# Principal – Lighting Design Team Lead

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Riyadh
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Join WSP's growing Creative Lighting Design Studio in the Middle East as a Principal Consultant – Lighting Design. We are seeking a seasoned lighting professional who can elevate the design capability, lead high-profile projects, and contribute to the continued expansion of one of the region's most innovative lighting studios.

As a key member of the team, you will drive creative excellence, shape client engagement, and bring strong technical and commercial leadership to some of the region's most iconic projects.

## Responsibilities

- Lead complex lighting design projects end-to-end, ensuring creative and technical excellence.

- Act as a primary client-facing representative: presentations, stakeholder management, and design direction.

- Demonstrate strong commercial understanding, including budget management, financial tracking, and scope control.

- Oversee project resourcing, team allocation, and workflow planning.

- Lead internal initiatives to support studio growth, innovation, and design standards.

- Line-manage and mentor junior team members (1–2 direct reports).

- Collaborate on and develop high-quality proposals, bids, and design submissions.

- Contribute to strengthening WSP's lighting design presence and thought leadership in the Middle East.

## Qualifications

- 15+ years' experience in architectural/creative lighting design.

- Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary project teams.

- Strong visual communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.

- Experience in managing client relationships and delivering to tight timelines.

- High level of design sensitivity, creativity, and strategic thinking.

- Experience with conceptual, technical, and detailed lighting design packages.

- Ability to support business growth, develop proposals, and win work.

## Skills

### Required
- lighting design
- client management
- budget management
- project leadership
- team management

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