Senior Noise Consultant

Tetra Tech; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Manchester is seeking an experienced Acoustics Consultant to conduct environmental noise assessments and develop mitigation strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in Acoustics or a related field, industry experience, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary along with flexible working arrangements, fostering a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension

Healthcare cover

Volunteer days

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• A track record of industry experience.
• Membership of the IOA (Institute of Acoustics).
• Full driving license and flexibility to travel due to project locations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental noise and vibration assessments.
• Develop mitigatory measures for buildings and plant equipment.
• Manage project finances, invoicing, and equipment procurement.

Skills

Acoustic calculations

Proficient in using CadnaA

Acoustics surveys

Technical report writing

Excellent communication skills

Project management

Education

Degree in Acoustics or related field

Job description

Overview

Our Noise and Acoustics team undertake work across a variety of sectors from residential, healthcare, education, retail, and commercial. We also undertake assessment of sustainable energy schemes such as battery storage and solar farms. Our clients include UK MoD, Sainsbury’s, Amazon together with a variety of local authorities and building developer clients. Our projects include House of Parliament and projects across Europe. Our services include environmental noise and vibration assessment, and development of mitigatory measures for buildings and plant equipment, through standalone Environmental Statements, or discharge of conditions, and post-planning building acoustics design work from RIBA Stage 2-6.

Responsibilities

• Environmental noise and vibration assessment, and development of mitigatory measures for buildings and plant equipment, through standalone Environmental Statements, or discharge of conditions.
• Post-planning building acoustics design work from RIBA Stage 2-6.

Ideal Candidate / Qualifications

• A track record of industry experience.
• A strong academic background including (ideally) a degree in Acoustics or a related subject (e.g. Physics, Audio Technology).
• Membership of the IOA (Institute of Acoustics).
• Possess a good technical understanding with experience in planning work, mechanical plant design and building acoustics.
• Sufficient standing to represent the company at regular project meetings.
• Maintains a good attitude towards health and safety.
• Manages own and others time to ensure that assigned work is completed to deadlines with a good quality standard.
• Project management, including managing project finances, invoicing, project costing, procurement of equipment.
• Capability to write fee proposals, tenders and technical reporting.
• An ability to drive small and large projects forward and ensure that they are completed in a timely manner.
• A team player who is friendly, enthusiastic, proactive, hardworking and dynamic.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Strong organisation and administration skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads.
• Good commercial awareness and a willingness to take part in marketing/business development activities.
• Full driving license and flexibility to travel is required due to various project locations.

Technical Skills

• Acoustic calculations and proficient in using CadnaA.
• Acoustics surveys – the use of sound level meters.
• Writing technical reports and providing acoustics advice to clients.
• Understanding of basic environmental acoustics guidance and standards such as CRTN, BS8233, BS4142, BB93, HTM08-01, BS5228, NPPF, NPSE, ProPG etc.

About Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading technical, engineering, and environmental consultancy. We provide data-driven, market-leading water, environment, infrastructure, energy, and international development solutions to clients in the UK and Europe. We deliver locally and we’re backed globally. In the UK and Europe, Tetra Tech has more than 6,000 employees and more than 50 offices. Our unique organisational structure enables us to be nimble and respond with the agility of a small business, backed by international resources and capabilities from across Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and North and South America.

Our People / Our Way of Working

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. They help our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive. We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader and so provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity. We take pride in delivering projects effectively for clients. This often requires colleagues to be together—in offices or on site—to ensure the best outcomes. When possible, we also advocate for flexibility around how, when, and where you work. There is no one approach that fits all—each team manages their own way of working, we trust our employees and focus on outputs not inputs. Meeting with colleagues and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, face-to-face meetings, appraisals and development. We want everyone to feel like they truly belong. Our goal is to create a workplace where every person is valued and respected for who they are. Everyone is welcome at Tetra Tech. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we are happy to talk about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

Benefits and Application

We offer a competitive salary, contributory pension, healthcare cover and a range of flexible benefits. We are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, remote working, term time only, flexible start and finish times and compressed hours. We can offer a range of solutions to help you get the most out of your work/life balance. We also offer volunteer days, birthday holiday and a range of flexible benefits. For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please visit our careers section at http://www.tetratecheurope.com/careers where you will be able to submit your CV and a covering letter.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.