Lighting Designer

Full Job Description

MB474: Lighting Designer
Location: Shipston on Stour
Salary: £25,000 - £45,000 DOE
Working Hours: 9 til 5 Monday to Friday but flexibility is required due to the nature of the role


Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic business who are looking to recruit a Lighting Designer on a permanent basis due to growth.

This particular role is aimed at the company's technical sales elements – The controls and system design and the product technical design, supporting suppliers, staff and customers with technical information, analysing faults, producing solutions and managing customer’s expectations.

You will also have a sales role, selling our products and services to the people you meet.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designing imaginative bespoke internal and external lighting schemes for residential, commercial or historic buildings.
• Responsibility for the project management and delivery of lighting designs from concept to completion using the 7 Stages of Design and Supply.
• Work closely and professionally with the Design Team and for advice / input on elements of a project.
• Ensure design & scope meet customer expectations, produce informative quotes and present these to a client.
• Provide expert guidance on lighting technology and lighting effects.
• Understand the Products and able to specify those appropriate for a project dependant on the buildings and clients’ characteristics.
• Awareness of the impact of lead times and costs will affect a project.
• Provide a professional point of contact for architects, builders, electricians, designers, etc. To discuss designs, basic technical elements and options to resolve any design challenges arising.
• Maintain effective and accurate project files for each design undertaken.
• Assist in the development of the website, database and marketing material, including weekly posts to social media & Web blogs.
• Provide phone cover and other general office duties as required.
• Knowledge and understanding of key suppliers and products.
• Awareness and understanding of the importance on margins.
• Researching and specifying bespoke products.
• Producing on-brand graphic media and brand bibles.
• Creating 3D visualisations to present to customers.
• Visiting lighting shows to keep up to date with design innovations and ideas.
• Maintain good housekeeping within set guidelines.
• Health and Safety responsibilities to other co-workers to be adhered to.

Skills and Qualifications:

• A supportive team member
• Strong visualisation skills able to visualize a space from a drawing.
• Able to present design concepts to clients enabling them to fully understand the basis of recommendations made.
• A good communicator able to present lighting designs confidently and clearly.
• Effectively manage customer expectations.
• Effective problem solving skills.
• Good sales ability, promoting the company digitally, via teams and face to face.
• Project management skills.
• Innovative design skills.
• Understand technical lighting considerations.
• A good understanding of Interior Design Principles.
• Microsoft Office Package including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Bespoke internal software – ODOO
• Bluebeam (CAD)
• Adobe Suite Photoshop, etc
• Microsoft Teams

MB474: Lighting Designer
Location: Shipston on Stour
Salary: £25,000 - £45,000 DOE
Working Hours: 9 til 5 Monday to Friday but flexibility is required due to the nature of the role