Senior Acoustics Consultant

SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd; Guelph; Sur place; CAD 125 000 - 165 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Résumé du poste

SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd seeks a Senior Acoustics Consultant to lead architectural acoustics projects and grow client relationships. You will supervise teams, mentor staff, and drive project scope, budgets, and timelines while shaping sound and vibration strategies for diverse public and private sector clients across North America.

You will contribute to business development, deliver high-quality outputs, and advance the acoustics practice within priority sectors, aligning with our

Qualifications

• 10+ years of consulting experience with a focus on architectural/building acoustics.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage client relationships at senior levels.
• Experience with sound and vibration modeling and related computational tools.

Responsabilités

• Lead and deliver complex acoustics and vibration projects from proposal through execution and close-out.
• Take full ownership of project scope, budgets, schedules, and resourcing.
• Serve as the primary client contact and technical lead on key assignments.
• Provide strategic technical direction on major or high-profile projects.

Connaissances

Acoustics

Leadership

Client relations

Mentorship

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/physics/acoustics

Professional Engineering designation

Description du poste

We are SLR Consulting (Canada), a 800+ team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals across 20+ office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

Role

As our new Senior Acoustics Consultant with a passion for working on architectural-related projects. You will play a key leadership role in delivering complex projects and growing client relationships. This role is ideal for a professional who combines strong technical expertise with project leadership, business development, and mentorship. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients while contributing to the practice's growth and visibility. In this position, you’ll work closely with other acoustic consultants/engineers on a diverse array of private and public sector clients across North America. Whether you’re working on new and retrofit projects for noise and vibration control, conducting field measurements, or leading the development of new sound and vibration models, you’ll feel good knowing your work will positively impact people for years to come. We work in most areas of acoustics and vibration including building design/architectural, environmental and underwater acoustics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver complex acoustics and vibration projects from proposal through execution and close-out


• Take full ownership of project scope, budgets, schedules, and resourcing


• Serve as the primary client contact and technical lead on key assignments


• Provide strategic technical direction on major or high‑profile projects


• Ensure quality, consistency, and timely delivery of project outputs

Business Development & Market Growth

• Identify and pursue new opportunities with existing and prospective clients


• Lead proposal development, including scope definition, technical approach, and fee strategy


• Build and maintain strong relationships across industry, clients, and regulators


• Contribute to SLR’s market presence through presentations, conferences, and thought leadership


• Support strategic growth of the acoustics practice in priority sectors

People Leadership & Practice Development

• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate staff


• Support team resourcing, recruitment, and capability development


• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team environment


• Promote technical excellence and innovation across projects

Working @ SLR

With us, there is no doubt you’ll grow your subject‑matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long‑run, and if you ask our team, they’ll tell you that’s just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here’s what else you’ll enjoy as part of our team:

• The salary range for this position is $125,000 - $165,000. Final agreed-upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.


• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits, vacation, and a suite of wellness initiatives


• Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement

Qualifications/Education/Memberships

• 10+ years of experience in consulting with a strong focus on architectural / building acoustics.


• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, acoustics or related fields.


• Professional Engineering designation (Ontario or other provinces) preferred; equivalent credentials considered.


• Experience with sound and vibration modeling and computational software.


• Thought Leader with expertise on the fundamentals and approaches used to measure, predict and evaluate acoustics, noise and vibration.


• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage client relationships at a senior level.


• Staff training and mentoring experience is expected as part of the role.


• Highly organized, adaptable, and innovative with a track record of delivering high-quality solutions.


• Excellent and confident written, oral communication and interpersonal skills.


• Must be able to live and work in Canada, and preferably to the US for occasional project work as required.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in, and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We’re Making Sustainability Happen.

We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.