Lighting Team Leader

at  Arup

JOINING ARUP

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
The Melbourne office requires a leader to take over the direction and vision of an established, creative focused lighting team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working across a broad spectrum of projects in various business sectors; not just pure lighting design, but research, content and digital media. We work with market leading clients, architects, interior designers and artists to deliver stimulating people focused experiences within the built environment.
As well as design thinking and a demonstrated portfolio of lighting experience, the particular skills we are seeking are around leadership, delivery and people/project management. The role will include the design and management of projects with support from the experienced local and regional teams. The candidate will be required to have experience in all parts of the design process, from research/concepts, through to commissioning and site work. They will also need demonstrated experience in business acumen, proposal writing and negotiation..

• Recognised relevant tertiary qualifications in lighting design, architecture/interior design, industrial design or similar area;
• Skilled in visual communicate including hand sketching and software packages & graphical communications software (Photoshop, InDesign)
• Demonstratable ability to guide and inspire teams to achieve shared goals, leveraging diverse strengths and fostering a cooperative environment.
• Experience in technical lighting calculations (i.e. Dialux, Dialux Evo AGI32)
• Membership of relevant professional institutions/professional peer bodies or significant credit towards eligibility for membership;