Practice Leader - Noise

The role

This seller-doer role drives the growth of the noise and vibration practice. The person will provide technical leadership and business development to support environmental planning and permitting for various projects.

What you will do

• Lead the development and expansion of Langan’s Noise Practice
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities
• Drive proposal efforts, scope development, and fee strategy
• Partner with firm leadership to align noise services with growth initiatives
• Serve as a client-facing subject matter expert
• Build and maintain relationships with developers, agencies, and other stakeholders
• Represent Langan in industry forums, client meetings, and regulatory engagement
• Serve as a lead technical authority for noise and vibration analyses
• Lead and review noise and vibration technical studies and environmental documentation
• Mentor and grow a high-performing technical team

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading noise and vibration analyses for environmental, land development, transportation, and/or infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated success in a seller-doer or practice leadership role
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, engineering, acoustics, urban planning, or a related field
• Strong expertise in applicable New York City, New York State, and federal noise and vibration regulatory frameworks, agency guidance, and accepted methodologies
• Working knowledge of relevant environmental review processes, including NEPA, New York SEQRA, and New York City CEQR
• Strong working knowledge of 23 CFR Part 772 and FHWA noise assessment methodologies for transportation projects
• Advanced proficiency with FHWA TNM, FHWA RCNM, CadnaA, SoundPLAN, or similar noise modeling tools
• Experience working with public agencies, transportation authorities, municipalities, developers, and other public- and private-sector clients
• Proven ability to lead teams, win work, and deliver high-quality technical projects
• Excellent communication and executive-level client engagement skills

Nice to have

• Advanced degree
• Experience coordinating noise and vibration analyses with air quality and other environmental disciplines

Benefits

• Full-time employment company paid private medical insurance
• Group income protection
• Group life insurance
• Paid time off including maternity and parental leave
• UK Workplace pension with company contribution
• Employee referral and professional license bonuses
• Educational reimbursement
• Employee resource groups
• Flexible work schedules
• Extensive training
• Wellness programs
• Buddy and mentoring programs

About the company

Langan provides expert Civil, Geotechnical, Traffic and Geo-Environmental engineering consulting services for major developers, renewable energy producers, and large infrastructure programs. The firm is consistently ranked among the top ten Best Firms to Work For and Engineering News-Record’s top 50 firms worldwide.