Lighting Designer

Job description / Role

• Develop lighting designs for architectural, commercial, and residential projects, ensuring both aesthetic appeal and technical compliance.
• Create detailed lighting layouts, calculations, and simulations using DIALux, RELUX, and AutoCAD.
• Collaborate with architects, interior designers, and electrical engineers to integrate lighting solutions into broader design schemes.
• Prepare technical documentation including lighting specifications, BOQs, and compliance reports.
• Conduct site visits to assess lighting conditions and ensure proper implementation of design.
• Stay updated with lighting technologies, sustainability standards, and regional regulations.

• 2–3 years of professional experience in lighting design or electrical consultancy.
• Proficiency in DIALux, RELUX, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong understanding of lighting principles, photometric analysis, and energy-efficient design.
• Familiarity with international lighting standards (e.g., CIBSE, IESNA, LEED).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Degree in Lighting Design, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, or related field.

Preferred Skills:
• Experience with Revit, SketchUp, or AGi32.
• Knowledge of lighting control systems and smart technologies.
• Portfolio showcasing completed lighting projects.

About the Company

Afaq Al Khaleej Engineering Resources LLC was established in 1996 in Abu Dhabi, with offices now spread across UAE. Also falling under AFAQ’s umbrella are fully owned companies in the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and India

Over a period of more than 2 decades, we have gained respectable recognition as a “ONE STOP” provider of products and services to power utilities around the UAE and beyond. This is complemented by our successful prequalification with a majority of Power, Water, Oil and Gas, Telecom Utilities and Ministries, Government and Semi-Government Autonomous Authorities that have endorsed us as a quality provider of resources and services in the industry. This success is further strengthened with the support of our global supply chain partners and manufacturers.