Acoustics Consultant | Los Angeles, CA

Acentech Incorporated; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee-owned ESOP

Job summary

Acentech Incorporated, in Culver City (Los Angeles), seeks a consultant for our Architectural Acoustics and Mechanical Noise Control Group. This is primarily an in-office role with hybrid flexibility.

You will work with a Principal mentor to support clients and projects. You will perform measurements of sound and impact noise, analyze designs, and develop practical recommendations, while communicating findings to colleagues and clients.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in acoustics or related field preferred, but will consider Bachelor’s with equivalent experience.
• Reading and interpreting building drawings and specifications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience with acoustical/noise modeling software and AutoCAD/Revit; proficiency with word processing and spreadsheets.
• Passion for buildings and sound.

Responsibilities

• Perform measurements of sound and impact noise levels.
• Analyze architectural designs and develop recommendations.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to colleagues and clients.
• Support Principal/Senior Consultants as project managers or independently.

Skills

Reading drawings

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Acoustical modeling software

Noise modeling software

AutoCAD

Revit

Office software

Education

Master’s degree in acoustics or related field

Bachelor’s degree with equivalent work experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Acoustical modeling software

Noise modeling software

Job description

Acentech is looking for a consultant to work in our Architectural Acoustics and Mechanical Noise Control Group in our Los Angeles office (Culver City). This is primarily an in-office position, with flexibility for hybrid work location and schedule.

We’re an employee-owned company building a diverse and inclusive workforce; be part of our growth!

This position is open to appropriately qualified candidates who are new to acoustics consulting or have 1 to 3 years of relevant consulting experience. You will be paired with a Principal mentor and perform consulting services for clients, usually in a support role for Principal and Senior Consultants as project managers, and sometimes independently. This involves performing measurements of sound and impact noise levels, noise reduction, reverberation, impulse responses, and other acoustical aspects; analyzing architectural designs and developing recommendations; and communicating findings and recommendations to colleagues and clients.

Salary: $72,000 – $78,000

Experience and background well suited to this position include

• Master’s degree in acoustics or related field preferred, but will consider Bachelor’s degree with equivalent work experience.
• Reading and interpreting building drawings and specifications.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills – written and verbal.
• Experience with acoustical modeling software, noise modeling software, AutoCAD and/or Revit, and standard word processing and spreadsheet programs.
• Passion for the work – for buildings, for sound, for music.

Acentech is a multi-disciplinary consulting firm specializing in acoustics, noise and vibration control, audiovisual systems, telecommunications, and security system design, serving a diverse group of clients across the United States from our strategically located offices. With a professional staff of more than 65 consultants, Acentech is one of the oldest and largest organizations of its type. We value our culture and our staff and place a premium on a healthy work-life balance. We are extremely proud of being a 100% employee-owned firm, with ownership broadly distributed through an Employee Stock Ownership Program.

Acentech is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a highly collaborative environment of diverse talent, and encourage veterans, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, neurodivergent people, and individuals with disabilities to apply. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.