Lighting Designer – Rail & Transit

About the role

Join WSP’s award‑winning Rail & Transit team as a Lighting Designer focused on rail and transit projects across Canada. You will blend technical expertise with real‑world impact, delivering safer, smarter, and more sustainable transportation infrastructure. The role offers a collaborative, future‑focused environment where innovative design meets rigorous standards.

Key responsibilities

• Design roadway lighting, rail tunnel lighting, and traffic signal systems in line with applicable standards and project specifications.
• Perform photometric analysis, lighting calculations, and system circuit design.
• Conduct voltage‑drop calculations and prepare detailed wiring and connection diagrams.
• Develop high‑quality contractual deliverables according to CADD requirements and design directives.
• Review existing conditions, drawings and specifications to refine designs.
• Participate in interdisciplinary coordination sessions to resolve interface issues.
• Collaborate with clients, consultants and stakeholders, presenting design concepts in workshops and meetings.
• Apply proactive, solution‑driven thinking to design challenges and client engagement.

Required profile

• Post‑secondary diploma or degree in engineering, design, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of two years of relevant experience in lighting design or a similar technical environment.
• Knowledge of roadway lighting, rail tunnel lighting, and traffic signal design requirements.
• Familiarity with regional specifications (e.g., City of Toronto, Region of Peel, Toronto Hydro, Alectra) is an asset.
• Leadership or coordination experience within multidisciplinary teams is a plus.

Required skills

• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit and AGI32.
• Experience with MicroStation (asset).
• Ability to produce consistent CADD drawings and manage revision control.
• Understanding of TTC/Metrolinx CADD standards and ESA/CSA codes (asset).
• Familiarity with PHM‑125 traffic signal drawings.