Noise Analyst II

What We're Looking For

The time is right to join the Noise and Environmental Planning group at HNTB Corporation! This position can sit out of any of the HNTB office locations listed on the posting and will support our Great Lakes Division team on a variety of projects across the country. Our group is a growing practice offering many opportunities as we expand.

HNTB is a privately held, employee-owned firm, with more than 5,000 employees in 77 locations nationwide. We have a 100-year history designing some of the largest and most complex projects in the U.S. HNTB ranked No. 3 in Transportation and No. 12 overall in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms for 2021. HNTB offers competitive salaries, a learning environment, and the chance to work on major projects around the county. At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

Job Overview and Primary Focus:

In this position, you’ll have an opportunity to work with an outstanding team on complex and exciting transportation and infrastructure projects. As part of our team, you will perform a variety of tasks on noise analyses for a range of project types and clients. The position is primarily focused on data collection, modeling and reporting for noise analyses in the transportation sector. Air quality experience is a plus, but not a requirement for this position. This role conducts transportation noise studies for highway and transit projects and formulates the results into concise, well-written documents. You can also expect to attend meetings with clients and responsible agencies and assist with preparation of noise analysis methods and results.

What You’ll Do:

• Analyzes the design plan and identifies deliverables.
• Compiles and analyzes data associated with multi-disciplines and proposes technical solutions. Collects raw data, organizes, researches, and applies recognized tools of analysis to provide comprehensive review of the data.
• Prepares graphics, technical reports, fee proposals, and responses to Request for Proposals for planning projects.
• Assists in the creation and presentation of project presentation materials, concepts, graphics and reports to the client and community groups.
• May attend project team meeting with some client interaction and project consultants. Responsible for documenting meeting minutes, correspondences, and other forms related to projects within scope.
• Assists in directing small-scale planning projects and portions of larger projects from concept development through submission drawings.
• Coordinates with sub-consultants and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks. Some contact with clients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering or related field and 2 years of relevant experience, or
• Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, or related field and 1 year of experience

What You’ll Bring:

• Understands how to operate Microsoft Office Suite and client-specific programs with little guidance from more experienced staff.
• Gains knowledge of environmental laws (i.e., NEPA, local, state, and federal) and ensures legal compliance when writing documents and working with the client, with guidance from more experienced staff.
• Understands the scoping and budgeting process.
• Prepares environmental review documents with guidance from more experienced staff.

What We Prefer:

• 2 years related experience or 1 year related experience with Masters degree in related field
• Bachelors degree in Acoustics, Planning, Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field
• Experience in highway or transit noise analysis and modeling is required.
• Experience in the use of FHWA and FTA noise modeling and related tools, including Traffic Noise Model (TNM), ArcGIS, MicroStation, and transit noise and vibration impact assessment.
• Experience analyzing data to perform noise analyses.

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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The approximate pay range for Washington is $61,365.97 - $105,856.29. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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The approximate pay range for Colorado is $64,434.26 - $96,651.40. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Planning Group

ReqID: R-13993