Lighting Controls Designer

Overview

Designs, quotes, and supports custom lighting control solutions for customers.

Key Responsibilities

• lighting design
• system analysis
• incident reporting
• client communication
• pricing negotiation
• customer training

Tasks

-Designs lighting control systems via Bluebeam, CAD, or various manufacturer software. -Adhere to all United Electric health, safety, and environmental policies. -Communicates internally, customer issues and manufacturing concerns. -Complete an accident/Incident report for any safety and/or health infractions that occur or are witnessed. -Travels with company sales representatives and manufacturers, promoting value-added services and introducing new lighting controls products. -Analyzes currently specified controls package to understand what system is being utilized and how to design a comparable alternate system. -Negotiates and quotes pricing for their own projects. -Follows up with customers, securing the job and keeping track of the job status. -Complete an accident/Incident report for any safety and/or health infractions that occur or witnessed. -Analyzes and defines the market for lighting controls products. -Support all United Electric health, safety, and environmental policies for all employees within your branch. -Keeps current on new products and services, ensuring to inform employees and customers as necessary. -Conducts training sessions for customers and participates in trade shows/seminars.

Requirements

• blueprints
• lighting controls
• 1-2 yrs
• high school
• travel
• customer service

What You Bring

-Ability to read blueprints and electrical specifications. -1-2 years lighting controls and/or electrical industry experience. -Knowledge of lighting controls products, applications, and systems. -Basic understanding of quality controls. -High School Diploma required. -Reads and understands electrical specifications on projects to adhere to the correct control standards when designing a system. -65% travel required. -Great aptitude to work with customers.

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Benefits

-Work/Life Balance -Wellness Programs -Disability Insurance and Life Insurance -Eligible for Bonus -Educational Benefits -401(K) and Stock Ownership -Paid Vacation and holidays -Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

About United Electric Supply

-Employee-owned since 1995, it has grown into a regional distributor across multiple Mid-Atlantic states. -Their business spans a broad project base—from industrial automation to lighting design, wire, conduit, data, control gear, and energy solutions. -Regular investments, like a new service center in Virginia and merger with Kovalsky-Carr in New York, show its strategic expansion. -With one of the largest inventories on the East Coast and in-house engineering support, they back projects end-to-end. -Typical clients include industrial plants, commercial builders, and infrastructure contractors dealing with complex electrical systems. -They combine deep technical expertise with hands-on services—product testing trailers, lighting design, kitting, next-day delivery. -Unusually, the company remains 100% employee-owned and continuously invests in specialized facilities and customer stock warehousing.

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