Acoustic Consultant – Remote

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd invites applications for a Senior Acoustic Consultant role within a renowned engineering consultancy. The position is remote across England, leading acoustic design across building sectors, with strong emphasis on project leadership, client relations, and technical mentorship.

The successful candidate will bring extensive postgraduate experience in acoustic consultancy for buildings, expertise in modelling and a track record in managing projects and budgets.

Qualifications

• Strong degree in acoustics, ideally with related studies at graduate/postgraduate level.
• IOA membership or equivalent is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultancy in architectural and engineering acoustics at strategic and detailed levels.
• Generate innovative solutions to complex issues meeting business needs.
• Resolve acoustical engineering issues ensuring compliance with statutory bodies.
• Summarise data interpretations and provide conclusions; supervise and co-ordinate the work of others.
• Manage project teams to produce deliverables to deadlines; forecast and control budgets.
• Build client relationships, respond to enquiries, and draft fee proposals.
• Provide technical guidance and mentor junior team members.
• Excellent salary + extensive benefits and career development opportunities.

Skills

Acoustics knowledge

Project management

Report writing

Communication skills

Education

Degree in acoustics

IOA membership desirable

Tools

Acoustic modelling tools

Job description

An established engineering consultancy with expertise for the built environment urgently requires a Senior Acoustic Consultant to join their specialist consulting team based remotely across England. The company possess a strong and challenging portfolio of projects across the country, successful applicants will lead acoustic design across a broad range of market sectors including buildings for property and construction.

Qualifications:

• A strong first or higher degree in acoustics, ideally combined with science, architecture, construction management or engineering studies at graduate or post graduate level
• Membership of the IOA or equivalent body is strongly desired for this role.

Experience

• Considerable senior post graduate experience in Acoustic Consultancy within the Buildings sector
• Modelling experience with building acoustics and environmental noise tools
• Ideally knowledge and experience of building services, environmental noise, building vibration, and audio systems
• Excellent written, oral and visual communication skills.
• A proven track record in effective project and financial management
• Ability to write fluent and intelligible reports, placing a high emphasis on accuracy

Duties

• Provide consultancy in architectural and engineering acoustics at both strategic and detailed level
• Generate innovative solutions to complex issues that meet business needs.
• Resolve complex acoustical engineering issues assuring compliance with statutory bodies
• Summarise data interpretations and providing conclusionsSupervise and co-ordinate the work of others
• Manage project teams to ensure the production of deliverables to agreed timelines
• Financial forecasting and control of projects to ensure that they remain within budget
• Build client relationships, respond to enquiries, communicate with clients to establish their needs and draft fee proposals
• Provide technical guidance and mentor junior members of the team
• Excellent salary + extensive benefits and career development opportunities.

This is a permanent role.