The Opportunity:
Step into a high-impact role where your lighting design expertise helps shape spaces, win new work, and strengthen client relationships. As Glumac's next Senior Lighting Designer in San Francisco, California, you'll bring creativity, technical depth, and business development instinct to projects that matter—while helping grow our presence in the market and mentor the next generation of designers.
Position Summary:
We're looking for an experienced architectural lighting leader who can balance design excellence with client-facing collaboration and project execution. In this role, you'll lead lighting design efforts from concept through technical review, support business development, and partner closely with internal teams and clients to deliver thoughtful, compelling solutions. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to make a visible impact.
Essential Job Functions:
The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:
· � � � � Lead architectural lighting design efforts across a range of project types
· � � � � Develop creative, technically sound lighting concepts and design solutions
· � � � � Present ideas to clients and support strong, trusted client relationships
· � � � � Contribute to business development and help identify new project opportunities
· � � � � Perform technical reviews to ensure quality, accuracy, and design integrity
· � � � � Mentor and support designers through feedback, collaboration, and guidance
· � � � � Coordinate effectively with project teams to support successful delivery
· � � � � Use Revit and AGi32 to support design development and documentation
Required Qualifications:
· � � � � 10+ years of experience in architectural lighting design
· � � � � Demonstrated experience in a client-facing role
· � � � � Strong technical knowledge and ability to perform detailed design reviews
· � � � � Experience supporting business development or bringing in new work
· � � � � Proficiency with Revit and AGi32
· � � � � Experience managing presentations, clients, and project expectations
· � � � � Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications:
· � � � � Background as a lighting design leader or senior contributor on complex projects
· � � � � Experience mentoring junior designers and shaping team development
· � � � � Proven success generating new business or contributing to sales goals
· � � � � Strong portfolio of architectural lighting design work
· � � � � Project management experience in a consulting or design environment
Work Environment and Location:
This position offers a hybrid work environment, with a requirement of two in-office days per week in our San Francisco, California office. � All candidates must be located in and eligible to work in the U.S.
Compensation:
Salary Range: $120,000 - $135,000 (depending on experience)
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the compensation scale for this role. Actual salaries will be determined based on location, experience, responsibilities, and qualifications. This salary range is just one component of Glumac's total compensation package, which includes benefits, professional development opportunities, and additional incentives.
Glumac's Lighting Studio:
The Glumac Lighting Studio collaborates across all Glumac offices on projects, working with many different clients and design styles providing electrical lighting and daylighting designs to clients at all levels of project participation from design assist to full project design-bid-build involvement. Lighting Designers come from lighting design and architectural backgrounds meaning our projects not only fit the quantitative needs of projects but fit the qualitative and aesthetic design goals. �
Sustainable design is at the forefront of all of our lighting design projects. � The Glumac Lighting Design Studio takes a broad approach to building performance encompassing occupant experience and resource efficiency. � We create aesthetically pleasing, cost-effective, and practical solutions that fit within the defined budget. � We prioritize the use of energy-efficient technologies and applications while scrutinizing emerging technologies before recommending them. �
Glumac lighting designers are members of the IESNA, IALD, are LEED AP's, and Lighting Certified (LC) by the National Council on Qualifications for Lighting Professionals. � We offer expertise in lighting design and in-depth coordination with other disciplines. � Along the way, our designers can provide expressive conceptual sketches and renderings as well as detailed computer models developing the necessary pieces of the design. � Lighting designers also coordinate mock-ups, on-site aiming, and controls programming. � We look for genuinely passionate people that can thrive in a collaborative environment, care deeply about sustainability, and are not afraid of bringing new engineering innovations to building projects.[GB1]
Why Glumac, a Tetra Tech Company:
Glumac has been a leader in the sustainable building design industry for over 50 years. � In 2017 we joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organization.
At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world's most complex challenges. � Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. � For nearly 60 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. � Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. � Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.
Your Impact:
Join Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, to make a real difference. � Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.
Life at Glumac, a Tetra Tech Company:
The perks of working at Glumac, a Tetra Tech company, include:
· � � � � Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
· � � � � Merit-based financial rewards.
· � � � � Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
· � � � � Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
· � � � � Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. Our 25,000 employees work together to provide clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. � All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital or familial status, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
We invite applications from all interested parties.
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