Graduate Lighting Designer - Los Angeles - Buro Happold

Start designing tomorrow’s future! 

Buro Happold has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and enthusiastic Graduate Lighting Designer to join our welcoming and diverse workplace culture in Los Angeles.

Here at Buro Happold, expect the exceptional.  

From the projects you will work on to the clients we work with. From career-defining opportunities to an inclusive and diverse practice where we all contribute to a more equitable world. From our reputation to our relationships. Wherever your Buro Happold career takes you, it’ll be anything but ordinary. 

Your next role

• Join us and be surrounded by exceptional opportunities in an environment alive with innovation and possibility. Your new team has a willingness and curiosity to see possibility and potential in everything – from the most iconic projects to our everyday conversations 

• We are looking for a passionate Lighting Designer professional that can inspire and motivate at every level

• You’ll be surrounded with intellectual and engineering challenges of the caliber and complexity that enquiring minds crave(s) 

• This is the place to be a 21st century engineer/designer/adviser 

• Buro Happold has a clear strategic plan, strong learning culture and entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to thrive 

• You’ll be part of something bigger than us all where sustainability, equity, social and performance outcomes matter. All of Buro Happold is committed to doing the right thing, even when that’s the hardest thing. This is a genuine opportunity to make impact - and leave real legacy 

Learn more about our office locations 

The Piece Hall - Halifaz, UK  

Your key duties  

To give you an idea of how this role would look and feel, here are some of the things you could expect to do: 

• Environmental Impact Assessment work to meet planning requirements considering light spill analysis and overshadowing
• Sunlight & daylight massing analysis for architects and developers
• Daylight design including specification of control devices such as louvres and shading devices
• Lighting strategies & master-planning for public realm and cities
• Lighting concept designs
• Concept visualization & 3D light modelling
• Scheme outlines with cost feasibility
• Detailed lighting design including architectural integration detailing
• Lighting control specification
• Bespoke luminaire design
• Site monitoring, including programming of control systems and focusing of luminaires

Your skills and experience 

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in Architecture, Lighting, or Architectural Engineering 
• Coursework and/or experience in architecture (studio and/or history), lighting, or building systems design 
• Experience using AGI, Revit, Enscape, and Photoshop beneficial
• Experience in 3ds Max, ElumTools, Grasshopper or Rhino a bonus
• Interest in the lighting design industry with an emphasis on architectural lighting design or daylighting analysis 
• Lighting related internship helpful
• Ability to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner
• Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Learn more about Lighting Design at Buro Happold 

What we offer

• Salary range of $77,000 to $80,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience 
  
  
• Generous benefits package 
  
  
• Annual discretionary bonus 
  
  
• Generous PTO (4 weeks) in addition to 10 paid holidays 
  
  
• 401k with company match
  
  
• Hybrid working & summer hours 
  
  
• Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees 
  
  
• Connection to global network of experts on the forefront of industry initiatives 
  
  
• Access to wide ranging learning and development opportunities 
  
  
• Be a part of supporting our diverse company culture through open engagement with our Young Employees Forum, Diversity and Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, and/or our Black at Buro Happold Employee Resource Groups 

Ready for something a little less ordinary? 

Apply now to start your career journey with us. 

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.   

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalized groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.  

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