Senior Noise Consultant

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy is seeking a qualified individual to join their Noise and Acoustics team in Manchester. Responsibilities include conducting environmental assessments, managing projects, and ensuring client satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Acoustics or related field, strong communication skills, and experience in planning and acoustics. Competitive salary and flexible working options offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension

Healthcare cover

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Birthday holiday

Qualifications

• Track record of industry experience required.
• Good technical understanding of planning work and building acoustics.
• Membership of the IOA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental noise and vibration assessments.
• Manage project finances and invoicing.
• Represent the company at project meetings.

Skills

Acoustic calculations

Using CadnaA

Acoustics surveys

Writing technical reports

Excellent communication skills

Project management

Education

Degree in Acoustics or related subject

Job description

Overview

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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.

Responsibilities

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 form RIBA Stage 2-6.

Ideal Candidate

• 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 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.

Our Way of Working

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. However, when possible, we also advocate for flexibility around how, when, and where you work.

There is no 'one approach fits all' - each team manages their own way of working, we trust our employees and focus on outputs not inputs.

Meeting up with colleague and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, face-to-face meetings, appraisals and development.

At Tetra Tech, 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. Opportunities and success should only be determined by attitude, capability and collaborative spirit. Be yourself, without apology.

Making everybody feel welcome at Tetra Tech is important to us - because everybody is welcome! We are working hard to be a business where people can not only be themselves but can celebrate who they are and what they bring to our organisation. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we'd be happy to talk to you about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

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 to get the most out of your work / life balance.

We offer volunteer days, birthday holiday and a range of flexible benefits to suit each individual.

For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.tetratecheurope.com. To apply, please visit our careers section 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.