Senior Acoustical Consultant

Stantec; Salt Lake City (UT); Ibrido; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid holidays and vacation

Descrizione del lavoro

Stantec’s Environmental Services practice seeks a Senior Acoustical Consultant to strengthen our noise, vibration and acoustics (NVA) team in the U.S. Gulf or Mountain regions.

You will work with scientists and engineers across energy, transportation, and industrial sectors on projects from concept through post‑construction evaluation, with a hybrid schedule. You’ll lead projects, supervise junior staff, perform field measurements and modeling (CadnaA preferred), analyze results, prepare

Competenze

• A Bachelor's degree in acoustics, engineering, physical sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience with acoustics and noise assessments.
• Experience with environmental acoustics/noise measurements.
• Proficiency with CadnaA and related tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Mansioni

• Manage noise/acoustics projects from proposal to completion.
• Supervise junior staff and provide training in field work, analysis, modeling, and report preparation.
• Conduct and oversee staff completing field measurements, technical analyses, modeling, and reporting.
• Analyze acoustical modeling results, evaluate mitigation measures, and document reports.
• Present at public meetings and act as expert witness for acoustics projects.
• Contribute to proposals by developing task scopes and cost estimates.
• Maintain professional growth through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations.

Conoscenze

Environmental acoustics

Acoustic measurements

Project management

Communication

Report writing

Team leadership

Public speaking

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in acoustics, engineering, physical sciences, or related field

Master’s degree in acoustics, engineering, physical sciences, or related field

Professional Engineer license or I.N.C.E. certification beneficial

Strumenti

CadnaA

AutoCAD

GIS

Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

Stantec’s Environmental Services practice seeks a Senior Acoustical Consultant to support our expanding environmental noise, vibration, and acoustics (NVA) practice in the U.S. Gulf or Mountain regions. In this role, you would collaborate with our scientists and engineers supporting clients in a variety of sectors, including renewable energy, power generation, data center, oil and gas, site development and planning, transportation, industrial, and federal markets. The NVA team provides support throughout project development, from conceptual design phases to post-construction evaluations. Specifically, the NVA team provides a full suite of specialized technical services including planning, design, noise/vibration monitoring, noise modeling, permitting, public outreach, expert witness, and post-construction studies.

This opportunity could be located in the following Stantec offices: Houston (TX), Dallas (TX), Austin (TX), Denver (CO), Oklahoma City (OK), Atlanta (GA), Tampa (FL), or Salt Lake City (UT). This position offers a hybrid work schedule with two days per week in the office.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage noise/acoustics projects and tasks from proposal to completion, delivering projects on schedule, and within scope and budget.

• Supervise junior staff members and contribute to training in field work, analysis, modeling, and report preparation as part of project delivery.

• Conduct and oversee staff completing, field measurements, technical analyses, modeling, and reporting.

• Analyze and interpret acoustical modeling results, evaluate noise mitigation measures, and document the results of acoustical analyses through development of technical reports.

• Present at public meetings and appear as expert witness for acoustics projects.

• Contribute to project proposals by developing task scopes and cost estimates.

• Maintain professional growth and development through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of the latest trends, software, and technology.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Experience in environmental acoustics/noise assessments is required.

• Experience with acoustic measurement practices, software, and instrumentation is required.

• Experience with acoustical modeling software (CadnaA preferred) and technical tools to support acoustics/noise analyses (spreadsheets, GIS, AutoCAD) is required.

• Experience in managing multiple projects and tasks concurrently in a client-facing role is required.

• Experience reviewing local, state, and federal environmental regulations and permitting requirements is required.

• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook, is required.

• Willingness and ability to travel periodically for field work, including multi-day trips to various locations within the United States, is required.

• Experience with natural gas pipeline and compressor station noise studies (e.g., FERC requirements) is preferred.

• Strong work ethic, high ethical and quality standards, and a desire for team success.

• Strong written and verbal communications skills.

• Experience as a manager with direct reports is beneficial.

• Experience with vibration, underwater noise (hydroacoustics), transportation noise (e.g., TNM modeling), and building acoustics is beneficial.

• Familiarity with scientific programming languages for data processing and analysis (e.g., Matlab, Python) is beneficial.

Education and Work Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in acoustics, engineering, physical sciences, or a related field is required. Coursework in acoustics is preferred.

• A Master’s degree in acoustics, engineering, physical sciences, or a related field is beneficial.

• Professional Engineer license or Board Certification by the Institute of Noise Control Engineering is beneficial.

• Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience with technical specialization in acoustics and noise assessments is preferred.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Pay Range:

Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, CT, NJ, VA Areas-$121,300.00 - $182,100.00 Annually

Pay Transparency:

In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary:

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

#additional

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