Graduate Lighting Designer: Sustainable Urban Illumination

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

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Annual discretionary bonus

PTO 4 weeks + 10 holidays

401k with company match

License/certification reimbursements

Global network access

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Buro Happold is seeking a Graduate Lighting Designer in New York to join our team focused on innovative and sustainable design solutions. You will work with leaders in the field and contribute to projects shaping communities and addressing climate goals.

Join a multidisciplinary team where you’ll gain hands-on experience in daylighting analysis, lighting strategies, and master-planning, advancing urban lighting design and sustainability across diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Architecture, Lighting, or Architectural Engineering.
• Coursework or experience in architecture, lighting, or building systems design.
• Experience using AGI, Revit, Enscape, and Photoshop is beneficial.
• Experience in 3ds Max, ElumTools, Grasshopper or Rhino is a bonus.
• Interest in lighting design with emphasis on architectural lighting or daylighting analysis.
• Portfolio demonstrating design or lighting-related work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Environmental Impact Assessment work to meet planning requirements considering light spill analysis.
• Sunlight and daylight massing analysis for architects and developers.
• Daylight designer including control devices specification.
• Lighting strategies and master-planning for public realm and cities.
• Scheme outlines with cost feasibility.
• Site monitoring, including programming of control systems and focusing of luminaires.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Learning mindset

Portfolio demonstration

Education

Architecture/Lighting/Engineering degree

Tools

AGI

Revit

Enscape

Photoshop

3ds Max

ElumTools

Grasshopper

Rhino

Job description

Buro Happold is seeking a Graduate Lighting Designer in New York to join our team focused on innovative and sustainable design solutions. You will work with leaders in the field and contribute to projects shaping communities and addressing climate goals.

Join a multidisciplinary team where you’ll gain hands-on experience in daylighting analysis, lighting strategies, and master-planning, advancing urban lighting design and sustainability across diverse projects.