Lead Lighting Technician

About Blingle:
Blingle! of West Houston, is looking for Lighting Salesperson that want to shine, brilliant production/operations managers, lighting technicians that want to illuminate projects bringing them to life. We are a nationally backed premier lighting service that is independently owned and locally operated. Our mission is to provide our customers with an unforgettable holistic lighting experience working with a professional team dedicated to realizing our customers’ lighting inspirations. We strive to deliver nothing short of excellent lighting designs for holidays, backyard patio, landscape, weddings, corporate events, restaurant outdoor lighting, commercial permanent lighting and more. We use only the highest-quality, technology products and design tools ensuring every project will make our customers happy. We apply our team’s expertise, creativity, and passion into every project taking it to the next level – it is an exciting and rewarding career opportunity.

Lead Lighting Technician

Blingle! Lighting Technician is a key role within our team - accountable for leading a crew through successful installation and completion of lighting projects applying best practices while maintaining safe and professional standards. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills - someone who embodies an eagerness to learn on the job, is self-driven with a passion for delivering quality work, creative, excellent communication, active listener, team player, dependable, problem-solver, project management skills. Attention to detail and the respect for our customers' property is critical. A flexible schedule is feasible to accommodate evening installations/walk-throughs as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Delivers project(s) safely as described in work orders/project scope according to schedule without supervision
• Review design, assess location, plan, install, service lighting projects
• Proper installation of landscape lights, event lights, holiday lights as per project scope
• Mounting transformers, connecting wire runs, programming timers and controllers
• Clean up all areas affected by installation
• Participate in team meetings and provide input towards driving efficiencies
• Test lighting system before finalizing project
• Ability to lead a crew(s) providing direction, keeping team on task and on budget
• Interact with clients to answer frequently asked questions and provide system overview
• Customer walk-through of final lighting installation ensuring satisfaction
• Proper care, operation, and prep of company vehicles day before installation (i.e. equipment, fuel etc.)

Skills and Qualifications:

• 3+ years proven leadership experience
• 3+ years’ experience of low voltage (120V) lighting, electrical wiring, automation software, or similar
• Must have a proven safety track record - clean driving record and safety-first mindset
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Effective English verbal and written communication skills
• Technically and mechanically inclined able to work with basic hand tools
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and ability to work collaboratively with others
• Proactive, problem-solver, ability to troubleshoot to achieve a solution
• Strong time management, prioritization, organization, and critical-thinking skills
• Must have a positive service attitude with clients, self-motivated, self-managing, patient with yourself and others
• Must be receptive to receiving direction, adaptable to changing needs and possess the ability to take on new tasks
• Basic carpentry, masonry skills
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs, climb ladders at various heights, work outdoors, able to work on knees or stand for long periods as required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Electrician license, technical certificate, or higher education degree
• Basic computer skills: Excel, Word, Outlook, smart tablet functionality
• Spanish/Multilingual is a plus

Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17+ hourly