Lighting Designer | MRL Consulting

MRL Consulting Group Ltd.; Wigan; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MRL Consulting Group Ltd. is seeking an experienced Lighting Design Engineer to join our client in the lighting sector.

You will deliver creative, compliant lighting designs and work with customers, consultants and contractors. Responsibilities include managing multiple design projects from concept to completion, producing layouts, calculations, luminaire schedules and technical documentation, and ensuring compliance with UK standards (BS, CIBSE, Part L).

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in lighting design

Responsibilities

• Deliver creative, compliant and commercially viable lighting designs.
• Produce lighting layouts, calculations, specifications, luminaire schedules and technical documentation.
• Review project specifications, architectural and MEP drawings and design briefs.
• Support specification-led projects, tenders and design development.
• Respond to customer and consultant technical queries.
• Work with Sales, Specification, Technical and Quotation teams.
• Ensure designs comply with UK standards (BS, CIBSE and Part L).
• Select luminaires, controls and emergency lighting solutions.
• Provide alternatives considering cost, compliance and performance.
• Identify design risks, gaps and cost implications.
• Support continuous improvement and guide junior designers.

Skills

Lighting design

Project management

Customer liaison

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Relux

DIALux

CAD

Job description

Lighting Design Engineer

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading organisation within the lighting industry, for an experienced Lighting Design Engineer to join their team.

The Role

You will be responsible for delivering creative, compliant and commercially viable lighting designs, working closely with customers, consultants, contractors and internal teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing multiple lighting design projects from concept to completion.
• Producing lighting layouts, calculations, specifications, luminaire schedules and technical documentation.
• Reviewing project specifications, architectural and MEP drawings and design briefs.
• Supporting specification-led projects, tenders and design development.
• Responding to customer and consultant technical queries.
• Working closely with Sales, Specification, Technical and Quotation teams.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant UK standards, including BS, CIBSE and Part L.
• Selecting suitable luminaires, controls and emergency lighting solutions.
• Providing technically appropriate alternative products where required, considering cost, compliance and performance.
• Identifying design risks, specification gaps and cost implications.
• Supporting continuous improvement and providing guidance to junior designers where required.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• 2-5 years' experience in lighting design, ideally within a commercial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing projects independently and working directly with customers.
• Experience producing lighting layouts, calculations, reports and specifications.
• Proficiency in Relux or DIALux and CAD.
• Strong knowledge of lighting principles, controls and emergency lighting.
• Good understanding of UK lighting standards (BS, CIBSE and Part L).
• Ability to interpret architectural, MEP and consultant drawings.
• Strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• A commercially aware, detail-oriented and proactive approach.

Desirable: LIA accreditation, Revit/BIM experience and knowledge of lighting controls.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Lighting Design Engineer to join an established organisation and develop their technical and commercial expertise.