Lead Environmental Acoustics Consultant (3-Month Contract)

Senior Consultant - Environmental Acoustics; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is seeking an experienced Acoustics Consultant for a three-month fixed-term contract in Greater London. You will lead the acoustics scope on a major client project while managing a portfolio of live commissions across the team, delivering technically challenging noise and vibration work to agreed deadlines.

The role focuses on hands-on assessment work, with involvement in EIA-related acoustics chapters, regulatory liaison, and the application of BS standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in acoustics, physics, engineering, environmental science or IOA Diploma.
• Corporate membership of the Institute of Acoustics (MIOA) or AMIOA progression.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of noise and vibration assessments across assigned projects from scoping to final reporting.
• Design and oversee baseline environmental noise surveys, including instrumentation selection and survey duration.
• Undertake noise and vibration modelling for construction and operation phases using industry-standard software.
• Prepare construction noise and vibration assessments in accordance with BS 5228 and PPV criteria.
• Deliver assessments to BS 4142:2014+A1:2019 and apply rating level methodology.

Skills

Environmental acoustics

Noise modelling

Technical writing

Project delivery

CadnaA/SoundPLAN/IMMI

Education

IOA Diploma in Acoustics and Noise Control

Degree in acoustics or related field

Tools

CadnaA

SoundPLAN

IMMI

Job description

ERM is seeking an experienced Acoustics Consultant for a three-month fixed-term contract in Greater London. You will lead the acoustics scope on a major client project while managing a portfolio of live commissions across the team, delivering technically challenging noise and vibration work to agreed deadlines.

The role focuses on hands-on assessment work, with involvement in EIA-related acoustics chapters, regulatory liaison, and the application of BS standards.