Lead Distribution Lighting Designer – Onsite

Entergy; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in Louisiana is seeking a Distribution Lighting Design, Lead to oversee external contract designers and own lighting design packages from scope through release for construction.

You will review and approve designs for compliance and build-readiness, coordinate with sourcing and project delivery, monitor contractor performance, and provide technical guidance while escalating risks to the Design Oversight Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary owner of lighting design work performed by external contract designers. Clearly define scope, assumptions, and deliverables for contracted lighting design packages. Coordinate with sourcing, project delivery, and work management to align contract design output with construction needs
• Review and approve lighting design packages produced by contractors to ensure compliance with approved standards and customer requirements. Act as a quality gate prior to design release, reducing RFIs, change orders, and field rework. Incorporate field feedback and as‑built learnings into contractor guidance and future work packages
• Monitor contractor performance against cycle time, quality, and backlog targets. Balance work allocation across contract design firms to meet demand and delivery commitments. Escalate capacity constraints, quality issues, or schedule risks to the Design Oversight Manager
• Provide day‑to‑day technical clarification to contract designers within established standards, as well as approving technical design (depending on approval thresholds). Serve as first point of escalation for contractor questions and minor design corrections. Partner with the Chief Engineer and Design Manager to resolve standards interpretation or exception requests

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience

Job description

Entergy in Louisiana is seeking a Distribution Lighting Design, Lead to oversee external contract designers and own lighting design packages from scope through release for construction.

You will review and approve designs for compliance and build-readiness, coordinate with sourcing and project delivery, monitor contractor performance, and provide technical guidance while escalating risks to the Design Oversight Manager.