Lighting Intern/Co-op – Buildings (Summer 2027)

Location: Denver, CO, United States Department: Administrative

Learning begins in the classroom but there’s no better place to gain real-world experience than with Stantec. Interns are an integral part of our teams, working to solve some of the world's most complex challenges.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside our experienced practitioners and with our clients and communities. This hands-on experience will equip you with practical skills, build your network, and provide opportunities that set you up for success.

The buildings that make up the landscape of our daily lives seem like permanent fixtures, fastened to a time and place. But what if that didn’t have to be true? What if our built environment — where we live, learn, play, and conduct business — carried us forward instead?

Our Buildings practice keeps people at its heart, recognizing that our shared journey forward is shaped by the meaningful and responsive places we design. From iconic designs to monumental groundbreakings, join us to bring transformational building solutions to life. Every day we apply our expertise, creativity, and passion to propel communities into the future—join us!

Your Opportunity

Are you a student or upcoming graduate studying lighting design as part of an engineering or design program?  Do you have a passion for design, sustainability and creative problem solving? Are you seeking an exciting job opportunity where you can experience the field of lighting design within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment?

Stantec's Lighting Design group offers talented professionals the opportunity to transform visions into designs that illuminate some of the most impressive buildings in the world. Our Denver office is currently seeking a student intern lighting designer to spend the summer working with our award-winning Lighting Design group. The candidate would be responsible for working on lighting designs, fixture selection, lighting controls, energy code compliance and all aspects of lighting design and documentation. The preferred candidate will be a self-starter that enjoys working collaboratively alongside other creative minds and problem solvers.

This position will be predominately in-person working from the office, with occasional hybrid remote work. Location could be in Washington DC, Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, or Denver offices.

Your Key Responsibilities

Producing lighting layouts in Revit.

Photometric calculations utilizing AGI32 or LightStanza software.

Energy code compliance calculations.

Report writing.

Developing presentation materials, renderings and graphic packages.

Developing luminaire schedules and pulling product specification sheets.

Develop and review mock-ups.

Collaboration with design team.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Can-do approach to project work and assignments.

Competent knowledge of Revit.

Familiarity with BIM applications such as SketchUp, Enscape, Navisworks, Lumion, Rhino.

Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to research and present design options.

Strong prioritization and time-management skills.

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Competent knowledge of and proficiency with photometric calculation software such as LightStanza, AGI32, photometric toolbox, and IES files.

Education and Experience

Students actively pursuing a 4-year degree in an accredited design or engineering program with a focus on lighting design.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.