Intermediate Lighting Designer
At Salas O’Brien we tell our clients that we’re engineered for impact. This passion for making a difference applies just as much to our team as it does to our projects. That’s why we’re committed to living our values every day: inspiring, achieving, and connecting as shared owners of our success with a focus on a sustainable future.
Building for the long-term means that all of our team members can expect to work on amazing projects with a people-first approach to problem solving. It also means that each member of our team has truly limitless potential to build a unique, meaningful, and high-impact career—and they’ll receive great total rewards along the way.
About Us:
Founded in 1975, Salas O’Brien is an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm focused on achieving impact for our clients, our team, and the world. We know that tomorrow’s requirements are today’s opportunities, and we are here to design lasting solutions for pressing challenges.
Our Consullux lighting team provides distinctive architectural lighting design services to the design community, property developers, and end-users globally. The team views each project with an opportunity to create a customized solution that is unique to the client while meeting the project requirements effectively.
We work across a variety of industries providing integrated engineering and consulting services. Our specialized experience includes design for healthcare, science and technology, high-rise buildings, education, and other building types as well as structural and building sciences, infrastructure asset management, advanced robotics, and more.
Our technical expertise is paired with an exceptional team of business development, human resources, finance and accounting, information technology, and marketing professionals, all of whom play a key role in bringing our commitments to life every day.
Job Summary:
We are currently recruiting an Intermediate Lighting Designer to join our Consullux lighting team. In this role, you will demonstrate your passion for lighting design by assisting lighting designers with the design of interior/exterior lighting for a wide range of building types, such as educational facilities, concert halls, cultural institutions, and healthcare facilities. The successful candidate will work effectively in a team-based environment and will possess the ability to work under pressure and handle multiple projects from project managers.
In this role, you will:
Work alongside architects, interior designers, and property owners, assisting senior lighting designers to provide schematic and detailed design of interior/exterior lighting for various building facilities.
Taking into consideration the energy codes and IES recommended light levels, you will assist in producing sketches, layouts, specifications, lighting calculations, reports, and conducting research on design and product information.
You will be a great fit if you come with:
- Ideally three (3) to five (5) years’ architectural lighting design experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor of Architecture or Architectural Engineering with a major in Lighting Design, desirable.
- Demonstrated experience interfacing with clients and developing lighting solutions that meet clients’ needs.
- Possess a high level of proficiency in the production of graphic-focused communication.
- LC designation through NCQLP (or in progress), or a member of IALD is desirable;
Skills/abilities:
- Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, problem-solving and decision-making skills;
- Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment;
- Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple projects assigned by various project managers;
- Experience and proficiency in MS Office, AutoCAD 2019, eLume, Revit 2023, BIM360, and AGI 32.
- Experience in 3D design work including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign is desirable.
Please include a sample of your work or portfolio along with your application.
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Onsite
Travel: Limited travel is required
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Salas O’Brien provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/provincial, or local laws. Salas O’Brien will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants as required by law.
