Lighting Designer 1

EwingCole is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, interior design and planning firm with offices across the country. Our multi-disciplinary practice is built on the core values of professional excellence, design quality and collaboration. We are looking for an Lighting Designer 1 to join our team in our Philadelphia or Wayne office.

The Lighting Designer 1 supports senior lighting designers on design and documentation efforts. This role applies foundational lighting design knowledge to develop lighting concepts, perform calculations, and produce coordinated documentation across all phases of a project. The Lighting Designer I contributes to client deliverables, participates in coordination with project teams, and supports the development of junior staff.

Essential Functions:

• Documentation: Composes and notates production documentation appropriately, including lighting plans, details, and coordinated drawing sets
• Software: Demonstrates the ability to apply the correct software tool to the task
• Building Technology: Applies knowledge gained and coordinates with other project team members
• Project Delivery: Supports the project team in all phases of project documentation
• Codes: References applicable codes in the development of projects
• Quality Standards: References company standards in the development of projects
• Sustainability: Applies an understanding of sustainability and energy efficiency concepts to projects
• Design Generation: Enhances the key aspects of a design with the addition of detail, including development of lighting layouts, fixture selections, and lighting control system concepts
• Material Research: Acquires knowledge of lighting products and control systems and evaluates appropriate applications
• Construction Administration: Assists with submittal reviews, RFIs and reports on site observations
• Calculations: References codes, standards and best practices to analyze lighting conditions and develop calculations
• Design Communication: Communicates lighting design intent to project teams
• Profitability: Develops a basic understanding of project management and budgeting
• Specification Writing: Gains exposure to specification editing in application to a project