EXPERIENCED LIGHTING DESIGN SPECIALIST

Are you an experienced and creative lighting design professional with a passion for high quality, sustainable design? Join Max Fordham’s Light and Air group, a team that thrives on collaborative, integrated thinking to design beautiful, innovative and energy-efficient lighting systems.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Light and Air team, in either our Edinburgh or London office, working on some of the most prestigious projects in the UK and beyond. The work will typically comprise designing architectural lighting and daylight for projects in the arts and culture sector as well as in sports, workplaces and education, running lighting projects and supervising graduates. You would also be involved in job winning and marketing.

You will learn to think about buildings in an integrated way as part of a wider team, considering both natural and artificial light as well as understanding how to make our projects use less energy. Integrated thinking will enable you to solve problems other approaches might not even find. It’s an exciting and satisfying way to work.

MAX FORDHAM LIGHT + AIR

The Light + Air group was born of a desire to combine the ideas, elements, inventions and curiosities that we are continuously exploring in our projects. We are a small team of full-time inventors, researchers and scientists in the field of lighting, supported by a wider group of engineers and experts.

Our portfolio of recently completed lighting projects includes LSO St Lukes, the Centre for Humanities at Oxford University and the National Portrait Gallery, as well as New Magdalene Library in Cambridge, the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and the Musée d’art de Nantes.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal candidate would be very creative, skilled in using CAD and lighting analysis tools, with an ability to write about, illustrate and model proposals. With 5 or more years of experience in lighting design, preferably including cultural and high-profile buildings with leading architects, you would be confident to take a client and design team facing role on landmark projects.

If you have a relevant degree with a minimum grade of 2:2 or above, or equivalent, and you are curious about pushing the boundaries to make buildings more beautiful, work better and use less energy, then we would love to hear from you.

ABOUT MAX FORDHAM

Here, sustainability is not just a guiding fundament but an everyday practice, woven into the fabric of our projects and professional culture. You’ll play a vital role in delivering lighting schemes that advance both environmental responsibility and design quality, ensuring every project meaningfully contributes to the legacy of the built environment.

Max Fordham is an award-winning consultancy that is owned by the people who work here, and we are all committed to leading the industry in tackling the challenges posed by the climate and biodiversity crises.

We believe it is a shared responsibility to look after each other, care for our communities, and create a sustainable world. We pride ourselves on providing an open, inclusive and supportive environment for our employees and partners.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Excellent growth opportunities for your personal and career development in a knowledge driven environment
• Mentored support towards professional accreditation
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Interesting and technically challenging projects
• An inclusive culture and cooperative environment
• Opportunities for involvement in business-running activities
• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive pay and employee bonus
• Future opportunities for Partnership
• Other benefits include generous paid parental leave, sick pay, and treatment pay

SALARY

Competitive, dependent on experience

CLOSING DATE

16th February at 22:00 (GMT)

HOW TO APPLY

This position is available for an immediate start.

If you are interested in working with us, we are keen to hear from you. In addition to providing your CV, please apply with a conversational letter that tells us how your skills match the role criteria, and how and why you think lighting shapes our world. Please specify also the location preferred.

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Are you an experienced and creative lighting design professional with a passion for high quality, sustainable design? Join Max Fordham’s Light and Air group, a team that thrives on collaborative, integrated thinking to design beautiful, innovative and energy-efficient lighting systems.