Principal Lighting Designer

Responsibilities:
• Experienced and creative Lighting Designer to include thematic, entertainment/attraction types of design.
• Working on a large variety of up and coming residential, commercial, and hospitality projects in the UAE.
• Preparing renderings, drawings and specification
• Assisting with the concept development, visualization, calculations and design development of the company's specialist lighting design projects
• The candidate should be able to develop conceptual and creative design options based on the end user experience that is targeted.
• To be able to coordinate with the Client to understand their requirement and articulate this into a look, feel and define the lighting theme for the development
• Attending site meetings and presenting your creative designs to clients.
• To be able to use lighting program design software to produce lighting designs. Complete knowledge, understanding and experience on lighting simulation software. As a minimum experience in the following software: Dialux software and AGI32
• Technical experience of design and implementation of smart lighting design. capability to coordinate with the engineering team on the lighting control system requirement.
• To have experience on the lighting requirement and the interdependencies that enables advanced technologies to be applicable and feasible such as hallogram, interactive screens, etc.
• Providing a cost proposal package for both external and internal customers
• Design within safety practices, cost affective solutions and energy performance
• The ideal candidate can demonstrate a credible portfolio of their own lighting design projects, have a good understanding of lighting technology and be expert in CAD.
• Ideally you will have experience within in Hospitality, Residential or any high end Lighting Design sector.
• As a person you must be highly creative, organised, flexible, a good listener and set a positive example
• The role will require delivering high quality design schemes, specifications and creative advice to clients.
• You will need to be fully aware of the latest insights, trends and creative influences in lighting design.
• The position requires someone knowledgeable about all design practices, regulations and products.
• Quality design proposals need to be produced and dispatched in a timely manner to meet customer expectations.
• Essentially these need to be managed, recorded and your follow-ups reported to convert into completed design projects.
• You will regularly attend client sites visits, instigate site visits and site surveys as necessary as part of project work.
• Carry out commissioning of lighting schemes after installation