Noise Specialist

About the role

RS&H is seeking a Noise Specialist to join our Transportation Infrastructure team! We provide noise and vibration analyses for a wide range of transportation projects across the eastern U.S. throughout the planning, engineering, and construction phases. In this role, you will have the opportunity to manage projects/lead noise studies, supervise and oversee work conducted by others on our noise and air quality team, conduct noise and vibration studies for a wide range of projects, prepare technical reports, represent RS&H at meetings with key clients, and support public outreach efforts to communicate study findings. We are looking for an enthusiastic, dependable, self-starting team player who is organized and able to work effectively on multiple projects. The successful candidate will be capable of working effectively in both the office and field, collaborate as part of internal multidisciplinary design teams, and engage directly with clients to maintain and build long-standing relationships. The Company Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms, with associates who work hard every day to create tomorrow together. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to our unwavering commitment to our core values: integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• data collection
• noise monitoring
• modeling
• mitigation analysis
• report writing
• task administration
• ability to effectively coordinate with clients and the public as necessary for transportation improvement projects as part of larger NEPA environmental studies or as stand-alone projects (as project manager)

Skills

• Knowledge of state and federal (FHWA) noise policies and procedures
• Experience preparing highway noise traffic analyses, including for state DOT projects, in the eastern U.S.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong technical capabilities in noise analysis
• Self-motivated
• Team leadership experience preferred
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in acoustics, engineering, transportation, environmental science, GIS or related field
• 7+ years of experience
• Proficiency in the Federal Highway Administration’s Traffic Noise Model (TNM)
• Proficiency in ArcGIS (ArcMap, ArcPro), MicroStation and/or AutoCAD

Preferred Qualifications

• Prequalification to perform noise analyses for state DOT(s), preferably NCDOT and SCDOT
• AICP certification and/or PE license
• Experience with other aspects of NEPA studies and analyses
• Experience with quantitative air quality modeling (MOVES)