Lighting Designer, Intermediate

Intermediate Lighting Designer

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.

DLR Group's Lighting Design team is growing. We're searching for an Intermediate Lighting Designer to join us in one of the following studios:

• Boston
• Charlotte
• Chicago
• Cleveland
• Dallas
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• New York City
• Overland Park

Position Summary

We are seeking a passionate and skilled Intermediate Lighting Designer to join our dynamic, integrated design team. In this role, you will take ownership of the lighting design scope across a variety of projects—guiding the development of design documentation, ensuring quality deliverables, and meeting project milestones. You'll coordinate the work of supporting lighting designers and collaborate closely with project managers to align with client needs and support the financial success of each project. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your leadership in lighting design while contributing to meaningful, innovative work in a collaborative environment.

What You Will Do

• Apply DLR Group design and BIM standards to produce accurate, high-quality lighting documentation
• Develop and translate conceptual lighting ideas into coordinated, buildable design solutions
• Collaborate with integrated design teams and project managers to align with project goals and schedules
• Lead technical problem-solving and provide design feedback throughout the project lifecycle
• Coordinate lighting design with electrical engineering for circuiting and power integration
• Utilize Revit, lighting software, and spreadsheets to create and manage design deliverables
• Conduct code research and analyze building requirements to inform lighting strategies
• Present design concepts to clients and contribute to compelling visual communications
• Participate in quality control and ensure all work meets internal and industry standards
• Engage in professional development through mentorship, industry events, and award submissions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Lighting Design or a related field, or significant professional experience in the practice of lighting design
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in lighting design
• Proficiency in Revit and AGI32
• Strong understanding of lighting design techniques, construction methods, and technical drawing/modeling principles
• Practical knowledge of lighting science and technology, including its application in design documentation
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex lighting concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong problem-solving, creative thinking, and verbal reasoning abilities
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining high-quality deliverables
• Actively seeks professional development opportunities and contributes to marketing and business development efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred certifications include Lighting Certification (LC), and active membership in IALD and/or IES
• Familiarity with building codes, energy codes, sustainability standards, and relevant government regulations

Our comprehensive benefits at DLR Group include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401(k) plan, employee stock ownership, and bonus opportunities. Compensation considerations are based on location, experience, and skills. The suggested pay range for this position is:

Pay Range

$64,000 - $108,000 USD

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects.

We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients' success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Through our values – commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork – we elevate the human experience through design, together. DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.