LIGHTING DESIGN & SPECIFICATION MANAGER

Salary Range $75000.00 – $85000.00 Salary

Looking to start an exciting new career? City Electric Supply (CES) offers excellent career opportunities for people who are friendly, motivated, and passionate about providing incredible customer service. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, profit sharing, paid time off, and internal growth opportunities.

About City Electric Supply

CES is a family-owned electrical wholesaler with the benefits of a worldwide service network and the personal service of a neighborhood store. Our “customer service first” core value has allowed us to grow continually for over 65 years while keeping our founding principle of empowering people to make local business decisions. CES now employs more than 7,400 people at over 1,000 branches worldwide of which there are over 500 branches across North America. Our vision is to add 30-35 branches a year, while staying true to our Company values.

Summary

The Lighting Design & Specification Manager role at City Electric Supply offers an exciting opportunity to apply experience, creativity, and logic every day. This position leads the Concept & Design Studio, working closely with internal sales teams, end users, architects, interior designers, engineers, and manufacturers to deliver value-driven and innovative lighting solutions for both new and existing spaces across multiple vertical markets.

The ideal candidate excels at managing and adapting electrical and lighting solutions, bringing client visions to life while providing supervisory oversight and supporting team development.

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrate expertise with required design and Application programs.
• Train and oversee the photometrics team, as well as other teams within the Concept & Design portfolio.
• Collaborate with the sales team to support projects from concept through design deliverables, including specifications and analysis.
• Lead client presentations with end users, architects, engineers, and other preconstruction stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and industry partners to support potential, new, and existing accounts

Travel: Occasional travel to client sites, project locations, and industry events may be required (estimated 10–20%).

Core Competencies

Leadership & Team Management

• Ability to inspire, mentor, and develop team members within the Concept & Design Studio.
• Effective delegation and oversight of multiple projects simultaneously.
• Builds a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Technical Expertise & Problem-Solving

• Strong understanding of lighting systems, controls, and design principles.
• Proficiency in lighting design and analysis software (e.g., AGi32, Revit, Dialux).
• Ability to troubleshoot complex design challenges and propose innovative solutions.

Client & Stakeholder Focus

• Strong presentation skills for communicating concepts to clients, architects, and engineers.
• Ability to build and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Understands client needs and translates them into practical, value-driven lighting solutions.

Project Management & Execution

• Experience managing projects from concept to completion, ensuring timelines and budgets are met.
• Ability to coordinate across sales, engineering, and design teams to deliver high-quality results.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain consistency across multiple projects.

Strategic & Creative Thinking

• Demonstrate creativity in design while balancing technical, financial, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to anticipate trends and provide solutions aligned with industry’s best practices.
• Apply analytical thinking to assess risks, opportunities, and solutions.

Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels.
• Clear, concise, and professional written and verbal communication.
• Effectively facilitates discussions and aligns teams on project goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, Lighting Design, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in lighting design, specification, or related industry role.
• Strong knowledge of lighting systems, controls, and applications across multiple vertical markets.
• Proficiency in lighting design software (e.g., AGi32, Revit, AutoCAD, Dialux, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and oversee multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging clients and design professionals.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to deliver creative, value-driven solutions.
• Familiarity with current energy codes, standards, and sustainable lighting practices preferred.

Physical Demands

None

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement

City Electric Supply (CES) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics or other protected class status. In addition to the federal law requirements, CES complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. CES also makes reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with the ADA. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

City Electric Supply is a drug free workplace.

For further information about CES, visit our website at www.cityelectricsupply.com.

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