Acoustic Consultant

**Acoustic Consultant**

**Working Pattern: 37 hrs per week - Monday to Friday**

**Location: West Bridgford, Nottingham**

Do you have a passion for the environment? Are you experienced in acoustic assessments? Do you want to work on internal and external projects for both commercial and public sector clients.

**The Job**

Via East Midlands are looking for a Acoustic Consultant to join our Environmental Management & Design Team.

Key areas of responsibility will include:
- To undertake noise & vibration assessments to produce reports for clients to achieve targets and legislative and technical requirements
- To provide expert acoustic advice to colleagues, clients or third parties to support compliance with legislation and projects that may be complex and large-scale across the organisation or externally
- To provide support to Nottinghamshire County Council and other authorities, including ensuring new developments are compliant with legislation and policies.
- To contribute to the team's growth and help identify opportunities to develop in the market and achieve business plan objectives
- To design and deliver noise mitigation schemes for both internal and external clients to achieve successful delivery and implementation of projects and adherence to legislation and industry best practices
- To ensure full adherence to health, safety and environmental legislation, policy and best practise ensuring people and the environmental is protected
- To liaise with a wide range of people to facilitate project delivery and maintain Via’s positive company reputation

**The Person**

Mainly you will be excited to be a part of our environmental projects, but there are just a few other things we’d like from you:

- A relevant degree and/or IOA accredited Diploma with demonstrable post qualifications experience/knowledge gained through practical experience in an acoustic consultancy environmental, eligible for Membership of IOA
- Working knowledge of technical guidance, legislation and codes of practise appropriate to acoustics including but not limited to BS4142, BS5228, Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN), Part I of the Land Compensation Act and PPG for surface mineral extraction and the Control of Noise at Work Regulations.
- Strong ICT skills including competence in specialist computer modelling software used to support noise and vibration assessment
- Proven experience of writing and reviewing technical noise & vibration assessment reports
- Experience of providing information, communicating and working collaboratively with internal and external customers, stakeholders and colleagues to achieve delivery objectives
- Experience of undertaking site noise surveys following best practice and relevant guidance
- Experience of managing projects to meet financial and programme targets
- A high level of personal drive and commitment to delivery excellent customer care whilst setting examples to peers

**About Via**

Based in Nottinghamshire, with a multi-skilled local workforce and a range of highly trained staff at a few different locations throughout the county. Via East Midlands provides sustainable highways services for Nottinghamshire and across the wider East Midlands region. Our roles include highway maintenance, electrical works, mechanics, construction, forestry, road safety, civil engineering and much more. We combine a public-sector service ethos with a strong commercial focus and we are passionate about innovation and creating and delivering sustainable solutions safely across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands.

Via is a great place to work if you value work-life balance and we are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer a range of family friendly and inclusive employment policies, including generous annual leave allowances, with flexible working available to our office-based staff. With most of our work being based in the East Midlands, our front-line staff also enjoy short journeys to site each working day. By joining us you will be part of a growing organisation that positively embraces customer and community aspirations.

If this sounds like you, it would be great to hear from you.

**Salary**: £30,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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