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We have an outstanding opportunity to work for a multi-discipline firm of consulting engineers within their dedicated Acoustics team. Working alongside a small team of Acousticians in their London offices, you will have the opportunity to work on an array of brilliant projects including cinemas, hotels, universities, prisons and large scale mixed use developments.

This opening would suit an Acoustician with between 1 and 3 years consulting experience, with a keen interest in buildings and architectural acoustics. The role will encompass a healthy mix of work in the office, on site and from home. You will receive ongoing support and development to become a great all round consultant. Candidates must possess a degree in Acoustics (and ideally IOA Diploma), a full UK driving licence and ideally AMIOA status.

The company offers an excellent flexible benefits scheme including pension, life assurance and flexible holiday entitlement.

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We have an outstanding opportunity to lead and drive the Acoustic Consultancy arm of one of Scotland’s foremost building compliance and architectural services to major housebuilders, architects, housing associations, city councils and independent clients across Scotland.

You will be a motivated and enthusiastic Acoustic consultant who will provide guidance and assistance to a small team of sound testing engineers, as well as conducting environmental noise surveys and writing reports.

Moreover, your role will be to utilize the company’s extensive client base to grow the acoustic design and consultancy offering.

You will possess a degree in Acoustics (or related subject) and hold MIOA status.

This is a fantastic opening for the right individual to lead and grown the consulting service – there is unlimited potential for long term prospects and financial rewards based on your results.

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This role represents a fantastic opportunity to work for a well respected independent environmental consultancy working in a close knit Acoustics team on a wide range of projects across the North West of England.

You will get involved in a brilliant variety of projects: from hotels, housing schemes, supermarkets, food outlets – to Ryder Cup golf courses! As such we are looking for a good all-rounder who has experience of working on large EIA schemes, as well as building acoustic design work.

This role can be HOME BASED, but candidates are ideally sort within or close proximity to the North West area for occasional visits to the office. So if you live around the M6 or any motorway network between Manchester / Stafford / Liverpool / Huddersfield radius – and you would like some autonomy to work in a relaxed yet professional environment, please get in touch.

We are seeking candidates who have around 4+ years experience, with MIOA status and a full UK driving licence.

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This role presents a unique opportunity for you to join an award-winning organisation that creates industry-leading solutions on a global stage.

You will get the opportunity to contribute to the success of some of the most creative and iconic projects in the UK and overseas.

We are looking for a knowledgeable and enthusiastic Acoustics Consultant to join their Environmental Acoustics team. You will join an established team of acousticians 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.

You will be expected to undertake a range of activities to support the environmental noise and vibration team including management of small to medium-sized projects, data processing and analysis, and producing technical reports. 

For staff willing to travel, the opportunity is available to work overseas for up to 4 weeks every year. This would ideally suit candidates who have family overseas.

Demonstration of a range of the following skills and experience is preferable for the role:

• 5 years’ experience in environmental acoustics
• Relevant experience within a consultancy, predominately within environmental acoustics.
• Experience in the use of sound modelling software (IMMI, Cadna/A or similar)
• An Acoustics related qualification.
• Full membership with the Institute of Acoustics or international equivalent
• A full UK driving licence. 

 Package and rewards:

• Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, exclusive of Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Company Pension Scheme / Life Assurance / Income Protection / Flexible Benefits
• Early Friday finishes

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We are seeking a Project Scientist / Field Engineer to join the UK operation of an international group of companies specialising in the design and manufacture of acoustic instrumentation, conduct of large scale and complex acoustic recording projects and numerical acoustic modelling of underwater noise.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a motivated and committed candidate to join this highly respected specialist underwater acoustics consultancy. The group employs some of the world’s leading acoustic and bioacoustic scientists and candidates will need to demonstrate an exceptional level of academic capability and a high standard of written English to be successful.

The role principally involves advanced numerical acoustic modelling for a range of industrial activities, preparation of reports and presentation of results. A number of coding languages are used in the businesses modelling methodologies and there will be a steep learning curve requiring a diligent, proactive and thorough approach. Coding skills are essential as is an ability to work logically to manipulate large volumes of data in a variety of software applications. The work is also highly collaborative, and a typical project involves input from experts in a number of different offices around the world - therefore good communication skills are vital.

