Job Description
Lead/Principal Acoustic Consultant
Location: Irvine, Ayrshire / Hybrid Working
Salary : Circa £40,000 - £55,000 dependant on experience plus package including;
- Company pension.
- Team bonus.
- Private medical insurance.
- 28 days annual leave (increasing with length of service).
- Travel and expenses allowance.
- Excellent career advancement opportunities.
- Flexible working
Summary
A successful planning and environmental consultancy specialising in land and building projects within housing, renewables, community and recreation is looking to hire a motivated, passionate individual who enjoys problem solving and teamwork to be responsible for delivering their acoustic expertise.
With a large variety of different projects we are looking for someone with the ability to
apply a range of problem-solving skills.
The role is based on writing high quality, accurate and concise reports to support planning applications. These are supplemented by modelling and mapping.
You'll be responsible for managing your own clients and dealing with all project finances, so you'll need to be a people person.
Because the majority of projects are within the realm of EIA, we also never work alone, and with collaboration being a Core Value, you'll need to have excellent teamwork and delegation skills.
Main Duties
- Undertaking acoustic assessments, modelling and producing concise and
- professional reports
- Contributing to Environmental Impact Assessments
- Regularly liaising with clients and colleagues and providing information and
- advice as required
- Comfortable with lone working and able to effectively manage working time
- Support the team by providing an in-house acoustic consultancy service,
- taking the lead on delivery of services for specific project and developments
- Supporting members of the team; and finding solutions for our clients
Seeking candidate with:
- Acoustic or related subject degree or Institute of Acoustics Diploma
- Previous post-graduation consultancy experience
- Project management / delivery experience
- Experience of working in a planning or environmental consultancy or similar.
- Ability to write clear, concise and professional reports
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills and English language skills; and
- Full, clean driving licence
Desirable
- Associate or Full Member of an appropriate Institute such as the Institute of Acoustics (IoA)
- Experience with renewable energy projects including ESTU-R-97 guidance
- Experience with ReSoft Wind Farm
- Familiarity with SoundPlan
- Facilitation or delivery of background noise assessments