Acoustic Consultant

Job Title: Acoustic Consultant - Sydney

Vacancy No: VN4281

Employment Type: Permanent

Contract Type: Full-Time

About the business and the role
At SLR we Make Sustainability Happen. SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high-quality tailored services. With close to 850+ staff in APAC alone, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. We celebrate a 'One Team Culture', where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.

SLR has a great opportunity within the Acoustics & Vibration team for an ambitious individual to join our high-performing and friendly team in Sydney. This is a full-time position where you will be working with a well-established team of Acoustics and Vibration Consultants. You will bring passion and knowledge in acoustics as well as broader noise and vibration disciplines (including environmental and transport noise and vibration, as well as building and architectural acoustics).

If you are tired of being in a hierarchical environment and feeling held back then come join SLR where we promote within, we don't set limits and you are given the opportunity to shine and take a lead on your career. We are considering graduate to junior level consultants for this position

Key Responsibilities
You will be responsible for carrying out high profile and large-scale projects within the APAC region and in NSW in particular which will require a broad knowledge and understanding around measurement/monitoring methodologies and techniques to solve problems.

1. Collaborate and deliver projects with other personnel within the local, national and global team of acoustics and vibration and/or other relevant technical disciplines to achieve desirable project outcomes.
2. Involvement with various project tasks including internal/external client liaison, project input data management, execution of technical tasks and report deliverables, ensuring proper quality control and review process in place on each project task.
3. Involve and contribute to other acoustics and vibration projects within the acoustics team, work in the following areas is expected: noise and vibration measurement and monitoring, modelling predictions, numerical analysis of results and associated reporting.

Skills and experience
Our ideal candidate will have a willingness to challenge their capabilities and be an innovative thinker as well as possess:

1. A relevant bachelor's degree or completing studies (ideally mechanical engineering or science (physics). Postgraduate qualifications will be an advantage.
2. Up to 3 years' consulting experience.
3. Experience in noise measurement and monitoring, data processing and analysis desirable.
4. Experience in the Environmental Sciences would be desirable.
5. Strong analytical, verbal/written communication and technical report writing skills.
6. Experience with broader acoustic and vibration disciplines, as well as GIS and coding would also be highly favourable.
7. Experience with noise monitoring equipment and/or 3D computer noise models such as SoundPLAN, CadnaA would be desirable.

Our benefits at SLR include:
Our culture is unique where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. Whether you're working in the office, from home, or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all, including:

1. Hybrid work model (in-office & from home) - you choose where you work best.
2. Extra paid purchased leave up to 10 days so you can re-energise, help others, support family, or focus on your own professional development.
3. Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey which includes 14 weeks primary carer and 6 weeks secondary carer leave (with the option to access an additional 8 weeks of leave if you become the primary carer within 18 months of the birth or adoption of your child).
4. Learning and Development which includes a mapped Career progression path, study assistance and up to 2 professional memberships subsidised by SLR.
5. Employee Assistance Program to support your physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
6. Global and Regional mobility and recruitment referral bonus for both region and global candidates.
7. Other benefits include regular Office social events, Service Anniversary awards, salary sacrificing (novated car lease) and a corporate uniform shop where you get $100 annually to spend.

Next Steps
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.