Penguin Recruitment Ltd

 

Our Client is a thriving independent, multidisciplinary consultancy serving clients across the globe in sectors such as mining, waste management, minerals and energy with a network of offices across the UK. Due to continued growth, a Principal Acoustic Consultant ideally with expertise in both environmental acoustics and air quality is currently sought to manage a team of noise and air specialists in their Sunderland based office. You will possess a proven track record of project and people management in addition to business development. In return you will receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package including a generous holiday allowance, pension and healthcare.

Salary: £30 - 45K + benefits, depending on experience

Qualifications:

• Qualified to degree level in a relevant discipline, ideally acoustics/noise and vibration

• MIOA

Experience:

• Significant acoustic consultancy experience at Principal level in the environmental sector.

• Ideally experience of managing air quality projects and consultants

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

• A proven track record of business development

• An extensive and detailed understanding of Environmental Acoustics

• Previous experience as Project Manager, to include budgeting, submitting proposals to clients, programming and report writing.

• The ability to nurture and develop the technical capabilities of a team through effective management.

• Highly experienced in report writing, making presentations, and working to deadlines

• Familiarity with noise modeling software, ideally using CadnaA

Duties:

• Overall Project Management responsibilities for project of various sizes

• Develop and secure new business, negotiating with clients and contractors in order to develop existing relationships and to forge new business relationships in order to develop the acoustics sector within the business.

• Managing project team to ensure production of deliverables to agreed timelines

• Responding to enquiries, communicating with clients to establish their needs and drafting fee proposals

• Provide technical leadership

• Lead on project delivery and take responsibility for the support team and associated recruitment, performance appraisals and personal development plans

• Expert advice in inquiries and planning appeals

Projects:

• Waste facilities

• Renewable energy developments

• Mining, Quarrying and Mineral estates

• Transport Schemes

• Residential developments

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary

• Friendly and flexible work environment

• Continuing professional development

• Generous holiday allowance

• Personal pension plan

• Life assurance

• Private healthcare

• Child care benefit scheme.

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 or Air Quality? 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. Please refer to www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk. 

This is a permanent role.

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.     

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

www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk