Noise Consultant

Tetra Tech; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking an acoustics professional to join our Noise and Acoustics team in the UK, delivering building acoustics, environmental noise and vibration assessments across residential, healthcare, education and industrial sectors.

You will liaise with clients and multidisciplinary teams, manage project delivery, proposals and tenders, and contribute to business development while upholding high technical standards. Hybrid or remote working options are available.

Qualifications

• Degree in Acoustics or related discipline; IOA membership advantageous.
• Driver's license and travel flexibility desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver building acoustics, environmental noise and vibration assessments.
• Take ownership of technical delivery from assessment to completion.
• Contribute to proposals, tenders, and business development; manage project finances and deadlines.
• Produce high-quality technical reports, fee proposals and tenders; build client relationships in multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Acoustics expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Technical reporting

Client communication

Education

Degree in Acoustics

Physics background

Tools

Sound level meters

Vibration monitoring

Job description

Bring your technical acoustics expertise to projects that shape how people live, work and interact with their environment.

Join our Noise and Acoustics team and work across an exciting portfolio spanning residential, healthcare, education, retail, commercial and sustainable energy developments, including battery storage and solar farms. You’ll support high-profile clients including the UK MoD, major retailers, local authorities and infrastructure developers, with opportunities to contribute to landmark projects in the UK and across Europe.

Your work will cover building acoustics, environmental noise and vibration assessments, mitigation design, Environmental Statements and planning condition discharge.

Your Impact in this Position

You’ll take ownership of technical delivery, helping projects move efficiently from initial assessment through to successful completion. Working directly with clients and multidisciplinary colleagues, you’ll provide clear, commercially focused acoustics advice while maintaining high technical standards.

You’ll also contribute to proposals, tenders and business development, manage project finances and deadlines, and support the continued growth of our Noise and Acoustics capability. Collaboration is central to the role, including opportunities to work with specialists across Tetra Tech and sister companies including RPS and Hoare Lea.

Technical Expertise

• Apply your knowledge of noise and vibration regulations, policy and guidance to deliver robust technical solutions.
• Undertake calculations, modelling, surveys and assessments using relevant software, sound level meters and vibration monitoring equipment.

Project Delivery

• Manage projects, programmes, budgets, invoicing, costing and equipment procurement while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.

Technical Communication

• Produce high-quality technical reports, fee proposals and tenders, translating complex acoustics issues into clear, practical advice for clients.
• Build effective relationships with clients and multidisciplinary colleagues, communicating confidently both verbally and in writing.

Commercial & Team Growth

• Identify opportunities, support business development and contribute to growing the team while promoting a strong culture of security, health and safety.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

You’ll ideally hold a degree in Acoustics or a related discipline such as Physics or Audio Technology, with around one to two years’ consultancy experience. Institute of Acoustics membership is advantageous. A full driving licence and flexibility to travel are also desirable.

Our work combines office, site and client-based collaboration with flexibility around where and when you work. Depending on project and team requirements, we’re open to discussing hybrid or remote working, reduced hours, flexible start and finish times, term-time working and compressed hours.

We focus on outcomes while recognising the value of spending time together with colleagues and clients for collaboration, learning and professional development.

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting and engineering services working across the full project lifecycle worldwide.We have a wide range ofexpertiseacross our teams, providing a global support network with a personalised approach to client relationships to better understand where we can add value.We provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

We support public and private sector clients on local, national, and international projects to deliver sustainable and resilient solutions. Our operations in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands include more than 6,000 employees who areLeading with Science®to solve our clients’ most complex problems.

In alignment with the Equality Act 2010, we will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employeesrequiringadditionalarrangements. This could include adaptations to work schedules, training approaches, or the physical workspace. Please inform us if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process or in your day-to-day role