Penguin Recruitment Ltd

Location: Bristol, England
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum
Reference: ag/2013/8/r87c89

A rare opportunity has arisen within an international design and advisory consultancy with a number of offices across the UK and mainland Europe with particular expertise in property, transport, environment and water solutions. Due to an increase in workload specifically in the renewable energy sector a Senior Acoustician with specific expertise in wind farm development noise is required to project manage a number of key developments wit hin the sector across the UK.

Qualifications
Ideally MSc/BSc Acoustics/Noise and Vibration

Experience
Preferably 10 years+ Acoustic consultancy within the renewable sector with emphasis on wind farm development
A keen interest in renewable energy
Technically competent and IT proficient
Commercially aware and team player
Extensive and detailed understanding of Environmental Acoustics
Strong project management skills.
The ability to produce technically accurate reports
Specialist understanding of the required standards and regulations
Full driving license

Duties
Carry out acoustic assessments, noise measurements and surveys and site inspections with an emphasis on ETSU-R-97 wind farm assessments.
Conducting base line surveys for Environmental Impact Assessments
Carry out data analysis as part of the on site monitoring process
Carry out accurate and representative noise predictions in the field of noise and planning
Supplying expert witness evidence on all aspects of acoustics, noise and vibration
Liaise with consultants, engineers and architects
Project management
Writing high quality reports
Consultation with Environmental Health Officers including advising on appropriate use of planning conditions
Undertake noise assessment site visits all over the UK

Projects
The client is currently involved in a number of high profile exciting projects with focus on Renewable Energy with particular expertise in wind energy developments.

Benefits
Competitive Salary
Full benefits
Great Career Development opportunities

Interested in this or other roles in Acoustics please do not hesitate to contact Amir Gharaati on amir.gharaati@penguinrecruitment.co.uk or call 01792 365006. 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.

KEY WORDS Environmental, Noise, Vibration, Acoustics, Acoustic consultant, Noise, Sound, Vibration, CADNA-A, Noise monitoring, Noise modelling, IOA, sound reduction index testing, amioa, mioa, ppg24, ETSU-R-27, ppg24, end 2002/49/ce, bs4142, ISO 17025, Bristol.

To apply for this role please send a CV to amir.gharaati@penguinrecruitment.co.uk or alternatively call Amir Gharaati on 01792 365 000.