Senior Lighting Designer — Shape Sustainable Places

WSP in the UK & Ireland; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Lighting Designer to lead and shape innovative lighting schemes across diverse UK projects. You will work with design teams, clients and contractors from concept through construction, ensuring high-quality, energy-efficient outcomes that improve the built environment.

You will mentor junior staff, engage with manufacturers, and contribute to business development while delivering projects within programme and budget constraints.

Qualifications

• Experience using Lighting Reality and/or DIALux, together with AutoCAD.
• Strong understanding of external lighting standards and guidance.
• Knowledge of electrical design principles and lighting maintenance.
• Experience delivering lighting design projects from concept to construction.
• Understanding of central management systems.
• Strong communication and organizational skills; able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Desire to support, coach and develop others.
• Experience working with Local Authority and/or Strategic Road Network clients.
• Knowledge of external lighting products and technologies.
• EngTech status achieved or clear ambition to progress towards IEng accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with lighting specialists, multidisciplinary design teams, clients and stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Produce detailed design layouts, engineering drawings and support documentation per QA and client requirements.
• Prepare feasibility reports, optioneering reports and specifications.
• Engage with luminaire, column, controls and electrical manufacturers.
• Coordinate with contractors including site support, RFIs and TQs.
• Complete non-intrusive site visits to support lighting assessments and site clearance drawings.
• Support development of project proposals and progress against milestones and budgets.
• Liaise with Local Authority and Strategic Road Network clients.
• Analyse client briefs and provide expert guidance.
• Guide junior team members and Early Career Professionals on career journeys.
• Represent WSP in the lighting industry and drive business development.

Skills

Lighting Reality

DIALux

AutoCAD

External lighting standards

Electrical design principles

Lighting maintenance

Central management systems

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Coaching & mentoring

Local Authority exposure

Strategic Road Network exposure

Lighting products & technologies

EngTech / IEng ambition

Tools

Lighting Reality

DIALux

AutoCAD

Job description

WSP is seeking a Senior Lighting Designer to lead and shape innovative lighting schemes across diverse UK projects. You will work with design teams, clients and contractors from concept through construction, ensuring high-quality, energy-efficient outcomes that improve the built environment.

You will mentor junior staff, engage with manufacturers, and contribute to business development while delivering projects within programme and budget constraints.