Associate Lighting Designer

Power Design Engineering, LLC; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental plans

Life insurance

Disability plans

Paid vacations and holidays

National discount programs

401(k) retirement plan

Relocation opportunities

Job summary

Power Design Engineering, LLC in New York is seeking a Lighting Designer to collaborate with architects, interior designers, clients and engineers to create complete lighting designs for front-of-house hospitality spaces and building façades.

You will attend design meetings, select fixtures, prepare submittal packages, mentor junior designers, and coordinate with estimating and engineering teams to ensure on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in architectural lighting design for front-of-house hospitality.
• Extensive portfolio required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.
• Extensive knowledge of lighting fixtures, pricing, and control systems.
• Proficient with lighting calculations using Visual Pro, AGI 32.
• Experience with AutoCAD/Revit preferred.
• Strong sketching, visualization, and graphic communication.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign is preferred.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication; highly organized.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook).
• Uphold Power Design’s core values: integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation, growth.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate, efficient, creative and coordinated lighting design utilizing internal and external sources.
• Conduct ongoing analyses of fixture packages to identify opportunities and provide suggestions for optimal product and pricing selections.
• Develop and mentor assistant lighting designers.
• Provide excellent customer service, attending client meetings during all phases of the project life cycle and assisting in the selection and approval process while remaining budget-conscience.
• Create and submit thorough fixture submittal packages based on customer specifications utilizing internal resources.
• Act as a liaison between the client/architect and engineering/estimating departments.

Skills

Lighting design

Portfolio

AutoCAD

Revit

AGI 32

Visual Pro

Photoshop

InDesign

Excel

Outlook

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

AGI 32

Visual Pro

Photoshop

InDesign

Excel

Outlook

Job description

About the Position

The Lighting Designer is responsible for collaboration with the architect, interior designer, client and electrical engineer to create a complete lighting design complete with fixture selection and controls. Lighting design will primarily be limited to front of house spaces and building façade. This position involves attending design meetings, creating lighting designs for the clients, recommending and selecting fixtures, and preparing and presenting submittal packages to clients. Other responsibilities would involve working closely with the internal estimating, engineering and lighting distribution departments to present the client with the final product that is fully coordinated and is within the customers budget.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate, efficient, creative and coordinated lighting design utilizing internal and external sources.
• Conduct ongoing analyses of fixture packages to identify opportunities and provide suggestions for optimal product and pricing selections.
• Develop and mentor assistant lighting designers.
• Provide excellent customer service, attending client meetings during all phases of the project life cycle and assisting in the selection and approval process while remaining budget-conscience.
• Create and submit thorough fixture submittal packages based on customer specifications utilizing internal resources.
• Act as a liaison between the client/architect and engineering/estimating departments.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in architectural lighting design with concentration in front of house hospitality spaces.
• Able to provide an extensive portfolio.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.
• Extensive knowledge of product lines, pricing of lighting fixtures and lamps, and lighting control systems required.
• Proficient with lighting calculations utilizing lighting modeling software (Visual Pro, AGI 32, etc.)
• Ability to work in AutoCAD/Revit is preferred but not required.
• Ability to demonstrate general design skills including sketching, visualization and graphic communication.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign and computer illustration skills is preferred, but not required Knowledge of the architectural and engineering design process.
• Ability to multitask in a high volume, fast paced work environment with very tight deadlines.
• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook required.
• Demonstrate and uphold all of Power Design’s core values, which include integrity, accountability, teamwork, innovation and growth.

Benefits

• Power Design has national health and dental plans, and we also offer life insurance and short and long term disability plans.
• You’ll receive paid vacations and holidays as well as national discount programs for everything from movie tickets to flowers, rental cars, phones and vehicles!
• We also offer a 401(k) retirement plan as well as incentive and recognition programs.
• Relocation opportunities may also be available!

Company Culture

Power Design is a National Design Build Contractor, focused on innovative construction across multiple trades: electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and systems technologies. Since 1989, we’ve disrupted the industry by putting next-generation ideas to powerful, practical use because we care. We design breakthrough solutions that push the limits of what’s possible by harnessing the collaborative power of our teams to elevate experiences and empower the communities where we live and work. In an industry that tends to look back, we’re building better by staying grounded in our values, dedicated to our unique culture, and supportive of work-life balance – making us built to last. By investing in our people and doing things differently, we’re designing what’s next. To learn more, visit www.powerdesigninc.us .