Principal Lighting Engineer

WSP Global Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

CPD sessions

Advanced training programs

Global network

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. is seeking a Principal Lighting Engineer to join its Lighting and Energy Solutions team in the UK.

The role involves leading multidisciplinary projects, coordinating detailed designs, and ensuring QA compliance while engaging with Local Authority and strategic road clients. You will mentor junior colleagues, contribute to technical proposals, and uphold high standards of lighting design from concept to construction using industry-standard tools.

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects and teams in lighting design.
• Knowledge of external lighting and electrical design standards and regulations.
• Experience in lighting maintenance operations and asset management.
• Competency in lighting design from conception through issue for construction using Dialux/Lighting Reality and AutoCAD.
• Risk awareness in CDM and financial risk; able to mitigate.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment; strong organizational and communication skills.
• Capable of coaching junior team members.
• Experience in Local Government or Strategic Road Network sectors.
• Good knowledge of external lighting products; membership of a relevant professional organisation; pursuing CEng status.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and teams within Lighting & Energy Solutions.
• Coordinate detailed design layouts, drawings and support documentation per QA and client requirements.
• Prepare feasibility reports, optioneering reports and specifications.
• Oversee project proposals and monitor against program milestones and budget.
• Engage with Local Authority and Strategic Road Network clients.
• Analyze briefs and provide expert guidance and tailored support.
• Mentor and develop delivery team members including early career professionals.
• Represent WSP in the lighting industry and drive business development.

Skills

Project leadership

Lighting design standards

Risk management

Interpersonal skills

Team coaching

Communication

Mentorship

Education

IEng / CEng registration

Membership in Engineering Council

Tools

AutoCAD

Dialux

Lighting Reality

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Our Lighting and Energy Solutions (L&ES) business provides comprehensive lighting and electrical engineering design and advisory services for all aspects of light, lighting and low-voltage energy. We work with clients across public and private sectors, locally and internationally. To find out more about our L&ES business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: Lighting and Energy Solutions | WSP.

To meet our growing UK business needs and future development aspirations we are looking for a Principal Lighting Engineerto join our Lighting & Energy Solutions team.

A little more about your role…

• Liaison with colleagues within the Lighting and Energy Solutions team, wider multi-disciplinary design teams, stakeholders and clients.
• Co-ordination of detailed design layouts, engineering detailed drawings and support documentation in accordance with WSPs Quality Assurance and client requirements.
• Manage the preparation of feasibility reports and technical notes, optioneering reports and specifications.
• Oversee the development of project proposals and mobilise / progress against agreed programme milestones and budget constraints.
• Engagement with Local Authority and Strategic Road Network clients building strong working relationships.
• Analyse/Evaluate Clients briefs and offer expert guidance and tailored support.
• Develop and support delivery team members including Early Career Professionals on their career journeys
• Represent WSP within the lighting industry, fostering industry relationships and driving business development.

Your team…

• You will be joining a growing, multi-disciplinary, energetic team of lighting professionals that is highly regarded within the industry, which includes the following specialisms: Electrical and EV, Environmental, Local Government, Architectural and the Strategic Road Network.
• You will be part of a global network of lighting specialists and experts.
• You will have the opportunity to join or maintain a professional membership. Mentorship can be provided by team members to assist with upgrades of membership.
• You will have access to regular CPD sessions on a variety of interesting topics.
• You will have access to advanced training programs for personal development.
• We work on projects, in a variety of sectors: Commercial, Urban Realm, Transportation and Infrastructure, with national and local government and private clients.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

• Experience in leading projects and teams and should be confident in a management capacity
• A wide knowledge and understanding of external lighting and electrical design standards, guidance, legislation and regulations
• Experience in lighting maintenance operations and asset management
• Can demonstrate competency in lighting design from conception through to issue for construction with experience in the use of Lighting Reality or Dialux lighting design software and AutoCAD
• Risk awareness both in terms of CDM and financial risk with the ability to manage or mitigate accordingly
• The ability to multitask in a high volume, fast paced work environment and plan work accordingly
• Confidence with proven interpersonal, organisational, analytical, technical and communication skills
• Capable of coaching and developing junior members of the team
• Experience inworking within the Local Government or Strategic Road Network sectors
• A good knowledge of external lighting products
• Have a membership of a relevant professional organisation, having achieved IEng / CEng registration with the Engineering Council or actively working towards CEng status

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.