The principle field role will involve preparation, deployment and retrieval of a variety of underwater acoustic instrumentation packages in coastal and offshore environments.  There will be a requirement at times for a significant amount of world travel in addition to technical training overseas and candidates must be able to travel away from home for periods of up to one month, at short notice, without any domestic impediments.

Candidates will require both a strong academic background (PhD) in either acoustics, physics, applied oceanography, engineering or maths as well as a willingness and practical ability to work effectively at sea and cope with the physical aspects of handling occasionally large and complex acoustic equipment in sometimes challenging settings.

The role offers a significant amount of responsibility at an early stage and the successful candidate must demonstrate a considerable degree of self-reliance, initiative, attention to detail and an ability to work methodically, unsupervised. The challenges that accompany this position offer a high level of job satisfaction and intellectual fulfilment within the framework of this flexible, exceptionally friendly, international rapidly growing business.

Candidates will need to be eligible to work in the UK, hold a full driving licence and, on joining, pass a UKOOA offshore medical and complete formal HSE (BOSIET) training to qualify for offshore work.

Candidates must be able to achieve Developed Vetting Security Clearance to be considered for this post.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

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Our client is a multi-discipline environmental practice providing consultancy services to a range of clients across industries such as chemical & pharma manufacturers, energy from waste and distilleries.

They are seeking to recruit a talented Acoustic Consultant into their team in Scotland. The company have offices located across Scotland, so suitable applicants can be based anywhere within mainland Scotland.

You will be supported by experience Noise colleagues South of the border, and work alongside a talented team of Environmental planning consultants and engineers across Scotland.

The company are fairly flexible on the experience of the successful applicant, but you will ideally possess between 2 and 6 years post-graduation experience in Environmental and/or Industrial acoustics.

This role will suit someone who enjoys a good mix of site and desk-based work with a split of approx. 25% site / 75% desk.

As well as a degree in Acoustics and IOA membership (AMIOA / MIOA) you will possess a full UK driving licence, good writing skills and ideally some experience using noise modelling software such as SoundPLAN or CadnaA.

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We are recruiting for a large multi-discipline environmental consultancy. They have a dedicated Acoustics team who operate largely within the Educational and Residential sectors.

 They have an excellent opportunity to manage a small team in the South East of England, providing acoustic design advice for schools & colleges - as well as planning assessments for large residential schemes across the South.

 Responsibilities:

• Manage daily operations of the Southern Acoustics team
• Oversee the running of projects - liaising with regulators, contractors, and other stakeholders
• Training and mentoring of a small, well-established team of dedicated Acousticians

Qualifications / Experience:

• Degree in Acoustics or related discipline
• Corporate Member of the Institute of Acoustics (MIOA)
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills
• 6+ years’ experience in Acoustic consultancy

 The role can be split approx. 50/50 between home and office working. Candidates will ideally reside in the South East of London / Dartford / Kent areas.

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This role represents a fantastic opportunity to assist in the continued growth of the Acoustics service provided by this multi-discipline Energy consultancy  who achieved record profits in 2021.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the team leader in delivering high quality noise consultancy work across the energy sector (solar / wind / hydrogen / electrical infrastructure)
• Life cycle project management in the delivery of noise impact assessments
• Noise modelling using CadnaA
• Data analysis / coding with Python
• Writing noise chapters as part of EIAs

Qualifications

• 4 or more years acoustic consultancy experience in power generation / industrial noise
• A relevant degree (BSc Acoustics / Environmental Science / Renewable Energy)
• Membership of the Institute of Acoustics

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This role would suit a dynamic, driven individual who is currently at Consultant / Senior level and has ambitions to progress to Associate.

We are looking for an individual who has demonstrable experience (minimum 5 years +) of managing a diverse range of Building Acoustics projects from enquiry stage to final report and invoicing.

You must possess outstanding writing skills (and be able to provide examples). You must be a hands-on team player willing to work on other projects in addition to Buildings (industrial noise / power generation projects, etc.).

You will be joining a team of talented Acousticians, so only highly motivated top level candidates will be considered for this role that offers significant career progression.

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