Join our Acoustics and Air Quality Talent Pool!

Hydrock, now Stantec are always looking for talented professionals who share our values.

If the right opportunity for you isn’t currently advertised, joining our Acoustics talent pool means that we are able to contact you as soon as the right vacancy arises. We are often recruiting from graduate roles right up to Director with everything in between across the UK.

Our Acoustics and Air Quality Team:

The Acoustics and Air Quality Division is a human centric team of people from a variety of backgrounds within acoustics, working to deliver a standout approach to the complexities of acoustics engineering. We currently have a UK wide team of 17 acousticians and 6 air quality consultants and our team aspire to provide premium acoustics engineering across all projects, whilst maintaining approachable, adaptable, and accountable relationships with clients and colleagues.

Project Examples:

We have a diverse portfolio of work across the region, typically working alongside our building services colleagues (MEP, C&S, Fire and Sustainability) as part of a multi-disciplinary team. These include:

• Event Centres, performance spaces and music venues.
• Hotels, student accommodation and residential schemes.
• Schools, including for Special Education Needs (SEN).
• Universities in Manchester, Newcastle, Keele, and Blackpool
• Prisons and Justice
• Offices and Commercial Spaces
• Entertainment and Leisure Facilities
• Research projects in Healthcare and Justice.

You can read more about our projects and what we do here!

What qualifications do I need:

The only pre-requisite is experience within acoustic engineering and consultancy for the built environment – including architectural/building acoustic design. Our established team are from a range of engineering and scientific backgrounds and have a variety of different qualifications such as engineering chartership, should you wish to pursue this in the future.

What do I need to enjoy?

• Being part of a successful integrated engineering team.
• Woking on increasingly innovative and sustainable projects.
• Delivering projects that exceed client expectations.
• Taking on challenges that arise from working in a dynamic project environment.

What's great about Hydrock, now Stantec

We are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘Force for Good’, as it is our aim to improve the quality of people’s lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.  

From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client’s needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of. 

Named as Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2023, we’re known for delivering outstanding sustainable projects for our communities, planet, and society.

Some of these projects have recently received industry accolades, including Cleveland Pools winning the Conservation and Regeneration category at the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2023; Bay Technology Centre named Commercial Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards 2022; YGG Tan-y-Lan picked out in the Integration and Collaborative Working category at Construction Excellence Wales Awards 2022; The Deaf Academy singled out for its Universal Design at the Civic Trust Awards 2022; and Bristol’s iconic waterfront Wapping Wharf Living sweeping up at the Bristol Property Awards.

Take a look at our 2023 end of year film and get a feel for what we’re all about. 

What we can offer you:

• Inspiring and supportive colleagues 
• Reward for progression and hard work 
• An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills
• Competitive starting salary 
• Excellent health benefits 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
• An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!) 
• An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday) 
• A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme 
• A place to feel included

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.  

We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us. 

Looking for the next steps?

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.

If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock, now Stantec.

If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices. 

For the latest updates and news, connect with us on our LinkedIn page!