Ramboll
(Senior) Exterior Lighting Engineer
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Senior Exterior Lighting Engineer – Southampton, UK (or UK-wide)
Role Overview
Are you eager to elevate your lighting expertise and take on a more challenging role within a dynamic and growing specialist team? Looking for your next step into a senior position? Keen to work on varied and interesting projects across a wide sector of schemes – from ports, highways, to infrastructure and aviation?
If you’re excited by this opportunity or curious to explore this career path, this role as a [Senior] Exterior Lighting Engineer could be the perfect next step for you. Join our team to help advance sustainable change.
About the Role
As the [Senior] Exterior Lighting Engineer, you will:
- Expand your expertise in externally-focused lighting designs, working across diverse projects such as ports, highways, urban areas, and landscapes.
- Contribute to exterior lighting aspects for our specialist teams, including marine projects, environmental and health, MEP designs, buildings, structures, and infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Producing lighting and electrical designs from concept to construction in a multi-discipline environment
- Preparing technical reports, specifications, design input statements, and lighting environmental impact assessments
- Supporting and mentoring junior engineers to foster a culture of continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence
- Engaging with external stakeholders and building collaborative relationships
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Requirements
To excel in this role, you will:
- Have (or be working towards) IEng/CEng status, with relevant experience in external lighting design.
- Hold associate or full membership of a recognised lighting organisation, such as the Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) or the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL).
- Successfully complete an ILP Exterior Lighting Diploma, LET Lighting Diploma, or equivalent (preferred but not essential).
- Be proficient in the use of:
- Lighting Reality software.
- Trimble Pro Design (preferred but not essential).
- Have experience working independently and supervising others effectively.
- Be familiar with National Highways and local authority lighting designs, along with Design & Build Contracts.
- Be well versed in the IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671).
What We Can Offer
- Commitment to your development, including career progression support.
- A flexible work environment, supporting modern ways of working.
- 27 days annual leave plus all bank holidays for rest and recover.
- Matched pension contributions up to a set percentage, including supporting your financial future.
- Private medical cover and life assurance for peace of mind.
- A fulfilling role working at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll, UK & Ireland.
About Ramboll in the UK & Ireland
Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company rooted in Danish values, with a clear vision of how responsible business should operate—striving for transparency, innovation, and sustainable impact.
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In the UK & Ireland, we are a top ten engineering and sustainability consultancy, with over 1,500 employees across 16 offices, committed to sustainable change.
Why Ramboll?
✔ Innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. ✔ Featured in the Sunday Times 2024 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list. ✔ A foundation-owned people company dedicated to positive, long-term impact.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At Ramboll, equality, diversity, and inclusion are foundational to everything we do. We believe diverse perspectives are essential to creative, sustainable solutions, and we actively support an inclusive environment where every employee can thrive and excel.
We recognise the importance of balancing work and life and provide flexible arrangements to support overall wellbeing.
To ensure our application process is fully accessible, we are a Disability Confident Member, committed to making reasonable adjustments:
If you require any modifications to our application process to improve accessibility, please email us at [email protected] and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Ready to join us and make an impact? Send an up-to-date CV with your application.
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