Penguin Recruitment Ltd

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Acoustic Consultant to join an independent environmental consultancy providing a broad variety of environmental services and associated instrumentation to a vast and prestigious client base. The vacancy exists within the in house environmental acoustics practice and requires a suitably qualified candidate with significant consultancy experience, preferably within noise modeling, vibration monitoring and assessment to manage and grow a team of committed and enthusiastic specialists in their Derby office.

Salary: £30 - £35K

Qualifications

MSc/BSc in Acoustics/Noise and Vibration

Experience

• 5 years+ senior post graduate experience in Acoustic Consultancy within the Environmental field

• The ability to demonstrate a proven track record in effective project and people management.

• Personal experience of Noise Modeling using a recognized software package.

• Extensive and detailed understanding of Environmental Acoustics.

• Familiarity in using noise monitoring equipment.

• Strong project management skills.

• Qualified to appear at Public Enquiry Level

Duties

• Act as an ambassador for teamwork, training more junior staff where necessary in the use of modelling software.

• Presentation of expert evidence at Public Inquiries on behalf of both developers and objectors.

• Resolving complex acoustical engineering issues assuring compliance with statutory bodies

• Training and organization of junior consultants,

• Managing current and future assessment projects,

• Overseeing and contributing to the planning and execution of acoustics, noise and vibration projects

• Managing noise issues related to the planning process

• Summarising data interpretations and providing conclusions

• Supervising and co-ordinating the work of others and co-ordinating work with engineers of other disciplines

• Managing project teams to ensure production of deliverables to agreed timelines, financial forecasting and control of projects to ensure that they remain within budget

• Preparation of reports for planning applications, environmental statements and noise chapters for environmental impact assessments

Projects

You will be involved in a number of developments including industry, mineral extraction, waste disposal, commercial and housing developments, transport schemes, superstore schemes, energy generating, entertainment and leisure activities, on and off shore oil exploration and development fields.

Benefits

• Excellent salary

• Comprehensive Benefits Package

• Career development opportunities.

KEY WORDS Acoustics, Acoustic consultant, Noise, Sound, Vibration, CADNA-A, Noise monitoring, Noise modeling, IOA, sound reduction index testing, amioa, mioa, ppg24, BB93, ppg24, end 2002/49/ce, bs4142, ISO 17025

Interested in this or other roles in Acoustics? Please do not hesitate to contact Kate Loring on kate.loring@penguinrecruitment.co.uk. or call 01792 365104. We have many more vacancies available on our website.

This position is open to European Union Citizens or holders of UK work permits

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