Emerging Lighting Designer for Sustainable Urban Spaces

Buro Happold; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Annual discretionary bonus

Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to

401k with company match

Hybrid working

License renewal reimbursements

Global professional network

Learning & development opportunities

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Buro Happold in New York is seeking a Graduate Lighting Designer to join our team and contribute to innovative, sustainable design solutions for communities and the environment.

You will work with experts, gain hands-on experience, and develop lighting concepts, daylighting analysis, and master-planning for public realm projects while learning to communicate technical ideas and collaborate across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture, Lighting, or Architectural Engineering.
• Coursework and/or experience in architecture (studio and/or history), lighting, or building systems design.
• Experience using AGI, Revit, Enscape, and Photoshop beneficial.
• Experience in 3ds Max, ElumTools, Grasshopper or Rhino a bonus.
• Interest in the lighting design industry with an emphasis on architectural lighting design or daylighting analysis.
• Lighting related internship helpful.
• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner.
• Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Portfolio demonstrating design, visualization, academic, or lighting-related work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Environmental Impact Assessment work to meet planning requirements considering light spill analysis and overlooking.
• Sunlight & daylight massing analysis for architects and developers.
• Daylight designer including specification of control devices such as louvres and shading devices.
• Lighting strategies & master-planning for public realm and cities.
• Lighting concept designs.
• Concept visualization & 3D light modeling.
• Scheme outlines with cost feasibility.
• Detailed lighting design including architectural integration detailing.
• Lighting control specification.
• Bespoke luminaire design.
• Site monitoring, including programming of control systems and focusing of luminaires.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Portfolio

Lighting design interest

Lighting internship

AGI

Revit

Enscape

Photoshop

3ds Max

ElumTools

Grasshopper

Rhino

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture, Lighting, or Architectural Engineering

Architecture/lighting/building systems coursework/experience

Tools

AGI

Revit

Enscape

Photoshop

3ds Max

ElumTools

Grasshopper

Rhino

Job description

Buro Happold in New York is seeking a Graduate Lighting Designer to join our team and contribute to innovative, sustainable design solutions for communities and the environment.

You will work with experts, gain hands-on experience, and develop lighting concepts, daylighting analysis, and master-planning for public realm projects while learning to communicate technical ideas and collaborate across disciplines.