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acoustical engineer

Title posted on indeed.com - Practicing Acoustical Engineer

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Employer details Howe Gastmeier Chapnik Limited

Job details

*Your opportunity* Join our growing team as a Practicing Acoustical Engineer, providing consulting services in noise, vibration, and acoustics on projects across Canada, the United States, and abroad. You?ll work with teammates to service clients across a broad range of market categories including commercial, residential, industrial, academic, civic/institutional, scientific/healthcare, transportation, defense/security, and various others. The projects you?ll be a part of will also be varied, including assessment and control of noise and vibration within and between sensitive spaces in a variety of building settings and from transportation sources and industrial facilities, architectural acoustics, vibration isolation of buildings/structures, and more. The volume and variety of our clients and projects offer a balance of familiar tasks and new challenges that will promote continuous engagement and development throughout your career. *Your team* HGC is proudly Canadian and one of the country?s largest employee-owned consulting firms specializing exclusively in noise, vibration, and acoustics. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, where its foundations were laid in 1994; we also have growing regional offices in both Canada and the United States. You?ll be joining a team of 40 professionals who collaborate enthusiastically with our clients to apply an unmatched depth of knowledge, experience, and innovation to address the most complex challenges across the full spectrum of noise, vibration, and acoustics. *Your key functions & responsibilities* * Collaborate with and learn from our experienced team to coordinate and execute projects efficiently, developing optimal solutions for our client?s unique projects/challenges * With guidance and support from senior staff and assistance from your teammates, you?ll: Respond to client inquiries and prepare proposals Conduct field inspections and measurements of noise/vibration/acoustics using state-of-the-art instrumentation and techniques while monitoring and ensuring the quality of field measurement and data collection activities Review project-related technical documents and drawings Analyze data using commercial software packages and in-house tools, applying both an objective and inquisitive approach Develop/evaluate solutions and alternatives with client input Prepare technical reports and present to clients as needed * Manage all aspects of your projects to meet client expectations and deadlines, working independently with minimal supervision, but with access to the support and resources you need * Conduct thorough reviews of project components to maintain high standards * Assist in maintaining positive client relationships by providing regular updates and addressing inquiries * Establish one or more areas of technical focus, including authoring and/or presenting articles and technical papers for relevant publications and conferences * Grow your skills and know-how over time toward developing areas of technical and market sector thought leadership * Act as an ambassador of HGC to clients, regulators, and other collaborators * Provide support to our engineering and administrative teams as needed *Your characteristics, skills & knowledge* Our team moves quickly, so we?re looking for someone who builds trust through competence and by taking personal responsibility, while bringing initiative and tenacity to everything they do. You are/have: * Highly organized, reliable, innovative, and energetic as well as a quick learner * Strong attention to detail for ensuring accuracy in data collection and reporting * Excellent communication skills in English, both spoken and written (having those skills in other languages is an asset), to convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders * Collaborative mindset with the ability to work well within a team environment * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for data interpretation a