Graduate Lighting Designer- New York

Start designing tomorrow's future!

Buro Happold has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and enthusiastic Graduate Lighting Designer to join our welcoming and diverse workplace culture in New York!

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

Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything - from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations.

Learn more about Lighting Design at Buro Happold

Your key duties:

Environmental Impact Assessment work to meet planning requirements considering light spill analysis and overshadowing

Sunlight & daylight massing analysis for architects and developers

Daylight design including specification of control devices such as louvres and shading devices

Lighting strategies & master-planning for public realm and cities

Lighting concept designs

Concept visualization & 3D light modelling

Scheme outlines with cost feasibility

Detailed lighting design including architectural integration detailing

Lighting control specification

Bespoke luminaire design

Site monitoring, including programming of control systems and focusing of luminaires

Your skills and experience

This role will require the following:

Bachelor or Master's Degree in Architecture, Lighting, or Architectural Engineering

Coursework and/or experience in architecture (studio and/or history), lighting, or building systems design

Portfolio: Please include a link to your portfolio or attach it directly to your resume when applying

Experience using AGI, Revit, Enscape, and Photoshop beneficial

Experience in 3ds Max, ElumTools, Grasshopper or Rhino a bonus

Interest in the lighting design industry with an emphasis on architectural lighting design or daylighting analysis

Lighting related internship helpful

Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner

Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

What we offer:

Salary range of $77,000 to $80,000. 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 10 paid holidays

401k with company match

Hybrid working & summer hours

Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees

Connection to 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

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Ready for something a little less ordinary?

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 so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

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