Penguin Recruitment Ltd

 

An urgent requirement has arisen within a successful and increasingly expanding multidisciplinary consultancy with a network of offices across the globe and specialist expertise in all areas of environmental engineering. Due to this continued growth a Principal Noise consultant is required to manage a team of highly skilled consultants specialising in air quality and acoustics in this renowned firm’s Durham branch. Successful applicants will have considerable experience in a similar role, a strong background in environmental acoustics and a proven track record in team and project management in addition to expert witness and business development.

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

Qualifications:

• BSc(Hons)/BEng(Hons) in Acoustics or a post graduate qualification in acoustics

• MIOA

• Full driving license

Experience:

• Considerable acoustic consultancy experience at a similar level gained during employment in consultancy, Local Authority or work in the public sector.

• Broad experience of noise measurement and assessment work, to include site suitability for housing, industrial noise sources such as factories, extractive industries and waste sites, investigation of environmental noise complaints

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

• Familiarity with noise modeling software, ideally using CadnaA

• Preparation of expert reporting and presentation as an Expert Witness at Public Inquiry

• Proven track record of staff and project management in addition to business development

Duties:

• Managing and undertaking noise projects and noise assessments for EIAs

• Project management of multi-disciplinary environmental assessments

• Staff supervision and client liaison

• Preparing cost estimates and tender / proposal documentation for noise projects

• Preparing draft invoices for TD approval

• Acting as expert witness at Public Inquiry

• Developing building sound insulation testing proficiency and developing new markets, including appropriate supervision and training for team members

• Marketing of the team’s acoustic capabilities in general

• Comply with Health and Safety duties, and supervise less-experienced staff

Projects:

Delivering a number of exciting and substantial projects within the divisions of transportation, construction, manufacturing, nuclear development, residential, waste disposal, gas/energy.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary

• Friendly and flexible work environment

• Continuing professional development

• 32 days leave including bank holidays

• 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

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