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Principal Engineer - Lighting

WSP.com

Office

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Full Time

This role is for Principal Lighting Designer (12-15 years). The principal accountabilities for the role include.

To contribute to Lighting design for:

  • Highways including motorways, transport, infrastructure, city beautification and residential areas
  • Industrial facilities, Decorative lighting projects, Sports facilities, Car parks, Amenity areas
  • Site surveys/desktop study including:
  1. To determine the existing infrastructure pre-design
  2. Lighting assessments for environmental impact and obtrusive lighting assessments;
  • Production of Environmental Lighting Impact Assessments reports;
  • Business Development including attendance at CPD events, exhibitions and seminars;
  • Involvement in the production and updating of client policies and procedures;
  • Liaison with clients.
  • Provide lighting design and Ensure that all designs and drawings are checked to the required standards and quality.
  • Ensure clear understanding of project scope and deliverables to be produced. Ensure projects are completed on time and meet prescribed project deadlines as assigned.
  • Provide regular work status updates, including project progress, risks, Issues, concerns, or changes to the line manager/project manager. Responds to/tracks LM complaints/concerns.
  • Attend and contribute in team and project meetings as required. Contribute in team building and maintaining the positive team morale. Maintain focus and integrity towards the delivery of CRC's strategy. Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with company policies.
  • Work in coordination with all other design team member. Coordinate with and direct CAD Technicians concerning requirements and timelines. Manage multiple projects in clear concise/coordinated manner.
  • Train and supervise any graduate or engineer working on your project. Complete detailed design and check the work of subordinate or peer. Ensure weekly submission of timesheets (your and team member working on your project).
  • Support the companies approach to sustainability.

Key Competencies / Skills:

Mandatory Skills

  • Experience in a consulting firm about 12 to 15 years, delivering designs of dry utilities including Street Light design and calculations, MV/LV/HV design and calculations, duct network design and electrical design calculations.
  • Good computer skills including a working knowledge of proprietary lighting, signing and electrical design programmes such as Lighting Reality, Dialux, AutoCAD, Amtech.
  • Experience in lighting design to the relevant British and EU Standards
  • Experience in consultancy or development background with a bias on private sector work. Ability to seek clarity of instructions, check own work before submitting for approval, agree and meet timescales for items of work.
  • Completion or part completion of the ILP’s Lighting Exterior Lighting Diploma or equivalent
  • Understanding of relevant standards and legislation including Health & Safety
  • Sound knowledge of British standards and manuals.
  • Awareness of UK local authority specifications.
  • Experience in coordinating with multi offices and multidiscipline projects.
  • Meet appropriate service/design decisions.
  • Inform more senior staff and peers of important and relevant service/design decisions, assert that the objectives of the company and the client are being achieved.
  • Coordinating his/her work with other members of the project team.
  • Work competently with minimal supervision.
  • Prepare and assist technical and financial schedules for new work.
  • Assist managing the workload of Project Discipline Engineers and Technicians (including verification of quality).
  • Prepare and take responsibility for concept and preliminary engineering solutions for detail design. 
  • Computer literate, with experience of appropriate modelling software or equivalent Excel spreadsheet calculations.
  • Good English communication skills are essential.
  • The candidate must have a valid passport and be prepared to be seconded for up to 3 months in the UK as projects dictate. The home base for the candidate will be Noida/Bangalore.
  • Key competencies expected are :
  • Collaboration & Teamwork
  • Technical Capability & Delivery
  • Adaptability & Learning

Desired Skills

  • Experience of undertaking lighting impact assessments and traffic sign design would also be ideal.
  • Membership of the Institution of Lighting Professionals (preferably AMILP / MILP or working towards these qualifications)
  • Preference will be given to candidates with experience in complementary infrastructure fields such as roads and highways, dry utilities network, telecom networks, LV electrical networks.
  • Previous project experience in any UK lead office, including coordinating with local government agencies for design approvals (NOCs), will also be preferred.
  • At least BEng (Electrical Engineering /Electronics Engineering / Electronics and Telecom Engineering) with 12 to 15 years of experience.

Bgv:

  • Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.
  • Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner”.

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Principal Engineer - Lighting

Office

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Full Time

October 10, 2025

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