Lighting Designer (May 2025 Start Date - New Graduate)

Are you Ready to Engineer Your Career? AtIMEG, one of the largest design consulting firms in the U.S., we strive to provide exciting and rewarding career opportunities to our team members.

We work hard and are passionate about what we do but also love to have fun along the way. We celebrate the ability to be a firm of over 2600 employees in the US and beyond who still provides a local office approach and feel to each of our employee-owners.

From opportunities to get involved and give back locally through our Community Involvement Committees to the ability to partner with exciting clients, we take our jobs seriously but have a great time in the process.

As a company, we believe in investing in our team members and providing an environment for expansive growth. We put people first.

We are proud to say we are a 100% employee-owned organization and take pride in our commitment to being a great place to work.

We support this commitment through work-life balance, flexibility, continuoustraining and development opportunities, andcommunity impact.

We reward innovation, hard work, and support a culture of sustainability.

IMEG is growing, and we'd love to have you join our team!We are currently seeking a Lighting Graduate - Designer 1 in our Greenwood Village office.

As a Lighting Graduate - Designer 1, you will be responsible for assisting senior lighting design staff with a wide variety of design and documentation tasks.

These may include assisting in luminaireselections, lighting layouts, calculating the illuminance targets, creating client presentations, and documenting the design selections in Revit or less frequently AutoCAD.

Other responsibilitiesmay include coordinating with other IMEG teams, architects and interiors designers, and lightingreps and manufacturers.

Principal Responsibilities

• Determining appropriate design standards and illuminance and uniformity targets based on IESrecommendations
• Assist in selecting appropriate luminaire options and specifying these in a luminaire schedule;Provide graphic support to the senior lighting design by creating visual presentations using powerpoint, Bluebeam, InDesign, photoshop, AGI32, or other methods to illustrate design concepts forclient meet
• Assist in creating luminaire layouts and or perform illuminance calculations using AGI32software
• Draft lighting layouts including basic control sensors as well as drafting lighting controlsequence of operations and zone schedules in Revit or more rarely in AutoCAD
• Coordinate with electrical engineering teams on circuiting, emergency lighting, and energy codedocumentation (ComCheck) as well as other engineering teams
• Coordinate with Luminaire and controls representatives for product information andpricing
• Correspond and coordinate with interior designers and architects as needed throughout theproject
• Be an active member and actively contribute to the local section of the illuminating engineeringsociety
• Attend project job site visits to review existing conditions or luminaire / controlsinstallations
• Assist in creating and attending luminaire mockups either in office or at a project jobsite

Required Skills / Abilities

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and concepts involved in the production of technicalplans and specifications
• Knowledge of industry standard engineering software; Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, BlueBeam, and AG132 Lighting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new challenges
• Basic knowledge in the use of BIM software
• Ability to clearly communicate in both oral and written communication to individuals orgroups
• Proficient with MS Office Suite including but not limited to Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to travel up to 5% with occasional overnight stays

Education and Exp rience

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Architectural Engineering, orTheatrical Lighting Design, Interior Design or equivalent required
• Prior internship experience in the building design consulting industry preferred
• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) certification preferred
• This position is not eligible for sponsorship

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, walk, stand, talk, see, hear, and lift objects up to 25pounds
• Occasionally required to drive, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, reach with hands or arms, and graspor pull
• Will have limited exposure to outside weather conditions and loud noises

Salary Range : $78,000-$80,000. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay will be based on several factors including experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant.

Other rewards may include annual bonuses and stock ownership options. In addition, IMEG Corp. provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

This information is being provided in compliance with local laws.

IMEG Corp., an employee-owned corporation, is committed to investing in employees' futures through professional development programs and opportunities for career advancement.

We offer a comprehensive benefits