Lighting Designer

Start designing tomorrow's future!

Buro Happold is currently seeking a Lighting Designer to join our talented team in New York. In this role, you will be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. As part of our Lighting team, you will contribute to the delivery of creative and technical artificial lighting and daylighting design solutions across a range of inspiring and challenging projects.


Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it'll be anything but ordinary.


Your next role

You will work alongside senior lighting designers and multidisciplinary project teams, collaborating with architects, engineers, contractors, and clients to help develop thoughtful, technically sound, and visually compelling lighting solutions.


Your key duties

To give you an idea of how this role would look and feel, here are some of the things you could expect to do:

• Develop lighting and daylighting design concepts and carry them through to construction documentation
• Produce the design package: concept design documents, design narratives, lighting criteria matrices, Revit drawings, details, and luminaire specifications
• Run photometric calculations, daylight analysis, light spill and overshadowing studies, and sun/daylight massing studies, and interpret the results against project criteria, energy codes, and IES recommended practice
• Develop lighting strategies and master-planning for public realm, city-scale, and architectural projects
• Produce visualizations and 3D lighting models that communicate design intent
• Research, evaluate and specify luminaires, including manufacturer coordination, samples, and mockups
• Coordinate lighting with architecture, landscape, electrical and controls inside BIM-based workflows, and contribute to client and design team meetings
• Visit sites during construction: installation review, aiming and focus, controls programming support, and construction administration
• Develop your technical range through structured mentoring and Buro Happold's global lighting network

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Lighting Design, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Design, Engineering, or a related field
• 1+ years of professional experience in architectural lighting or daylighting design
• Working knowledge of lighting design principles, daylighting, luminaires, controls, codes, and specifications
• Ability to develop and present design ideas through sketches, diagrams, drawings, and renderings
• Proficiency in Revit for lighting documentation
• Proficiency in AGi32 for photometric calculation and analysis; experience with Dialux or Relux also considered; Iray or LightStanza a plus
• Proficiency in Photoshop; experience with 3ds Max preferred; familiarity with Rhino, Enscape, or Lumion a plus
• Comfortable working independently and inside a multidisciplinary team
• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet all requirements

What we offer

• Salary range of $86,800 - $97,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience
• Generous benefits package
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to paid holidays
• 401k with company match
• Hybrid working & summer hours
• Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
• Connection to a global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives
• Access to wide-ranging learning and development opportunities
• Be a part of supporting our diverse company culture through open engagement with our Young Employees Forum, Diversity and Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, and/or our Black at Buro Happold Employee Resource Groups

Ready for something a little less ordinary?

Apply now to continue your career journey with us.


A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other's differences is key, we want employees to feel they don't have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact View email address on click.appcast.io so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.


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