Associate Acoustical Consultant

SLR International Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Orthodontia

Vision

FSA/HSA

Generous PTO accrual

10 paid holidays

401(k) retirement with company match

Company paid life insurance

Short & long term disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

SLR Consulting seeks a mid-level Acoustical Consultant to join our Acoustics team in the United States. You will conduct sound and vibration field work on industrial projects, support architectural acoustics, and contribute to proposals and technical reports.

With 4+ years in acoustical consulting and a 2- or 4-year technical degree, you will collaborate with engineers across disciplines, travel to client sites, and pursue professional certifications such as PE or INCE as you grow with the firm.

Qualifications

• 2- or 4-year technical degree in engineering, physics, math, or chemistry.
• 5–8 years of relevant work experience.
• 4+ years of acoustical consulting experience.
• Experience with Cadna/A and/or SoundPLAN.
• Willingness to travel to client facilities.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sound and vibration field work for industrial/environmental projects.
• Support architectural acoustics projects.
• Prepare proposals and assist business development.
• Prepare reports, drawings, and specifications.
• Collaborate with clients from various industries and with other engineers.

Skills

Acoustical consulting

Field work

Client travel

Written communication

Microsoft Office

Valid driver's license

PPE safety

Education

Engineering/Physics/Math/Chemistry degree

Tools

Cadna/A

SoundPLAN

Job description

As the SLR Consulting Acoustics team, we help clients make smart, sustainable choices when it comes to managing sound. We partner with industries across energy, transportation, infrastructure, and development to assess and solve complex noise and vibration challenges - creating healthier environments and more livable communities. Ready to help shape a quieter, more sustainable world? This role can be based out of any of our U.S. office locations, offering flexibility while giving you access to mentorship, team support, and project collaboration. We are SLR Consulting (US), a 500+ coast-to-coast team of advisory, environmental/engineering, and regulatory professionals. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory, technical environmental, and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen. As our new mid-level Acoustical Consultant, you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Working @ SLR With us, there is no doubt you'll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run, and if you ask our team, they'll tell you that's just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Here's what else you'll enjoy as part of our team:

• medical
• dental
• orthodontia
• vision
• FSA/HSA
• generous PTO accrual
• 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement account with company matching program
• company paid life insurance
• short & long term disability insurance
• employee assistance program

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $105,000. Final agreed upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education, professional designation, experience, internal parity, and location.

Full-time, permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct sound and vibration field work for all types of industrial/environmental sound projects, including oil, gas, petrochemical, and power facilities
• Provide support for architectural acoustics projects
• Prepare proposals and participate in business development
• Prepare reports, technical documents, drawings, and specifications
• Work with clients from a variety of industries
• Work with other SLR engineers and specialists, assisting with work in a variety of disciplines
• Contribute to project deliverables, multi-tasking and working concurrently on different projects
• Lead the development of project deliverables, multi-tasking and working concurrently on different projects
• Work towards professional certifications such as Professional Engineer, INCE Board Certification, LEED/Well Building certification

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• 2- or 4-year technical degree - engineering, physics, math, chemistry
• 5-8 years of relevant work experience
• 4+ years of experience in acoustical consulting
• Experience with Cadna/A and/or SoundPLAN
• Experience traveling to client facilities and conducting field work
• Willingness to work in industrial facilities, wear appropriate PPE, work at heights and during inclement weather
• Demonstrated ability to learn and use design and engineering software
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills including excellent technical writing skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite of software
• Possess a valid driver's license
• Willingness and ability to travel by airplane and car, including occasional overnight travel

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and want to be.

SLR is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affinative Action Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, civil union status, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or veteran status.

At SLR, we embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organization. We respect and celebrate differences and want to ensure that we continuously strive to build a place where everyone feels included and is encouraged to be their authentic self. We are committed to these values, and our SLR Culture & Diversity Team works to actively promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across our people and talent processes, operations, and client work around the world.

If you have a disability and need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail].

We're Making Sustainability Happen. We don't have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we're working on it. We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world. When you join SLR, you'll work alongside some of the world's leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space. We know sustainability starts from within. And no matter how good we are today, we can always do better. We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.