Explore Senior Lighting Designer roles across the UK. Lead creative lighting projects, mentor junior designers, and deliver beautifully balanced schemes that elevate architectural and interior spaces.
Senior Lighting Designers bring creative leadership and deep technical understanding to complex lighting projects. They develop design concepts, oversee documentation, and ensure the lighting enhances the architecture, interiors, and overall user experience. Acting as the main point of contact for clients, consultants, and suppliers, they guide projects from concept through to completion.
Typically requiring 7–15+ years of professional experience, Senior Lighting Designers combine design sensitivity with practical know-how — from specifying luminaires and control systems to coordinating with design teams and contractors. These roles are prominent across high-end residential, hospitality, cultural, commercial, and public realm sectors, often within leading studios or specialist lighting consultancies.
Who we are
Meet the team at HAUS Careers. An Architecture and Design recruitment agency in London, we are a team of ex-industry professionals with varied backgrounds and specialist knowledge in a multiplicity of sectors. At HAUS we love design and have a passion for great Architecture.
Our varied backgrounds and relevant experience allow for a deeper understanding of our industry. Our expert knowledge of Architecture, BIM, Landscape, Interior Design, Urban Design and Creative Support allows us to identify talented professionals and the best practices.
We work with London’s best practices and ensure our candidates are always placed in the right environment. We have a great relationship with both our clients and candidates for this exact reason. We are always looking for the most talented designers and professionals to ensure our industry’s future continues to grow.
How wE are different
At HAUS we understand from experience that recruitment is more than just matching someone’s skillset to a job description.
We are always looking to launch professionals next step in the industry. That’s why we get to know our candidates. We welcome the opportunity to meet over a coffee, tea or beer (or all of the above) so we can get a stronger understanding of their career aspirations and match their specialist skills and experience to the right role.
Using Design to save lives
If you know someone who you think would be suitable for one of our positions, then please do not hesitate to send your name, and the contact details for the person you are referring, to hello@hauscareers.com
If the person you refer is successfully placed, and they pass a three-month probationary period, you’ll receive £150, and we will also donate £150 to a charity of your choice.
There is no limit to the number of referrals you can make either.
Refer a friend and get a £300 referral fee when we get them a job.