Graduate Lighting Consultant

You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future.

Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The Opportunity

• Develop concepts and strategies for lighting projects, with senior team members
• Perform lighting calculations for electric light and/or daylight applications
• Develop visual materials to represent lighting designs such as renderings, sketches, and diagrams
• Collaborate toward design ideas through testing and evaluation using visual and calculation tools, and product and manufacturer investigation

Is this role right for you?

• Completed a Bachelor or Master's Degreein Lighting Design, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Interior Design, Building Systems, Theatre designor similar lighting-related field
• Core interest in the lighting design industry with an emphasis on architectural lighting design, day lighting, or architectural application of theatre lighting design
• Understanding of lighting fundamentals including photometric quantities, calculation techniques, and light source types
• Ability to model in 3D via Rhino, Revit orsimilar
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, MS word, Excel, and AGI 32 (or Dialux or similar lighting software).
• Capability to explain spatial design in a conversational manner and with visual context
• Coursework in Architectural or Lighting Systems Design and/or Building Systems Design

• Internship experience in a consulting firm with emphasis on lighting design
• Academic research with lighting focus
• Membership in IES and Student IALD
• Experience with Radiance or similar day lighting calculation platforms
• Experience in technical writingil>
• Exposure to programming such as, but not limited tolinux shells, Python, C, PHP, etc.
• The ability to prioritize effectively, balance assigned work, and exceptional organization skills
• Skilled in hand sketching, graphic design, or similar visual design capabilities
• Portfolio or work sample included in application

To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must include a copy of your cv/resume and meet the following criteria:

• Candidate must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes;

• Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
• Innovative minds:
  We’re looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Growth seekers:
  You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
• Adaptable adventurers:
  You’re ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact…