Lighting Designer

Syska Hennessy Group•New York City, NY

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Watch your work come to life in landmark projects around the world when you partner with Syska Hennessy Group! As a global leader in consulting, architectural lighting design, engineering, and commissioning services, we specialize in highly technical buildings and the systems that bring them to life. We currently have an opportunity for a Lighting Designer to join our dynamic lighting professionals in our New York City Lighting Design Studio. Our lighting designers are active leaders and innovators in this rapidly changing industry. For instance, the special grid design for the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia, creates a dynamic and themed atmosphere within the event space to support a wide variety of spaces and arrangements for the exhibits and displays. At Cornell University’s Bill & Melinda Gates Hall in Ithaca, New York, our innovative lighting design showcases the iconic architecture while providing functional learning environments for students, faculty and visitors. Our collaborative work environment provides the optimal setting to take your career to the next level. From our supportive culture, diverse workforce, and competitive compensation, to our flexible work schedules and fun social events, it’s everything you’ll need for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career. Architectural Lighting Designer Job Responsibilities As an architectural lighting designer you will support the lighting studio working towards our designs that are inspiring, demanding and highly collaborative. You will be responsible for providing trade-specific system design: layout, calculations (utilizing appropriate software), and coordination with the designs of other trades (architectural and engineering / internal and external). You will conduct field inspections to determine existing conditions and to coordinate new work.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree from accredited university in Architecture, Interior Design, or Architectural Engineering
Minimum of 6 months to 2 years’ of lighting design experience is required
Proficiency in the latest versions of Auto CAD and Revit, is a must
Basic working knowledge of AGI Calculation software, Photoshop, InDesign, and Sketch Up, is a must
Passion for lighting design and learning, is a must

Responsibilities

Create designs from concept through construction administration under the direction of the senior designer(s)
Support the design efforts of lighting systems for new installations, system retrofits, system replacement and system upgrades for a wide variety of projects and project types
Learn drawing organization and company standards
Take ownership of completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the work assignments
Attend project meetings and coordinate lighting design efforts with clients and other project team members
Attend continuing education seminars on technical or professional enhancing topics