Senior Environmental Acoustics Consultant
- Employer
- Buro Happold
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 23 Nov 2024
- Reference
- burohappold/TP/903/605
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- Sector
- Consultancy
- Role
- Consultant
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
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Senior or Associate Environmental Acoustic Consultant - (12 month fixed term contract).
Are you up to the challenge? We are seeking a passionate Senior or Associate Environmental Acoustician to join our team to work on a wide range of projects from Noise and Vibration Impact Assessments to complex Development Consent Order projects.
You will join an established subgroup within the acoustics team (of over 40 people). who provide environmental noise impact assessments to a wide variety of clients and industries including commercial, sports and entertainment, residential, industrial, and mixed-use developments. This will include Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, international projects as well as the potential opportunity to get involved in the other areas of the discipline i.e. building acoustics, events, audio visual, stadium and arena design.
Key Duties:
Senior
Additional duties at Associate grade
Your skills and experience:
Join us to find out what you're really capable of.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other's differences is key, we want employees to feel they don't have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [email protected] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
#LI-JN1 #LI-Hybrid
Are you up to the challenge? We are seeking a passionate Senior or Associate Environmental Acoustician to join our team to work on a wide range of projects from Noise and Vibration Impact Assessments to complex Development Consent Order projects.
You will join an established subgroup within the acoustics team (of over 40 people). who provide environmental noise impact assessments to a wide variety of clients and industries including commercial, sports and entertainment, residential, industrial, and mixed-use developments. This will include Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, international projects as well as the potential opportunity to get involved in the other areas of the discipline i.e. building acoustics, events, audio visual, stadium and arena design.
Key Duties:
Senior
- Preparation of noise and vibration impact assessments and accompanying reports, including environmental impact assessment chapters.
- Undertaking noise and vibration surveys, acoustic calculations and modelling.
- Interpretation and application of relevant acoustic policy and standards.
- Management of projects and resources to ensure effective technical and financial management.
- Manage, support and mentor others in the team in their career development and technical work i.e. reviewing calculations, survey methodologies and reports.
- Attend meetings and workshops with clients and other stakeholders.
Additional duties at Associate grade
- Fostering relationships with other disciplines within the business to identify opportunities to win and secure work. Project management and technical lead role on some of our largest environmental acoustic projects.
- Line management of staff as well as assistance with running and managing the team to support the Environmental Lead and/or Discipline Lead.
- Contribute to marketing and business development strategy for the subgroup.
Your skills and experience:
- Relevant consultancy experience, predominately within environmental acoustics but experience of building acoustics also advantageous.
- Project management experience (scoping, budgeting, change control and project delivery).
- Effective and flexible communication skills and ability to work with a variety of collaborators.
- Strong team player capabilities, with potential to line manage more junior team members.
- Understanding of relevant policy and regulation.
- Extensive acoustic modelling skills using IMMI, Cadna/A or similar, to predict environmental noise from road, rail (passenger and freight), industrial and construction sources.
- Knowledge of the limitations of traditional prediction and assessment methods and application of alternatives methods where appropriate.
- Experience of working on major infrastructure and construction projects which follow the Development Consent Order process advantageous.
- Line management and development of staff (Associate Grade).
- An Acoustics related qualification.
- A full, clean UK driving licence.
Join us to find out what you're really capable of.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.
Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other's differences is key, we want employees to feel they don't have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.
We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.
Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [email protected] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.
#LI-JN1 #LI-Hybrid
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