Acoustical Consultant

About the Role

You will shape how leading sports, entertainment, and public assembly venues actually sound, working with architects and owners on geometry, materials, mechanical noise, and structural isolation, and then carrying those decisions through construction until measurements confirm them. Working alongside our Audio Video engineers is what makes this role different. Most firms treat acoustics and audio as separate scopes that meet at a coordination meeting. We treat them as one problem with two sets of tools, which is how you get a venue that performs rather than one that copes.

Responsibilities

• Architectural and environmental acoustic analysis and design across stadiums, arenas, theaters, convention centers, and other demanding venues.
• Room acoustic modeling and evaluation of reverberation, speech intelligibility, sound system interaction, and treatment strategy.
• Analysis of airborne and structure-borne sound transmission between spaces.
• Mechanical equipment noise and vibration evaluation, with clear recommendations the design team can act on.
• Acoustic criteria and design guidance for architectural, mechanical, and building systems.
• Close collaboration with our Audio Video engineers to optimize room and sound system performance together.
• Acoustic drawings, details, specifications, reports, and technical narratives.
• Client meetings and interdisciplinary design workshops, presenting your own findings.
• Field measurements, existing-condition surveys, construction observation, and performance testing.
• Post-construction verification and documentation of acoustic performance.

Requirements

• A degree in acoustics, architectural engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, audio engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience in architectural acoustics, environmental noise, building acoustics, or noise and vibration control.
• Working experience with acoustic modeling and analysis software such as EASE, Odeon, SoundPLAN, INSUL, or comparable platforms.
• Understanding of architectural and MEP design and construction.
• The ability to independently develop technical reports, drawings, specifications, and recommendations.
• Strong analytical and communication skills. You will have to convince an architect that a decision matters.

Skills

• Experience in the design or operation of sports venues, or other facilities of equal complexity (highly preferred).
• Revit, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam proficiency.
• Sound system design or measurement experience alongside your acoustics background.
• INCE, PE, CTS, or related credentials.