Associate Acoustic Consultant

Description

• Play a key role as a technical specialist in the Acoustics Group of Buro Happold.
• Assist in the running of acoustic projects with the Job Leaders
• Deliver highest quality work in a timely manner.
• Deliver technical work from initial design ideas, taking significant personal responsibility for the delivery of work
• Ensure team members are kept informed of important and relevant service/design decisions.
• Ensuring excellent communication within the team and with other stakeholders.
• Maintaining awareness of project budgets and raising any concerns regarding budgetary or financial issues.
• Proactively raising concerns regarding workload and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ensuring project financial plans are up to date and accurate
• Ensuring all necessary BuroHappold staff are informed of relevant client matters.
• Maintain good client relations throughout the job.
• Responsible for planning, organising and managing personal workload in order to meet deadlines in line with client commitments.

Requirements

• First Degree in Engineering Acoustics, Electro-Acoustics or related disciplines such as Civil or Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architecture, combination degrees of the former.
• Inquisitive approach and capable of producing innovative solutions.
• Excellent calculation skills and attenuation to detail in checking others’ calculations.
• Competence with environmental noise surveys, and the field testing of room and architectural acoustics is expected.
• Must be able to clearly share complex technical ideas and concepts to both technical and non- technical audiences.
• Demonstrable competence in making noise and vibration measurements. Evidence of appropriate training in the proper use of sound level meters is expected.
• Good communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to accept a degree of responsibility for the department’s success in a team-based organisation, combined with ability to work independently.
• Adept in the use of acoustic modelling packages is expected – CADNA and CATT Acoustics would be ideal.
• Experience as a consultant able to propose multiple solutions to Clients and objectively summarise the benefits and shortfalls of each.
• Significant experience of engineering acoustics within buildings.
• Adaptable and prepared to offer a range of services in the long term.
• Deep technical experience of architectural/building acoustics, noise control engineering
• Professionally registered (CEng, IEng) with the Engineering Council UK or equivalent body. Full corporate membership of the Institute of Acoustics is expected.

Benefits

• Generous company pension scheme.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package including life assurance and income protection.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
• Individual private medical insurance.
• 3pm finish on the last Friday of the month
• Car allowance (10%) of basic salary
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities A supportive and inclusive environment that will welcome you through social and outreach activities from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance