Road and Rail Traffic Noise Specialist

Arcadis is the global partner at the forefront of the most impactful projects of our time. We help our clients make sustainable choices through the combination of digital innovation, expertise, and future-oriented skills in areas such as environment, energy, water, buildings, transport, and infrastructure. We take that extra step to offer our clients tailored solutions for design, engineering, and consultancy. By utilizing data-driven insights, we shape the natural and built environment together.

With more than 34,000 people, we pool global expertise and tackle challenges such as climate, affordable energy, and livable cities together. We improve quality of life through our presence in more than 30 countries.

The Netherlands is densely populated and continuously in motion. Developments in the fields of housing construction, the railway and road networks, and urban densification have an impact on the living environment and demand research and smart choices regarding noise. For our services, we are looking for a road and rail traffic noise specialist who gets energy from working with data and advanced noise software and who also knows how to translate this into clear advice. You find it a challenge to work on high-profile, demanding, and often multidisciplinary projects.

As a specialist, you will work on acoustic studies for roads (highways, provincial roads, municipal roads), railways, sidings, and area developments. Your work consists of, in consultation with clients, determining the scope of a project, after which you subsequently collect the correct data and starting points and process this in advanced software (Geomilieu) with which you perform noise calculations. You test the outcomes of these noise calculations against legal standards and policies. If it follows from this that standards are exceeded, you conduct research into concrete noise measures such as quiet road surfaces, rail dampers, and noise barriers and embankments. You process the research results and your advice into clearly readable reports. You work for governments such as Rijkswaterstaat, ProRail, provinces, and municipalities, but also for private parties such as contracting companies and developers.

Examples of some of our current high-profile projects:

• Area development De Binckhorst in The Hague. De Binckhorst is a former industrial area in The Hague that is transforming into a modern urban district for living and working;
• Zuidasdok is an extensive infrastructure program in and around the Zuidas in Amsterdam-Zuid. It includes the renewal and expansion of Amsterdam Zuid station, the widening and partial tunneling of the A10 Zuid, the reconstruction of the De Nieuwe Meer and Amstel junctions, and the redesign of the public space around the station;
• Framework agreement with the Central Agency for Asylum Seekers (COA). Realization of new reception locations throughout the Netherlands;
• Framework agreement with ProRail. Acoustic research due to, among other things, railway changes, noise production ceiling exceedances, and conversions of sidings under Article 12.5 of the Living Environment Quality Decree;
• Junction A30A1. Acoustic research due to the modification of this junction;
• N203 Krommenie - Uitgeest. A variants study into mobility and environmental solutions for the N203 near Krommenie.

You are analytical, curious, and solution-oriented. You enjoy dissecting complex noise issues and explaining them clearly to colleagues, clients, and competent authorities. You like to work together, but can also independently lead a research or advisory process.

Furthermore, you bring:

• a completed HBO (higher professional education) and/or academic degree, for example in environmental science, technical physics, civil engineering, traffic engineering, urban planning, or a comparable technical study;
• experience with acoustic research into road and/or rail traffic noise;
• affinity with calculation models, traffic data, GIS, and translating results into understandable advice;
• knowledge of the Environment Act, noise regulations, or the ambition to further develop yourself in these areas;
• good oral and written communication skills in Dutch; English is a plus.

Do you have experience with Geomilieu, noise measurements, project management, or advising in larger integrated projects? Then that is certainly a plus.

We invite both starters and candidates with experience to apply.

We achieve our goals by enabling everyone to get the best out of themselves. We believe that everyone's contribution matters. That is why we pioneer with an approach based on your skills and build a 'Skills Powered Organisation'. With your unique experience and expertise, you will map out your own career path. Together we maximize impact! Your work makes the difference. Whatever role you play, you help provide sustainable solutions for a healthier planet. Leave your mark on your career, your colleagues, clients, your life, and the world around you. On our website, you can read the blogs of Arcadians to find out how we do this.

Arcadis offers you a position with a lot of freedom to independently shape your work in an ambitious and driven team. In addition to a great work culture, we have also included excellent employment conditions, including:

• 30 days of leave with full-time employment, with the possibility to buy or sell extra days.
• Employees may use the NS business card for private use free of charge.
• Additional arrangements regarding partner parental leave and paid parental leave.
• Possibility for hybrid working, facilitated by an appropriate home office allowance and a professionally equipped workspace at home.
• Good pension scheme with the Dutch Pension Fund (HNPF), where Arcadis pays the largest part of the premium.
• Opportunities to follow courses and training, access to our extensive Arcadis Learning Experience Platform (LXP).

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