Consultant / Senior, Acoustics - Birmingham

4 weeks ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom WSP Full time

In today’s world it’s important to work for a company that has clear purpose, giving back to communities and supporting what is truly important in the world.

When considering a career move it’s vital to work for a business that is aligned to your values and goals, a place where you can belong. See what WSP stands for in 2024 and beyond

This role is for an experienced architectural acoustician who wants to work on the UK’s most exciting new projects in a friendly team of engineers.

At WSP, you’ll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations and society.

WSP has a large, highly experienced and professional Acoustics team who get involved with a diverse range of interesting projects across a number of sectors within the UK for both private and public sector clients. The team pride themselves on the integrated support offered by working alongside our in-house environmental and sustainability specialists, as well as our structural and mechanical engineers, to deliver commercially balanced, innovative and integrated solutions.

We are looking to appoint a new architectural acoustician into our Birmingham office to support project delivery in 2024 and beyond. Our team is large (with over 45 acousticians in the UK) but also incredibly friendly and supportive.

You will have the opportunity to lead medium-scale projects including ownership of the finances and client care, assist on larger schemes, and work collaboratively with others in the WSP acoustics team.

We are proud of our wide-ranging knowledge and expertise covering environmental acoustics, architectural acoustics and complex vibration assessments. Equally important to us is nurturing an inclusive team with a true family-feel, which is supportive of your technical progression and personal and professional development. Being an integral part of a multi-disciplinary and global organisation, will provide excellent opportunities for you to flourish within a team of motivated individuals. This includes acoustics-led training as well as mentoring and professional support for those wanting to achieve chartership.
- Working on architectural acoustics projects which range from those of national significance to those which support local communities
- You will be tackling the challenges of complex projects and sophisticated architecture to deliver innovative buildings of the highest quality
- The projects would be varied, giving you the opportunity to work across sectors including residential, healthcare, sports and leisure and infrastructure.
- Our culture promotes a dynamic and collaborative approach to problem solving, delivering global best practice with a focus on selling value not time. We are proud to provide our team with a friendly, challenging and rewarding place to work.

**YOUR TEAM**
- “Working in the WSP Acoustics team for the last six years has allowed me to realise my goals and ambitions. The team are really friendly and helpful, supporting me towards achieving chartership as well as my ongoing professional and personal development.” - WSP Senior Acoustic Consultant, IEng MIOA _

The WSP acoustics team is amongst the largest and most well respected in the UK. We are regular recipients of industry awards and our leading experts regularly present at conferences and produce cutting edge research papers and guidance documents.

The WSP Acoustics team are the winners of the 2020 ANC Award for Vibration Control and Prediction. The judges praised the creative and innovative approach to using Findwave to give the client the information they needed to proceed with a time critical project, with good collaboration demonstrated throughout.

The WSP Acoustics team were highly commended in the 2022 ANC Awards in the ‘Environmental Noise: Non Infrastructure’ category for Eden Project North, for undertaking a novel approach for this new mixed use leisure development in Morecambe to allow the Client flexibility on the number of permissible events whilst giving the EHO confidence that significant adverse effects would be avoided.
- A relevant degree or equivalent qualification
- Demonstrable experience in architectural acoustics
- An enthusiastic, energetic outlook and willingness to learn
- A social and team spirited attitude
- An ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people

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