Equipment Technician, Acoustics - Manchester

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role…

• Managing calibration of our suite of noise and vibration measurement equipment, ensuring that it is calibrated at regular intervals, arranging dispatch and returned when calibration is due and calibration record keeping.
• Undertaking basic repairs to equipment (battery wiring, crimping, soldering).
• Making new cables and connections.
• Liaison with equipment suppliers to manage more complex repairs, order spare parts and new items of equipment.
• Developing improvements to our equipment management systems.
  
  

This role will be based in our Manchester office on a part time basis of approximately one day per week+, and we are flexible whether time is split as half or full days.

YOUR TEAM

At WSP, you’ll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations and society.

WSP has a large, highly experienced and professional Acoustics team who get involved with a diverse range of interesting projects across a number of sectors within the UK for both private and public sector clients. The team pride themselves on the integrated support offered by working alongside our in-house environmental and sustainability specialists, as well as our structural and mechanical engineers, to deliver commercially balanced, innovative and integrated solutions.

“Working in the WSP Acoustics team for the last six years has allowed me to realise my goals and ambitions. The team are really friendly and helpful, supporting me towards achieving chartership as well as my ongoing professional and personal development.” – WSP Senior Acoustic Consultant, IEng MIOA

“A position at WSP gives the right candidate the chance to work on some of the most challenging engineering projects in the world today, backed by a world class team of acoustics engineers.” – WSP Acoustics Technical Director

The WSP acoustics team is amongst the largest and most well respected in the UK. We are regular recipients of industry awards and our leading experts regularly present at conferences and produce cutting edge research papers and guidance documents.

The WSP Acoustics team are the winners of the 2023 ANC Award in the ‘Environmental Noise: Non Infrastructure’ category for Hinkley Point Power Station, for providing noise monitoring and expert advice during the offshore piling work, which has received a significant number of complaints from the local community. Our advice contributed to managing the noise impacts with the local community and enabled the client to meet their programme without incurring substantial additional costs.

What We Will Be Looking For You To Demonstrate…

• Are studying Acoustics or a related course.
• Are enthusiastic and driven.
• Have a basic understanding of electronics/electrics and have an electronics/electrics related qualification.
• Are able to use a soldering iron and other electronics maintenance tools.
• Are well organised and effective.
• Have a social and team-spirited attitude, and work well as part of a team.
  
  

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.