIM and elevate the baseline aptitude of project teams using BIM.
• Execution of digital fluency between design applications to eliminate waste.