About the role

We're looking for a Graduate Electrical Public Lighting Designer to join our Melbourne CBD team in NEN's Public Lighting Design (PLD) division. You'll provide technical and project support to our senior designers, contributing to the planning, design, documentation and delivery of public lighting projects for streets, parks and public spaces. From the get-go, we'll train you in public lighting design, covering everything from lighting calculations and modelling to site audits and Australian Standards (AS/NZS 1158) compliance.

No prior lighting design experience is needed; this is a genuine on-the-job growth pathway, supported by our Public Lighting Design Manager. You'll report to the Public Lighting Design Line Manager and work alongside clients, consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders, building foundational capability in lighting design standards, tools and practices as you go.

Key responsibilities

- Prepare preliminary and construction drawings for public lighting projects
- Learn and apply lighting calculations and modelling using tools such as DIALux
- Support lighting audits and site assessments as your capability develops
- Apply relevant public lighting standards and guidelines across projects
- Research lighting products and technologies to support design decisions
- Help prepare reports, proposals, tools, templates and procedures
- Liaise with clients and contractors under the guidance of senior staff
- Support delivery across multiple projects at once

About you





- Cert IV or higher technical qualification, preferably in Electrical Engineering (or working towards one). You could also be an Electrician who would like to move to an office-based role.
- Proficient in Excel and the wider Microsoft Office suite
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of CAD (e.g. AutoCAD)
- Some exposure to lighting or network design concepts
- Familiarity with lighting design software such as DIALux
- Familiarity with project management methodologies, tools or practices
- Awareness of public lighting standards (full training provided)
- Skilled and self-motivated demeanour
- Customer-centric attitude with a genuine desire to get it right for clients

About us NEN Consulting is an Australian utilities and infrastructure consultancy. We help major Australian infrastructure projects and property developments de-risk their utilities engagement, from grid connections and high voltage engineering to data centre power, private and embedded networks, and public lighting design. Our team of engineers, consultants and designers brings over 100 years of combined industry experience, and we're proud to be nimble enough to stay genuinely hands-on with every client and project.

Our values — Knowledge, Results, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration — shape how we work with clients and with each other. We take pride in simplifying complex utilities problems and delivering precise, reliable outcomes for the infrastructure projects that keep Australia moving.

📌 Graduate Electrical Public Lighting Designer (On-the-Job Training Provided) (Melbourne)
🏢 NEN Consulting
📍 Melbourne