Senior Acoustic Consultant

Senior Acoustic Consultant
London | -40,000 - -45,000 per annum

Large-scale schemes. Early involvement. A business on the move.

My client is an established acoustic and environmental consultancy with offices across the UK and Ireland. It has recently launched new service lines, and its London team needs a Senior Acoustic Consultant to lead major residential and commercial projects from the first noise survey to final sign-off.

The role

This is not a back-room job. The Senior Acoustic Consultant owns the acoustic strategy on large developments: housing schemes, mixed-use buildings, offices, hotels. You''ll set criteria early, while your advice can still change the design, and stay with the project until the finished building has been tested and handed over.

Because monitoring, environmental and sustainability specialists sit in the same business, you''ll work alongside them rather than passing paperwork between firms.

What you''ll do as a Senior Acoustic Consultant:

• Lead planning noise assessments for large residential and commercial schemes
• Specify fa-ades, party walls, floors and plant to meet the criteria
• Deliver BREEAM, LEED and WELL acoustic work
• Review and sign off reports before they reach the client
• Guide junior consultants and help them progress
• Handle clients, architects and design teams directly

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary of -40,000 - -45,000, depending on experience
• Workplace pension
• Annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Training and development support
• Career progression in a growing business
• Work on large-scale residential and commercial projects
• A collaborative, multi-disciplinary team

What you''ll bring

• Solid consultancy experience in building and environmental acoustics, ideally on large-scale schemes
• Confidence with both planning-stage assessments and design-stage detailing
• Experience guiding or supervising junior colleagues
• A degree in acoustics or a related subject; IOA membership or Diploma is desirable
• Clear, persuasive writing, and the nerve to defend your advice in a room full of planners
• The right to work in the UK

Why it''s worth a conversation

Scale, for a start. Projects here run into the tens of millions. Breadth too, since you''ll see the whole project rather than one slice of it. And momentum: a business investing in new services and new people has room for a senior hire to shape how the London team works.

If you''d rather lead on landmark projects than clear a queue of small jobs, this Senior Acoustic Consultant role deserves a look. To apply for the Senior Acoustic Consultant position, please contact Sam Rees at Penguin Recruitment.