Lighting Designer

Let’s Do great things—Together

At Shive-Hattery, we believe great design starts with great people. We’re a full-service architecture and engineering firm with a legacy of collaboration, innovation, and putting people first, our clients and each other. If you’re looking for a place where your ideas matter and your growth is supported, you’ll feel at home here.

Why This Role Matters

As a Lighting Designer with 0-3 years of experience, you’ll play a key role in supporting the firm and shaping projects that make a difference—from concept through completion. You’ll collaborate with talented teammates, contribute your expertise, and help us deliver thoughtful, high-quality solutions for those we serve. This opportunity is a Full-Time HOURLY position.

What You’ll Do

Work alongside senior lighting design professional and multidisciplinary project teams throughout the lighting design process, including:

• Develop architectural lighting concepts and assist with the preparation of lighting plans, layouts, sections, details, schedules, and other design documentation.
• Use AGi32 and Visual Lighting software to model interior and exterior spaces, evaluate illumination levels, and verify compliance with project criteria and applicable standards.
• Research and evaluate luminaires, light sources, drivers, controls, mounting methods, and accessories. Assist with fixture selections, cut sheets, schedules, and lighting specification packages.
• Assist with the development and documentation of lighting control zones, dimming strategies, daylighting, occupancy-based controls, and integration with building systems.
• Support lighting designs in accordance with applicable energy and building codes, local outdoor lighting requirements, LEED requirements, and Illuminating Engineering Society guidance. Review of technical design requirements and adherence to them throughout design.
• Coordinate lighting solutions with architects, interior designers, electrical engineers, Revit designers, manufacturers, and other project team members to integrate lighting with the architectural design and technical requirements of the project.
• Assist with Revit modeling and other visualization methods used to study fixture placement, architectural integration, and the effect of light within a space.
• Participate in site surveys, construction observations, fixture verification, submittal reviews, punch lists, lighting adjustments, and fixture aiming during construction and project completion.
• Assist senior lighting designers and electrical engineers with lighting-related design coordination and documentation across a variety of project types.