Graduate Lighting Designer - Exterior Lighting & Electrical

Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

AECOM Lighting Design provides independent lighting design and consultancy services across a broad range of projects in the UK and internationally. We are seeking a motivated graduate to join our team, with a particular interest in exterior lighting, street lighting and associated electrical design.

Your Role

You will work alongside experienced Lighting/Electrical Designers and Engineers on projects ranging from public realm and landscape schemes to highways, transport and major infrastructure. The role combines creative lighting design with technical engineering, developing schemes from early concept and feasibility through detailed design, construction and commissioning.

You do not need to arrive with specialist lighting experience. We are looking for someone with a strong technical foundation, an interest in light and the built environment, and an enthusiasm to learn. Training, mentoring and guidance will be provided throughout your development.

The role would particularly suit a graduate from an Electrical or Building Services Engineering background who is interested in developing a career specialising in exterior lighting design.

Key Responsibilities

As part of AECOM's Lighting Design team, you will help:

• Develop lighting/electrical strategies and concept designs.
• Undertake lighting/Electrical calculations and technical assessments.
• Produce 2D/3D models, drawings, details and schedules.
• Support electrical calculations, cable sizing and distribution design.
• Develop electrical schematics and lighting control strategies.
• Prepare specifications and technical reports.
• Coordinate lighting and electrical designs with other disciplines.

What You’ll Learn

You will gain experience in:

• Designing lighting for public realm, highways, transport, landscape and infrastructure projects.
• Using specialist lighting/electrical calculation and modelling software.
• Developing electrical designs for exterior lighting installations, including distribution, protection, cable sizing and controls.
• Producing coordinated CAD/BIM drawings and technical design information.
• Applying relevant standards, guidance and client requirements to lighting and electrical design.
• Supporting projects through detailed design, construction and commissioning.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are pursuing or have a degree in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering or another relevant engineering or design discipline.
• Have a strong interest in lighting and the built environment.
• Possess good technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Are eager to learn lighting, electrical design and modelling software.
• Have an interest in developing CAD and BIM skills.
• Can communicate technical information clearly and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Are proactive about their own learning and professional development.
• Previous experience with lighting or electrical design, DIALux evo, AGi32, Lighting Reality, AutoCAD, Revit or similar software is advantageous but not required.

Additional Information

• Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected for an advanced offer start.     
• Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades. 
• If you have a portfolio, university project, dissertation or other work demonstrating your interest in lighting, electrical engineering or the built environment, please include this as part of your application.
• You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. 

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.