Lighting Designer Jobs & Careers

Our client integrates transformative lighting design into interiors, architecture, landscapes and related systems. They work to enhance the beauty of clients’ work and create lighting designs using surfaces of shadows and luminosity.

Located in West London their offices are in a building with communal areas including a local food and a coffee shop downstairs and offer discounts at the gym as well as regular seasonal events.

They are now seeking a Lighting Designer and considering one of two options.

1.    A midweight level lighting designer with ambition to be a key member of the organisation, to further develop their skills and experience in all aspects of managing high-end international luxury projects, and to help develop schemes from initial concept and take them through to site and installation.

2.    An architectural designer with ambition to become a lighting designer on high-end international projects.

Lighting Designer:-

• 4+ years’ experience within the lighting design industry with a consultancy rather than a manufacturer
• Good client facing and project management skills
• Both creative and technical, good at creating solutions
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat with great presentation skills
• AutoCAD literate with Dialux and Relux or equivalent

Architectural Designer:-

• 2+ years’ experience within architecture or the interiors sector
• Both creative and technical, good at creating solutions
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop to create presentations
• Proficient in AutoCAD, able to create plans, elevations and detail drawings
• Genuine interest in a change of career direction

Salary and Benefits:

In return they are offering a salary of between £35k and £45k (lighting designer) or £28k and £30k (architectural designer) plus pension, company bonus, gym and food discount schemes. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

Our client are designers and makers of sculptural lighting, furniture and artworks. They are commissioned by celebrated interior decorators, collectors and discerning private individuals worldwide and are currently recruiting for a Senior Design Estimator to join their growing team.

As the Senior Design Estimator your remit is to effectively research and select the best practice processes, materials and suppliers for the purpose of manufacturing company designs. Your goal is to ensure maximum profitability for the company with the combination of affordability and outstanding quality for the customer. You will be expected to have a good rapport with all stakeholders in the business both in-house, and externally with suppliers to maintain and develop good working relationships. 

Key Responsibilities also include to:

• Identify and quantify cost factors, such as production time and raw material, equipment, and labour expenses to prepare and submit RRP quotations for the Sales Team.
• Understand a supplier’s capabilities through research and visits to gather information on materials and outsourcing.
• Use internal ERP system to calculate estimates.
• Read off-plan and CAD technical documents to prepare estimates.
• Recommend ways to make a product more profitable while improving or maintaining quality and client expectations.

Skills and Experience expected for the Senior Design Estimator role:

• Experience of costing, budgeting and design within the manufacturing of interior products for the (ideally) high-end design sector.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator.
• Numerate with good Microsoft Office skills and able to administrate a database.
• Degree qualified.
• Analytical, problem-solving and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

In return our client can offer a salary of between £35k and £38k plus pension and benefits package and the role will be office based. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.

Our client is a bespoke business creating contemporary and heritage lighting crafted by artisans for residences, hotels, superyachts and restaurants.

As Project Manager you will be responsible for the overall planning, direction, coordination, execution, control and completion of assigned projects, with a view to improving internal efficiency, increased margins and external customer satisfaction.

Other duties will be:

• Preparing and implementing a structure project plan
• Defining the resource requirements and ensuring the team has the correct support required
• Managing and monitoring the project plan and budgets
• Managing stakeholders and liaising with design, production, customers, sales and purchasing
• Coordinating the placing of supplier orders
• Ensuring all products are market competitive and meet customer needs
• Driving improvements and efficiencies through review of project management performance

Skills and experience needed for the Project Manager:

• At least 5 years’ relevant experience to include project management
• Excellent planning and organising skills
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• A self-starter with drive for results and able to work independently
• Leadership qualities to direct and motivate the team
• Approachable team player with ability to build relationships at all levels

In return:

This is an on-site role, Monday to Friday, salary range £35k to £45k, 25 days holidays + bank holidays, plus pension and life insurance. To find out more and apply please send in your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com or call us on 01920 486125.