Lighting Studio Design Manager

Bard-Rao-; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K match

Paid time off

Job summary

BR+A Lighting Studio in Boston, MA seeks a Design Manager to lead projects from concept through construction administration. The role emphasizes design voice, client engagement, and collaboration with BR+A's engineering teams.

You will steer complex lighting solutions for healthcare, labs, and specialized environments, balancing advanced systems with strong design vision. This position requires a senior designer with leadership and mentoring skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing architectural lighting, including leading projects and client relationships.
• Proven ability to carry a project from concept through construction administration.
• Strong design voice and ability to defend and evolve concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from concept through construction administration in a design-leadership role.
• Maintain client relationships and lead a design voice across teams.
• Mentor junior designers and run projects with autonomy.

Skills

Leadership and mentoring

Client relationships

Design leadership

Concept through construction

Education

Degree in lighting design or related field

LC or CLD certification

Tools

Revit

AutoCAD

AGI32

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

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Lighting Studio Design Manager

Full Time Boston, MA, US

Salary Range: $110,000.00 To $145,000.00 Annually

Founded in 1975, BR+A Consulting Engineers maintains a total staff of over 500 employees located at our main office in Boston and branch offices in New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Vienna, VA (Washington, DC); Coral Gables (Miami) and Tampa, FL; Chicago, IL; St. Louis, MO; Raleigh and Charlotte, NC; Charleston, SC; Houston, TX; New Haven, CT; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; and Toronto. BR+A provides state-of-the-art integrated and coordinated mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection consulting engineering, technology systems design, sustainability consulting, lighting design, and building commissioning services.

Borealis Lighting Studio is looking for a Studio Design Manager in our Boston office who is ready to help shape where this studio goes next — someone who wants to build new relationships and push the practice in new directions, not simply step into a seat that's already been defined. This is a design-leadership role: you'll run projects from concept through construction administration, carry the creative voice in the room, and bring genuine design conviction — a point of view, the ability to defend it, and the judgment to know when to evolve it.

We sit at the convergence of lighting design and engineering — working side by side with our BR+A engineering team — and we believe that intersection produces the most meaningful work in our field. We practice human-centric design — light that makes people feel comfortable, safe, and inspired in the spaces they inhabit. We design for sustainability, for responsibility to the Earth, and for the people who will occupy these spaces long after we've moved on to the next project.

Much of our work calls for balancing advanced technical systems with real design vision — healthcare, laboratory, and specialized environments like proton and cancer therapy centers, where clinical performance and human comfort must work together. We're not limited to BR+A's core markets, though: this studio has the autonomy to pursue landscape, exterior, corporate, hospitality, and museum and art installation lighting work, driven by where our team's own interests take us.

We're hiring for our Boston office. We work together in the office four days a week and remote one day, because proximity sharpens the work and strengthens the team you'd be joining.

What you bring:

• 8+ years designing architectural lighting, including leading projects and client relationships


• A distinctive, confident design sensibility — originate a concept from first principles, carry it through every project phase, and sell it persuasively to architects and clients


• Mentor and direct junior designers, and run your own projects with full autonomy


• A degree from an accredited program specializing in lighting design, or a degree in a related field (architecture or interior design) backed by strong experience and a compelling body of work


• Fluency in Revit, AutoCAD, AGI32, Photoshop, and InDesign


• LC or CLD certification required

BR+A is a place to learn, to grow, to work hard for clients that matter – and to be part of something bigger. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance coverage, a 401K plan match, generous paid time-off, and much more, to all our full-time employees.

BR+A is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply irrespective of race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, military service, or other non-merit-based factors. Drug testing is a prerequisite for employment.

Visit www.brplusa.com for more information about our award-winning projects and our incredible team.