Senior Lighting Design Engineer - Remote Branch

BEW Electrical Distributors Ltd; Chelmsford; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Mobile phone

Laptop

Bonus scheme

Company pension

25 days annual leave

Job summary

BEW Electrical Distributors Ltd is expanding its Lighting Design Team and seeks a Senior Lighting Design Engineer to deliver professional lighting designs, calculations and reports across a nationwide client base.

You will collaborate with the Director of Lighting Services, support BEW branches and customers, and play a pivotal role in shaping a new department for diverse projects including commercial, industrial, education, healthcare and retail.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in lighting design or similar technical role.
• Experience using DIALux Evo or Relux.
• Strong knowledge of lighting design, emergency lighting and controls.
• Good understanding of British Standards and Building Regulations.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Proactive, solution-focused with ability to manage multiple projects.
• Experience using AutoCAD.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for site visits.
• LIA Interior and/or Exterior qualifications.
• Knowledge of DALI, Casambi or other lighting control platforms.
• Experience within the electrical wholesale industry.
• Experience using Revit or BIM software.

Responsibilities

• Produce professional lighting designs, calculations and technical reports.
• Provide technical support to customers and BEW branches across the UK.
• Work closely with contractors, consultants, architects, developers and manufacturers.
• Conduct site surveys and visits to assess project requirements.
• Ensure all designs comply with relevant standards and regulations.
• Support project enquiries and help convert opportunities into sales.
• Help establish processes, standards and best practice within the new Lighting Services department.

Job description

Location Remote

Salary To Be Negotiated

Contract Type Full-time, 8.30 am - 17.00 (37.5 hrs) Monday to Friday

Sector BEW Lighting Solutions

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join BEW Electrical Distributors as a Senior Lighting Design Engineering in their new Lighting Design Team.

Working alongside our Director of Lighting Services, you’ll play a key role in building a market-leading lighting design offering, supporting BEW’s nationwide branch network and customer base. This is a unique opportunity to help shape a new department from the ground up while working on a wide variety of commercial, industrial, education, healthcare, residential and retail projects.

If you’re passionate about lighting design, enjoy solving technical challenges and want to make a real impact within a growing business, we’d love to hear from you.

About You

• Proven experience in a lighting design, lighting applications, sales support or similar technical role.
• Experience using DIALux Evo or Relux lighting design software.
• Strong knowledge of lighting design principles, emergency lighting and lighting controls.
• Good understanding of British Standards, Building Regulations and industry best practice.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
• A proactive, solution-focused approach and the ability to manage multiple projects.
• Experience using AutoCAD.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel for site visits and customer meetings.
• LIA Interior and/or Exterior qualifications.
• Knowledge of DALI, Casambi or other lighting control platforms.
• Experience within the electrical wholesale industry.
• Experience using Revit or BIM software.

About the Role

• Hours: Monday to Friday [08:30 – 17:00 (37.5 hours per week)
• Produce professional lighting designs, calculations and technical reports.
• Provide technical support to customers and BEW branches across the UK.
• Work closely with contractors, consultants, architects, developers and manufacturers.
• Conduct site surveys and visits to assess project requirements.
• Ensure all designs comply with relevant standards and regulations.
• Support project enquiries and help convert opportunities into sales.
• Help establish processes, standards and best practice within the new Lighting Services department.

What we offer

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Company vehicle, mobile phone and laptop.
• Bonus scheme and company pension.
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• A supportive, collaborative and ambitious working environment.
• The opportunity to help build and shape an exciting new division within BEW

Why join BEW?

This isn’t just another lighting design role. It’s an opportunity to be part of an exciting new chapter for BEW, helping create a professional lighting services team providing support to our customers and branches across the business. Your expertise will directly influence the future growth and success of the department from day one.

We are actively committed to quality and diversity within our workplace, which starts with our recruitment selection process.