Senior Lighting Designer

SENIOR LIGHTING DESIGNER

Foundry, Dubai studio

Foundry is looking for a Senior Lighting Designer to join our Dubai studio.

We are lighting design consultants with studios in London and Dubai, delivering award-winning schemes for clients across the globe for more than a decade. Our work spans hospitality, residential, workplace, retail, and masterplanning.

THE ROLE

You will lead the design and delivery of lighting projects from concept through to completion, across a range of sectors and stages.

You will be the day-to-day point of contact for clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.

You will be accountable for the quality, accuracy, and coordination of project deliverables, and for delivery in line with the agreed scope, programme, and fee.

Work closely with the senior team, and lead project teams, supporting the development of Designers and Junior Designers.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead projects from concept through to completion

• Develop concepts that answer the architectural and interior vision alongside the technical, operational, and commercial requirements

• Manage programme, deliverables, and resource against the agreed fee, raising risk early

• Run project meetings, workshops, site visits, mock-ups, and commissioning

• Produce and oversee layouts, specifications, schedules, calculations, reports, and presentation material

• Coordinate lighting information with architects, interior designers, MEP consultants, contractors, and suppliers

• Review the work of Designers and Junior Designers, and support their development

• Follow and promote our QA and QC procedures

• Contribute to client relationships, and the growth of the studio

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Five or more years in lighting consultancy, with projects delivered to site

• Command of the technical: standards, guidelines, and current lighting technology

• A record of managing scope, programme, and resource to an agreed fee

• Revit and BIM fluency, alongside AutoCAD, Dialux, Photoshop, InDesign, and Microsoft Office

• Experience reviewing others' information and developing less experienced designers

• CPD and active engagement with the industry and with manufacturers

• GCC project & delivery experience

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive package, set against experience

• Support and investment in career progression

• Structured training, CPD, and knowledge sharing

• International project exposure and travel

• A collaborative studio culture

Apply through LinkedIn, or send your CV and portfolio to [email protected].