Senior Acoustics Consultant

Mployee.me; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Provident Fund

Mediclaim cover

Global Profit Share

Job summary

Arup India is seeking an experienced Acoustic Engineering professional to lead the Acoustics, Audio Visual and Theatre Consulting team. You will drive high-profile projects across India and the Middle East, combining technical excellence with client engagement.

You will build the team, mentor colleagues, and contribute to growth through effective leadership and performance management. Expect collaboration with Arups global offices and multidisciplinary experts to deliver quality and commercial

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Acoustic Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of consulting and project management experience.
• Strong knowledge of building acoustics, audio-visual design, and environmental noise impact assessment.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development and project delivery in India and the Middle East.
• Coordinate resources across multidisciplinary teams to ensure delivery.
• Build and strengthen the India team with leadership and mentoring.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, architects, and contractors.

Skills

Acoustic engineering

Project management

Business development

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Acoustic Engineering

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup is an UK-headquartered independent firm with 92 offices in 34 countries and 18,000+ staff across the globe. Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of engineers, designers, consultants, and experts worldwide. Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.

Working for Arup India, offers the chance to work on exciting projects with a truly collaborative team including top experts in their field who are approachable and always happy to help. It's an exciting time to be a part our growth in India.

The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to join Arup’s globally recognised Acoustics, Audio Visual and Theatre Consulting team and play an important role in shaping its continued growth. The position offers the chance to work at the intersection of technical excellence, client engagement and strategic development, contributing to high-profile projects across both the Property and Infrastructure sectors.

The role will have a strong focus on business development and project delivery in India and the Middle East, offering the opportunity to help expand Arup’s presence in these important markets. Alongside delivering complex and high-quality work, the successful candidate will help build and strengthen the team in India, supporting ambitious growth plans through effective leadership, performance management and the development of complementary skills across the team.

This opportunity also offers significant scope to collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues across Arup’s global offices, coordinating resources on complex projects and ensuring successful delivery against both quality and commercial objectives. Just as importantly, the role requires building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, architects, government agencies, contractors and wider industry networks, positioning the successful candidate as a trusted partner and a visible contributor to Arup’s long-term success in the region.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for candidates with:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Acoustic Engineering.


• Minimum 10 years of consulting and project management experience, delivering complex projects in India and internationally.


• Significant expertise and national and local policy knowledge in building acoustics, audio-visual design, and environmental noise impact assessment.


• A well-developed network of client contacts in the Property Sector and preferably Rail sector.


• Substantial experience, and strong leadership skills in team building and management.


• Expertise in vibration assessment.

Reward and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary at all levels, and one of the best benefits packages in our sector. Core benefits include Provident Fund contribution, NPS option, Mediclaim cover (incl. family), Term Life and Accident Insurance, Employee Assistance Prog. scheme for the family to safeguard your physical and mental wellbeing. In addition, all permanent employees are eligible for the Global Profit Share scheme. Subject to scheme rules employees can receive two Profit Share payments per year, which are dependent on the firm’s financial performance.

Different people, shared values

At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.

At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. Our internal employee networks - BAME, Culture, Disability, LGBTQ+ and Women - provide a space for you to express your views and to make a positive difference - discover more about life at Arup here.

At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout your application.

At Arup, we appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.

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