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Graduate Acoustic Engineer

Salary Description: Dependent on experience

Start Date: Autumn 2026

Location: Bristol

At Origin Enterprises, we are dedicated to championing sustainable land use, and our Environmental teams support a diverse range of clients and projects—from land management and development to restoration and conservation.

Joining us means becoming part of a collaborative, purpose driven community where this collective expertise enables us to deliver high quality, fully integrated solutions and contribute to meaningful environmental outcomes across the UK and Ireland.

About Neo

Neo Environmental is a multidisciplinary consultancy that provides market leading, cost-effective planning, environmental and technical solutions to clients working in the energy, residential, retail, utilities, mixed-use, aggregates and infrastructure sectors across the UK and Ireland.

We work closely with our clients throughout the duration of projects to ensure that we have a thorough understanding of their requirements and to achieve optimum designs.

Our team consists of experienced and accredited planners, engineers and multi-disciplinary environmental consultants, ensuring we provide a full suite of in-house collaborative services for projects.

We have an enviable track record for successfully consenting projects, whether small or complex, through our comprehensive understanding of planning requirements, particularly in the renewable energy industry.

The role:

The successful candidate will ideally have relevant experience in Acoustics or a general physics-based background and have studied an acoustics-related course. For the right candidate this position offers excellent career progression and development with the chance to grow in a specialist professional environment.

The successful candidate will work on a wide variety of projects, with the main focus on

renewable energy developments along with industrial, commercial, construction and

residential schemes. You will be given plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and

expertise through ongoing mentoring and training in a friendly environment.

The ideal candidate will have an excellent technical focus, as well as report writing ability in order to contribute to the delivery of technical reports for planning stages of projects.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to learn and contribute to the excellent working environment found here at Neo Environmental. The role is practical, hands-on, and varied, combining site work, modelling, analysis, and report writing. These skills are the foundation of a strong career as an acoustician, which you will develop with close support from

experienced consultants.

Responsibilities Include:

• Conducting on site surveys which will include detailed noise surveys along withvisual walk around surveys for proposed renewable energy sites. May also be required to conduct site surveys to support the hydrology and transport teams.
  

• Analysing data and contributing to clear, high-quality technical reports to be submitted for planning purposes.

• Conducting various technical assessments for projects such as renewable energy, industrial, commercial and residential. Assessment types include BS4142, BS5228 and BS8233 noise assessments.
  

• Providing support to Senior Environmental/Engineering Consultants.
  

• Use of various industry and in-house software packages.

• Engaging with other in-house multi-disciplinary team members.

• Liaising with sister companies, clients and local authorities.

Key Requirements:

• Hold a completed degree in preferably acoustics or one of the following, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related STEM subject.

• An ability to work independently when necessary and meet tight deadlines under pressure, whilst maintaining attention to detail and working to the highest standards.

• Full UK clean driving license.

• Must be flexible and willing to travel.

• Eligible to work in the UK.

• Own transport (required within 3 months of starting role).

Why work for us?

We offer a competitive and supportive rewards package designed to help you thrive both professionally and personally. This includes Life Assurance, access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and paid professional memberships such as CIEEM. We’re committed to continuous development, offering a blend of internal and external training opportunities to help you grow your skills and advance your career.

As part of our inclusive culture, you’ll have the opportunity to join our monthly Neurodiversity Café, take part in community action days, and benefit from our family friendly policies, including enhanced family leave options. While we value time spent together in our offices to collaborate and stay connected, most roles offer hybrid working and open conversations around flexibility.

You’ll also enjoy 25 days’ holiday, regular performance and development reviews, and the chance to collaborate across the wider Origin Group, especially within our growing family of Environmental businesses.

We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are proud to be building a diverse, inclusive team where everyone can grow, contribute and feel valued.

Visit our website to learn more — and grow with us.

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