Senior Acoustics Consultant

We are SLR Consulting (Canada) a 800 team of advisory environmental/engineering and regulatory professionals across 20 office locations in Canada. We deliver environmental and sustainability services to our clients through the integration of over 30 advisory technical environmental and engineering disciplines to help clients address some of their most complex challenges around sustainability. We are Making Sustainability Happen.

As our new Senior Acoustics Consultant you will play an important role on a team whose work is essential to achieving this goal.

Role

As our new Senior Acoustics Consultant with a passion for working on architectural-related projects. You will play a key leadership role in delivering complex projects and growing client relationships. This role is ideal for a professional who combines strong technical expertise with project leadership business development and mentorship. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients while contributing to the practices growth and visibility.

In this position youll work closely with other acoustic consultants/engineers on a diverse array of private and public sector clients across North America. Whether youre working on new and retrofit projects for noise and vibration control conducting field measurements or leading the development of new sound and vibration models youll feel good knowing your work will positively impact people for years to come.

We work in most areas of acoustics and vibration including building design/architectural environmental and underwater acoustics.

Responsibilities:

Leadership & Project Delivery

• Lead and deliver complex acoustics and vibration projects from proposal through execution and close-out
• Take full ownership of project scope budgets schedules and resourcing
• Serve as the primary client contact and technical lead on key assignments
• Provide strategic technical direction on major or high-profile projects
• Ensure quality consistency and timely delivery of project outputs

Business Development & Market Growth

• Identify and pursue new opportunities with existing and prospective clients
• Lead proposal development including scope definition technical approach and fee strategy
• Build and maintain strong relationships across industry clients and regulators
• Contribute to SLRs market presence through presentations conferences and thought leadership
• Support strategic growth of the acoustics practice in priority sectors

People Leadership & Practice Development

• Mentor and develop junior and intermediate staff
• Support team resourcing recruitment and capability development
• Foster a collaborative high-performance team environment
• Promote technical excellence and innovation across projects

Working @ SLR

With us there is no doubt youll grow your subject-matter expertise and industry knowledge. We care about investing in our employees for the long-run and if you ask our team theyll tell you thats just one of the many benefits of working here. We want to be a place where you can experience career growth and satisfaction for many years.

Heres what else youll enjoy as part of our team:

• The salary range for this position is $125000 - $165000. Final agreed-upon compensation will be commensurate with individual education professional designation experience internal parity and location.
• Competitive total compensation package including comprehensive benefits vacation and a suite of wellness initiatives
• Full-time permanent role with opportunities for professional growth and advancement
  

Qualifications/Education/Memberships:

• 10 years of experience in consulting with a strong focus on architectural / building acoustics.
• Bachelors degree in engineering physics acoustics or related fields.
• Professional Engineering designation (Ontario or other provinces) preferred; equivalent credentials considered.
• Experience with sound and vibration modeling and computational software.
• Thought Leader with expertise on the fundamentals and approaches used to measure predict and evaluate acoustics noise and vibration.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage client relationships at a senior level.
• Staff training and mentoring experience is expected as part of the role.
• Highly organized adaptable and innovative with a track record of delivering high-quality solutions.
• Excellent and confident written oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to live and work in Canada and preferably to the US for occasional project work as required.

SLR strives to build diverse teams that reflect the communities we work in and encourages applications from traditionally underrepresented groups including women visible minorities Indigenous peoples people identifying as 2SLGBTQI veterans and people with disabilities.