Join Assystem and help deliver one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects
Assystem is seeking a Consents Consultant to join our growing Acoustics Team, supporting the delivery of HS2, the high-speed railway project.
Assystem provides acoustic consultancy over a wide range of projects, from planning support or environmental permitting through to environmental impact assessments, construction support to the rail industry and compliance monitoring.
As an Assystem employee, you will be embedded within BBV’s Environmental Services team, acting in the role of Consents Consultant (Acoustics) on behalf of the project. Working as an integrated member of the client team, you’ll provide technical assurance and specialist advice on Acoustics, supporting the process of obtaining acoustic consents, in a timely manner, from each Local Planning Authority associated with the delivery of BBV’s South Region of HS2.
The role offers a unique opportunity to work at the heart of one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects while remaining part of Assystem’s expanding acoustic practice, providing long-term career opportunities across the infrastructure, nuclear and defence sectors.
The Role
Working alongside BBV, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams, you’ll provide technical assurance across a broad range of noise and vibration control activities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Acting as Assystem’s embedded Consents Specialist for Acoustics within the BBV (HS2) Environmental Services team. Reviewing and challenging technical reports and consent applications prepared by contractors and consultants.
- Obtain all identified Environmental Consents (Acoustics) required for operational activities, as required.
- Assist in the identification and consolidation of the necessary Environmental Consents (Acoustics) that may be required recognising that requirements may change during the duration of the project.
- Support the process of obtaining Environmental Consents (Acoustics).
- Liaison with relevant LPA’s as necessary to deliver consents as required by the construction programme.
- Provide feedback as required to commercial and delivery teams regarding environmental obligations as relevant to the consenting process.
- Record all communications with third parties as evidence to support consent process.
- Contribute to the development of knowledge within Construction teams and in the monitoring process to assist in ensuring consent compliance.
- Providing vital support to the success of the Acoustics, Noise and Vibration team in delivering our clients’ projects, for projects other than HS2. Consultants are required to conduct noise and vibration measurements, process noise and vibration data, undertake computer modelling predictions and detailed calculations and prepare noise and vibration assessment reports.
