Senior Lighting Engineer

AECOM; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consulting firm is looking for a Senior Lighting Engineer in Manchester. This role offers a chance to influence lighting design across infrastructure projects while providing opportunities for career development. Candidates should have a relevant qualification, proven design experience, and proficiency in industry-standard software. The position also offers a flexible hybrid working model, promoting a solid work-life balance.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working model

Technical practice networks

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven design experience in a lighting environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Proficient in industry-standard lighting design software.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering tasks and define project scopes.
• Provide expert technical knowledge across projects.
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, and resources.

Skills

Lighting design expertise

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Project management

Education

ILP Exterior Lighting Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lighting Reality

AGi32

Dialux

Amtech Pro Design

Job description

Overview

Start here. Grow here.

Our Lighting Team is seeking a Senior Lighting Engineer to drive the future of lighting across the UK. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence infrastructure projects from conception through completion.

Each team member has a development plan to provide a clear pathway to personal development and career progression. The team provides technical leadership of projects throughout the infrastructure lifecycle from feasibility, preliminary and detailed stage designs in some cases through construction.

Our clients are many and varied from the private and public sector, working with numerous local authorities; we work with internal clients from transport, rail, etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop: Manage engineering tasks, explore subject areas, define project scopes, and create unique solutions.
• Advise: Provide expert technical knowledge and support across multi-disciplinary projects.
• Design: from conceptual stages to implementation which will include site visits, lighting designs, private cable calculation designs, CAD designs, production of lighting specifications, Bills of Quantities and liaison with DNO suppliers.
• Ensure Quality: Strong efficiencies on quality and budget control on projects, navigate the complexities of transportation and landscape projects, working with clients to address and resolve challenges.
• Collaborate: Build strong relationships with technical teams and clients, leading multi-disciplinary efforts to achieve integrated design solutions.

Benefits and Working Arrangements

Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. The role offers a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

Requirements:

• Relevant Technical Qualifications: Ideally, you possess an ILP Exterior Lighting Diploma or equivalent qualification in a related technical field.
• Proven Design Experience: Demonstrated success in a lighting design environment, with a proactive and creative approach to problem-solving.
• Software Proficiency: Proficient in industry-standard software, including Lighting Reality, AGi32, Dialux, and Amtech Pro Design to create and assess detailed lighting schemes.
• Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to confidently and diplomatically engage with staff, colleagues, and clients.
• Project Management: Oversee project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Manage client expectations and project requirements from inception through to completion.

Additional Information

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. We value everyone’s unique contributions and perspectives and welcome transferable skills that would benefit us. If you meet some requirements, we would be delighted to hear from you.

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Working location is flexible across the UK (Hybrid - office/remote working), with attendance required at a nearest local office from time to time (minimum once a week).

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle—from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through unrivaled technical and digital expertise, equity, diversity and inclusion, and environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm.

Disability and Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please contact [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.