Graduate Lighting Designer - New York - 2027

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

Start designing tomorrow’s future!

Buro Happold is seeking a motivated and collaborative Graduate Lighting Designer to join our team and contribute to innovative and sustainable design solutions.

As a Graduate Lighting Designer, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, gaining hands‑on experience while contributing to impactful projects that shape communities, advance sustainability, and support the global effort to address climate change.

Learn more about Lighting Design at Buro Happold

Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a moreequitableworld. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you,it’llbe anything but ordinary.

Your next role

Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.

Your key duties

• 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

Your Skills And Experience

• 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 Photoshopbeneficial
• Experience in 3ds Max, ElumTools , Grasshopper or Rhinoa 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. Please include a link to your portfolio on your resume or upload it with your application
• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don’t meet all requirements

What we offer

• Salary range of $80,000 to $83,000.Thiswill bedeterminedbased on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience
• Generous benefits package
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to 10 paid holidays
• 401k with company match
• Hybrid working & summer hours
• Reimbursement for certain professional licenses andassociatedrenewals and exam fees
• Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
• Access to wideranginglearning and development opportunities
• Connect with colleagues and build your network through our Employee Resource Groups, including the Young Employees Forum, Diversity & Inclusion Forum, Women's Network, Wellness Committee, and Black at Buro Happold

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.