Assistant Engineer - Lighting

JOB REQUISITES

Role Summary

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual who can work both as part of a team and individually who will be able to support with the delivery of the lighting and electrical elements of a range of Transport & Infrastructure projects, including but not limited to residential areas, car parks and motorway installations (Strategic Road Network).

This role is for an Assistant Lighting Design Engineer, preferably with a minimum of 2 years of experience as Lighting Designer in a highways lighting environment. Key requirements for this role include;

• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Technical Capability & Delivery
• Adaptability & Learning

You will be joining a growing, multi-disciplinary, energetic team that is highly regarded within the industry and you will join a global network of lighting specialists.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to desktop studies & assist with lighting assessments reports.

1. To determine the existing infrastructure during the pre-design stage
2. Environmental Impact Lighting assessments

• Provide high quality lighting designs ensuring that all design calculations and drawings are completed to the required standards and quality.
• To contribute to the production of lighting technical specification.
• Ensure a clear understanding of project scope and the deliverables to be produced.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and meet prescribed project deadlines.
• Provide regular work status updates, including project progress, risks, issues, concerns, or changes to the Senior Engineer/Project Manager.
• Responds to/track identified design checks and challenges.
• Attend and contribute to team and project meetings as required.
• Maintain focus and integrity towards the delivery of CRC's strategy.
• Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with company policies.
• Work in coordination with all other design team members.
• Coordinate with and direct CAD Technicians concerning technical, quality requirements and delivery timelines.
• Support the companies approach to sustainability.
• Undertake Learning and Development including attendance at CPD events, exhibitions and seminars.

Key Competencies / Skills:

Mandatory skills

• Good computer skills including a working knowledge of proprietary software such as Lighting Reality and Dialux.
• Experience in lighting design to the relevant British and EU Standards, manuals and Guidance Notes.
• Experience in consultancy or development background with a bias on private sector work. Ability to seek clarity of instructions, check own work before submitting for approval, agree and meet timescales for items of work.

• Understanding of relevant standards and legislation including Health & Safety
• Experience in coordinating with multi-offices and multi-discipline projects.
• Meet appropriate service/design decisions.
• Inform more senior staff and peers of important and relevant service/design decisions, assert that the objectives of the company and the client are being achieved.
• Coordinating your work with other members of the project team.
• Prepare and take responsibility for concept and preliminary engineering solutions in advance of detailed design. 
• Good English communication skills are essential.

Desired skills

• Experience in Autocad, Civil 3D, Bentley MicroStation cad and visualisation
• Experience of undertaking lighting impact assessments and traffic sign electrical network design would also be ideal.
• Membership of the Institution of Lighting Professionals or Institute of Electrical and Technology (preferably AMILP / MILP or working towards these memberships)
• Experience in complementary infrastructure fields such as roads and highways, LV electrical networks.
• Previous project experience in any UK lead office, including coordinating with local government agencies for design approvals will also be preferred.
• Awareness of UK local authority specifications
• Completion or part completion of the ILP’s Lighting Exterior Lighting Diploma or equivalent

Qualifications

At least BEng (Electrical Engineering /Electronics Engineering / Electronics and Telecom Engineering).