Lighting Designer Permanent £35,000 - £43,000 2x Days in one of the Lighting Design Team Offices (Manchester, London or Basingstoke) and the rest from Home Hybrid Working Our lighting design and manufacturing company client has sites in Manchester, London or Basingstoke across the UK and they are looking to expand their Design Team by recruiting an additional experienced Lighting Designer. As someone with a min of 2 years industry experience you will have experience of designing lighting using AutoCAD and Relux. The role is 80% hands on design and 20% project based, with customer site visits and meetings. The role offers a variety of commercial lighting projects, designing the actual lights and control systems for these lights also. Working in a close team of 6 people across the sites, supporting multiple projects this makes for an interesting role with great hybrid working. Purpose of Role Role reports into the UK Project and Design Manager and working within a small-dedicated team, working closely with and supporting reginal design offices and external sales team by providing lighting and control designs, associated plots and presentations/quotations for projects. Also providing any external assistance to the factories and technical teams where required. Key Responsibilities Daily project work, day to day running of the lighting office. Provide lighting and control scheme designs, associated plots, CAD drawings and presentations for projects. Scheme designing using Relux Creating and editing lighting layout and controls drawings using AutoCAD. To provide assistance and technical support to external sales and technical teams. You will be expected to take the lead on major design projects, and will coordinate with the customer, contractor and consultant in order to define and implement full project solutions to meet the specification and budget requirements. Provide detailed information in the form of count-ups, luminaire schedules, technical submissions and O&M manuals. Being a key team member, you will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support the sales functions in delivering the high levels of customer services our clients require. Any other duties as specified by the Design Manager. Will adhere to any health and safety practices required. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties to be performed by the employee. This job description may be altered to reflect the business needs of the company. Essential Requirements 1.Skills Computer literacy skills, including but not exclusive to Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, Relux, Dialux, etc. Excellent computer literacy skills Excellent communication skills and telephone manner 2.Experience Relevant lighting design experience in either a Manufacturer or Building Services consulting role. 3.Qualification(s) Industry lighting qualifications such as CIBSE/SLL/LIF/LIA certification (or relevant demonstrable experience) Preferred Skills & Experience Knowledge of working with CRM systems is desirable, but not essential as training will be provided. Fast paced, attention to detail required, small group, autonomy and accountability. Thinking outside the box and problem solving is sometimes required. Working on multiple projects at any one time with tight deadlines. To assist where required. Building and maintaining relationships while being highly organized and approachable. Attending any internal meetings where required. To assist where required. Building and maintaining relationships while being highly organized and approachable. Attending any external meetings where required. Handling any external phone calls to the lighting office. Person Specification Being an integral part of a structured lighting design team working from the reginal offices and home (hybrid working) some travelling, including driving maybe required to meetings and any site visits. A keen eye for detail with a good set of communication skills liaising with sales team, the factories and technical while being able to develop relationships with key clients and contractors. Perform their job to a reasonable, acceptable standard. To show enthusiasm, passion and engagement. A candidate must have the essential elements Carrying out detailed design duties to a high standard, ensuring compliance with the companys internal quality management systems at all times. The ability to work on their own or as part of a team. Oversee the work carried out by other members of the design team to ensure its accuracy. Skills Some Lighting Design experience is essential with a preferred minimum of 2 years previous experience CAD Experience Essential Excellent computer literacy skills Excellent Communication Skills Circumstances At certain times depending on workload and deadlines the working environment can sometimes be stressful and fast paced. Workload is always assessed by the Lighting Design Manager and assistance where required will be given. To ensure a project is issued on time some late working maybe required. To apply please send your CV for our review and consideration. ADZN1_UKTJ