Description
We are seeking a Senior Lighting Engineer to join our Lighting & Energy Solutions team. As a Senior Lighting Engineer, you will be responsible for liaising with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders; producing detailed design layouts and engineering drawings; and preparing feasibility reports and technical notes.
Responsibilities:
- Liaise with colleagues within the Lighting and Energy Solutions team, wider multi-disciplinary design teams, stakeholders, and clients
- Produce detailed design layouts, engineering detailed drawings, and support documentation
- Prepare feasibility reports and technical notes, optioneering reports, and specifications
- Engage with luminaire, column, controls, and electrical manufacturers
- Co-ordinate with contractors, including site support, responding to RFI's and TQ's
- Complete non-intrusive site visits to support the development of lighting assessments and site clearance drawings
- Support the development of project proposals and progress against agreed programme milestones and budget constraints
- Liaise with Local Authority and Strategic Road Network clients, building strong working relationships
- Analyse and evaluate clients' briefs and offer expert guidance and tailored support
- Guide junior team members and Early Career Professionals on their career journeys
- Represent WSP within the lighting industry, fostering industry relationships and driving business development
Requirements:
- Proficient in the use of Lighting Reality or Dialux lighting design software and AutoCAD
- Strong understanding of external lighting standards, guidance, legislation, and regulations
- Good general awareness and understanding of electrical design and lighting maintenance operations
- Demonstrated competency and experience in lighting design from conception through to issue for construction
- Good understanding of central management systems
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Capable of coaching and developing junior members of the team
- Experience in working within the Local Government or Strategic Road Network sectors
- Good knowledge of external lighting products
- Membership of a relevant professional organisation, having achieved Eng Tech registration with the Engineering Council and actively working towards IEng status