Senior Acoustics Consultant

7 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Jacobs Full time

**Your Impact**:
When it comes to environmental consulting, the world is Jacobs’ greatest resources. That is why our clients trust us to help solve their most complex environmental challenges and to realise their opportunities to be industry leaders. We want you to bring your creativity, and collaboration to our business, and we’ll invest to help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what drives you. Together we will deliver extraordinary solutions for a better tomorrow.

Jacobs is building its acoustic capabilities across Australia and New Zealand and we currently have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Acoustics Consultant. The role will provide technical and professional influence on our strong pipeline of work and assist in developing the Acoustics team across ANZ. This role also has the ability for you to continue developing your skills and mentor to share and contribute to the growth and practice of the Acoustics team locally and globally.

The opportunity exists for a Senior Acoustics Consultant to be located in any of Jacobs’s ANZ offices. Office locations include but are not limited to: Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Perth, Wellington and Auckland.

The purpose of this role is to support the delivery of noise assessments for various #Jacobs major projects within renewables, power, placemaking/precinct development and transport market sectors across Australia, New Zealand and internationally.

**Your Impact**
- Undertake acoustic modelling using software such as SoundPLAN and/or cadnA.
- Designing and implementation of site-based acoustics and/or vibration measurements.
- Contribute to our #Jacobs culture and participation in our global Community of Practice.
- Leading discussions in meetings with clients and other consultants.
- Driving innovation and collaborating with the team to develop new digital solutions to solve acoustics challenges with our clients.
- Delivering projects with mínimal supervision including project planning, client liaison and provision of advice.
- Contribute to complex large scale projects including preparation of technical deliverables and client reports in addition to coordination and/or preparation of tender submissions, cost estimates and client reports.

**Here’s What You’ll Need**: Here’s What You’ll Need**
- A tertiary degree in the relevant discipline.
- Excellent communication skills, including report writing and oral communication.
- 6+ years relevant recent experience in noise impact assessment and controls.
- Coding skills are not essential but would be seen as favourable.
- Ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.
- Good understanding of acoustic principles and be able to demonstrate their technical acumen in areas such as sound propagation, noise control, and environmental sound monitoring
- Membership of professional bodies such as the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) may also be beneficial.

**Jacobs. A world where you can.**

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions - we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too - from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals - all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s Network - find out more about our employee networks here.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow.



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