Senior Lighting Designer

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Lighting Designer for our Seattle, WA office. The following locations will also be considered: Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA. Be involved in projects with our Specialty Services Lighting Design Group and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

This is a full-time position where you would supplement our Lighting Team and provide technical and design support as well as documentation for a large variety of high-quality national and local projects.

Tasks may include basic assistance with the research, design, concept development, lighting layout, and architectural coordination for commercial, healthcare, hotel, civic, stadiums, and educational facilities.  Generates accurate and concise documentation regarding assigned aspects of the project.  

This Opportunity

Provides technical assistance and guidance for due diligence, design, development, building, testing, and inspecting of lighting solutions for building and infrastructure projects in the public and private sector.  Tasks may include assisting with the research, design, concept development, planning, installation, operation, maintenance, and optimal integration of intelligent lighting technologies, daylight harvesting techniques, lighting layout, and architectural coordination for commercial, healthcare, hotel, civic, stadiums, and educational facilities.  Generates accurate and concise reports and documentation regarding equipment, installation, integration, and operation specifications.  Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards for design, safety, inspiration, and functionality for building inhabitants.

Your Impact

• Under general supervision, provides technical support for project designers with the production of lighting projects.
• Assist with performing basic professional lighting design work relating to conducting research and inspections of proposed and existing site conditions, equipment, layout, and systems to determine conformance with applicable standards and codes.
• Assist with basic technical assistance on various design, installation, and integration issues relating to creating state of the art lighting design that is innovative and inspiring, developing luminaire and controls specifics, applying day lighting/harvesting, and creating spaces that impact building capabilities, ambiance, safety, and security.
• Assist with generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation and specifications using electronic systems, artistic renderings, drawings, diagrams, illustrations, spreadsheets, and reports.
• Perform lighting calculations, analysis and rendering studies and use results to inform project decisions.
• Document lighting layouts in Revit and/or CADD.
• Assist in lighting mock-ups and design presentations.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Lighting Design, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Interior Design, Theater Production Design or closely related discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in lighting design and studio experience.
• Familiarity with process and concepts for sustainable lighting strategies, principles, and practices.  
• Strong creative skills with an ability to balance lighting aesthetics and client desires with practical concerns. 
• Ability to work independently under general supervision, as well as part of a team to meet business objectives.
• Proficiency with artistic renderings, office automation, software, spreadsheets, technology, and tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience. 
• Proficiency with discipline-specific design software (i.e., AutoCAD or Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft 365, InDesign or Sketchup and AGI32 or similar lighting software).  
• Ability to render using Photoshop or other similar software.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Working knowledge of energy codes and LEED.
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