Senior Lighting Engineer

AECOM; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally trusted infrastructure consulting firm is seeking a Senior Lighting Engineer to influence infrastructure projects across the UK. This role involves managing engineering tasks, providing technical leadership, and ensuring quality control while working in a hybrid environment. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications, proven lighting design experience, and strong communication skills. Join a team that values personal development and impactful work.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working model

Technical practice networks

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven design experience in a lighting environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage project timelines, budgets, and resources.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering tasks and project scopes.
• Provide technical knowledge in multi-disciplinary projects.
• Ensure quality and budget control on projects.

Skills

Lighting design experience

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Project management

Education

ILP Exterior Lighting Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lighting Reality

AGi32

Dialux

Amtech Pro Design

Job description

Overview

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Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

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 client 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.

Qualifications

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

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you! Working locations is flexible across the UK (Hybrid - office/remote working), while attendance will be 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 Equal Opportunity Employer policy and Disability Confident statement apply as part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.