Stantec — a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with approximately 22,000 employees across 400+ locations on six continents — is seeking an accomplished Lighting Designer for its Dubai team. This senior role delivers architectural, interior, landscape, and façade lighting design across prestigious projects in hospitality, cultural, retail, and mixed-use sectors — requiring a minimum of 8–12 years of dedicated lighting design experience, at least 5 years on Middle East or Gulf projects, and advanced proficiency in AGi32, DIALux Evo, DALI-2, KNX, and international lighting standards including CIBSE, IES, LEED, and Estidama.
About Stantec — Community by Design
Scale: 22,000+ employees, 400+ locations across six continents — designing with community in mind since inception
Mission: Architecture, engineering, and consulting from concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning — making lasting connections
Portfolio: Hospitality, cultural, retail, residential, public realm, and mixed-use — the full spectrum of Dubai’s most ambitious built environment projects
Certification Advantage: IALD Member/Associate, ALD, or LC (NCQLP) designation preferred — supporting career development in a globally respected consultancy
Why This Lighting Designer Role Stands Out
Full-Spectrum Lighting Scope: Architectural, interior, landscape, exterior, façade, media façade, sports, and sustainability-integrated lighting design — all within a single senior position
Luxury & Premium Sector: Hospitality, cultural, retail, and high-end residential — the most creatively demanding and highest-specification lighting projects in Dubai
Sustainability Leadership: LEED, Estidama, and WELL certification integration — daylight harvesting, circadian lighting, and energy use intensity calculations
Controls Expertise: DALI-2, DMX/RDM, KNX, Casambi, Helvar, Lutron, and Crestron — the full range of advanced architectural lighting control systems
Position Overview
This Lighting Designer at Stantec Dubai leads and delivers lighting design concepts from early schematic stage through construction documentation and site completion — across architectural, interior, landscape, exterior, and façade lighting disciplines. Responsibilities span photometric design using AGi32 and DIALux Evo, DALI-2/DMX/KNX/Casambi controls design integrated with BMS, luminaire specification, façade and landscape lighting strategies, sustainability certification support, client engagement and presentations, multi-discipline coordination, project delivery management, and mentoring of junior lighting designers — operating as the primary lighting consultant point of contact for clients, architects, and contractors throughout the project lifecycle.
Why This Role Matters: As Senior Lighting Designer at Stantec in Dubai, you give physical form to light — designing the illuminated environments that shape how people experience some of the UAE’s most prestigious hospitality, cultural, retail, and residential spaces. From AGi32 photometric calculations and DIALux renders that validate design intent, through DALI-2 controls schemes that integrate lighting intelligence into smart building platforms, to façade lighting strategies that define how iconic Dubai buildings are seen after dark — your work becomes part of the city’s built legacy in one of the world’s most visually ambitious architectural environments.
Key Responsibilities
Architectural & Interior Lighting Design
- Develop and lead lighting design concepts from early schematic stage through construction documentation and site completion across hospitality, cultural, retail, and mixed-use projects
- Prepare detailed photometric calculations, lighting layouts, luminaire schedules, dimming control schematics, and specifications using AGi32, DIALux Evo, or Relux
- Design DALI-2, DMX/RDM, Casambi, and KNX lighting control systems integrated with BMS and smart building platforms
- Select and specify architectural luminaires, custom fittings, and decorative light art pieces in close collaboration with interior designers and architects
- Prepare lighting mood boards, rendered visualisations, and design narratives for client presentations and design development approvals
- Coordinate with structural, MEP, and joinery contractors on recessed, integrated, and concealed lighting details
Landscape, Façade & Exterior Lighting
- Design exterior lighting schemes for public realms, podium landscapes, water features, hardscape, softscape, and building façades
- Develop façade lighting strategies including architectural wash lighting, gobo projection, dynamic colour schemes, and media façade integration
- Coordinate with civil, landscape, and irrigation teams on underground cable routes, IP-rated fixture details, and maintenance access requirements
- Specify and design sports lighting layouts for multi-purpose outdoor courts, playing fields, and recreation facilities
- Ensure all outdoor lighting complies with light pollution, sky glow, and obtrusive light guidelines as applicable
Standards, Sustainability & Certification
- Ensure designs comply with CIBSE SLL Lighting Guides, IES Recommended Practices, ASHRAE 90.1 lighting power density limits, and local authority requirements — DCD, DDA, QCD
- Integrate daylighting strategies — daylight harvesting, occupancy controls, circadian lighting — to support LEED, Estidama, and WELL certification targets
- Calculate lighting energy use intensity (LUI) and produce IDA/IESNA compliant obtrusive lighting reports where required
Client Delivery, Business Development & Mentoring
- Act as the primary lighting consultant point of contact for clients, architects, and contractors throughout the project lifecycle
- Manage lighting design deliverables to programme and budget — coordinating with multi-discipline project teams
- Support business development through technical proposals, client presentations, and attendance at project interviews
- Mentor junior lighting designers and contribute to practice quality standards and luminaire library development
Qualifications & Requirements
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or Interior Design with a strong technical lighting component
- Minimum 8–12 years of dedicated lighting design experience — with at least 5 years on projects in the Middle East or Gulf region
- Portfolio demonstrating completed projects across hospitality, cultural, retail, or mixed-use sectors at senior design level
- Advanced proficiency in AGi32, DIALux Evo, or Relux for lighting calculations
- Advanced AutoCAD proficiency; working knowledge of Revit MEP lighting families
- Experience with DALI-2, DMX/RDM, KNX, Casambi, Helvar, Lutron, or Crestron lighting control systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Accredited Lighting Designer (ALD), IALD Member or Associate, or LC (Lighting Certified — NCQLP) designation
- Experience with luxury hospitality or high-end residential projects — a strong advantage
- Visualisation skills in Relux, DIALux rendering, Enscape, or Lumion for design communication
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency — advantageous for client-facing presentation materials
About Stantec — Redefine Your Personal Best
Stantec is one of the world’s most respected engineering, architecture, and design consultancies — with approximately 22,000 employees working in over 400 locations across six continents. From initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning, Stantec’s community of architects, engineers, and consultants brings projects to life with creativity, determination, and a drive to do the extraordinary. In Dubai, Stantec’s lighting design team delivers some of the city’s most technically rigorous and creatively ambitious architectural, landscape, and façade lighting projects — working across hospitality, cultural, retail, and mixed-use sectors for clients who demand excellence at every stage.
Career Excellence: Design the light that defines Dubai’s most prestigious architectural environments — joining Stantec’s global team for a senior lighting career built on craft, technology, and sustainability.
Who Should Apply?
- Senior Architectural Lighting Designers: With 8–12 years of lighting design experience — including 5+ years delivering prestigious projects across the UAE or Gulf region
- AGi32 & DIALux Evo Specialists: With advanced photometric calculation, lighting layout, and specification skills applied to large-scale commercial and hospitality projects
- DALI-2 & Architectural Controls Engineers: Experienced designing KNX, DMX, Casambi, Lutron, and Crestron lighting control systems integrated with BMS platforms
- Façade & Landscape Lighting Designers: With dynamic colour, media façade, wash lighting, and outdoor compliance experience for UAE public realm and building projects
- IALD / ALD / LC-Certified Lighting Professionals: With LEED, Estidama, or WELL lighting certification experience — ready to lead sustainability-integrated lighting design at Stantec
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