[Remote] Lighting Design Consultant

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NV5 is a leading provider of compliance, technology, and engineering consulting solutions, helping clients shape the built environment through innovative, high‑performance designs. They are seeking a Lighting Design Consultant to support the planning and design of various facilities and contribute to multiple concurrent projects, ensuring high-quality work and client communication.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the project design team, bringing a creative, collaborative, evidence-based approach to lighting design
• Collaborate with architectural team members and clients
• Perform client interviews and draft a Lighting Basis of Design
• Develop high-quality lighting design reports, drawings, details, illuminance models, cost analyses, and specification documents
• Analyze lighting solutions using computer modeling software
• Review and approve submittals and shop drawings
• Perform on-site lighting measurements and controls testing
• Perform on-site inspections to review the implementation of a project’s Lighting Design solutions
• Coordinate with the firm Principals and marketing staff with business development activities, including sales meetings, short-list interviews and proposals
• Attend project meetings, site visits, virtual conferences, and perform onsite observations and testing
• Assist with business development activities as requested
• Ensure that all work is completed on-time, on-budget, and consistently within NV5’s high standards of quality
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Skills

• A minimum of 6 years' experience as a consultant in lighting design
• Bachelor's degree in architectural lighting design, stage lighting design, or electrical engineering including relevant classes or a degree concentration in lighting design is required
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated values of integrity, responsibility, and accountability
• Works equally well as an individual contributor or team member
• Maintains a professional and positive attitude in a fast paced and occasionally high-pressure environment
• Expertise in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel & Outlook
• Experience with AGi32, AutoCAD, BlueBeam, and Illuminating Engineering Society Lighting Library Reference Standards
• Experience with Lighting Codes, including CA Title 24, ASHRAE 90.1, and IECC
• Experience in business development for professional services, with a focus on Lighting, is a plus
• Lighting Certification (LC) and Certified Lighting Controls Professional (CLCP) certifications are not required but highly desirable
• Expertise in a broad range of Lighting Design disciplines, including interior architectural lighting design, stage lighting design, lighting for the video camera, exterior and site lighting design
• Experience with ElumeTools desirable but not required
• Experience with Revit / BIM desirable but not required

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Life insurance
• PTO
• 401(k)
• Professional development/advancement opportunities

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