Senior Lighting Designer, Lighting Studio
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
- Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
- A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
- Produce creative lighting concepts from proposal to detail design stage, including plans and design details, prepare specifications and schedules, build mock-ups, prepare sketch design proposals and liaise with architects, interior designers, and equipment suppliers;
- Attend design and site meetings, and produce technical reports;
- Produce accurate, efficient, creative and coordinated lighting design utilizing internal and external sources;
- Conduct ongoing analyses of fixture packages to identify opportunities and provide suggestions for optimal product and pricing selections;
- Interfacing with clients and stakeholders and understand their needs and provide technical solutions on the projects;
- Keeping up to date with industry developments with respect to own discipline, other disciplines and engineering innovations and developments on a global scale;
- Ensuring projects are delivered in accordance with company and client quality requirements
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Lighting Design, or Architectural Engineering;
- 7-10 years of experience as a Professional Lighting Designer (LC or CLD);
- A portfolio of work that demonstrates both creative and technical knowledge and skills associated with lighting design;
- IT skills including Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Revit, AGi32, Photoshop and 3D software;
- Proficient with lighting calculations utilizing lighting modelling software;
- Complete understanding of Building Codes and Standards, including but not limited to Ontario Building Code (OBC), IESNA, ASHRAE, NFPA, etc.;
- Capability to apply prescriptive codes, bylaws, and specification requirement when applicable;
- Project Management experience and skills to work in a fast-paced environment on multiple projects and manage workload to meet project deadlines;
- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable