Acoustics Specialist (Noise & Vibration)

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

Context

Within the Environment team, you will assess, model, and mitigate noise and vibration impacts for public transit and heavy-rail projects from planning through commissioning. You will ensure compliance with provincial and federal regulations, optimize technical solutions, and support clients, authorities, and communities in delivering high-performing projects with strong social acceptability.

Missions/Main Duties

• Design and deploy urban and rail noise/vibration measurement campaigns; ensure protocols, instrumentation, quality, and safety.
• Model noise and vibration across design, construction, and operations; define and optimize mitigation measures.
• Integrate acoustic/vibration requirements into plans and specifications with cross-disciplinary coordination; contribute to impact studies and permitting.
• Oversee acceptance testing, construction monitoring, and performance verification; recommend corrective actions.
• Produce clear, auditable technical deliverables and present results to technical audiences.

Profile/Skills

Education : Bachelor’s degree in engineering/physics/acoustics or equivalent.
Years of experience: 3 years of relevant experience.

Technical competencies:

• Experience in environmental and vibration acoustics applied to transportation.
• Strong command of applicable Québec/Canadian standards and frameworks, and familiarity with common municipal/provincial/federal criteria; awareness of international best practices in rail/transit.
• Proven field measurement skills, data processing, uncertainty analysis, and QA/QC protocols.
• Proficiency with acoustic/vibration modeling tools and software; comfortable with GIS and computational/visualization tools.
• Ability to translate technical results into practical, cost-optimized recommendations for design and construction.
• ASP Construction card and railway safety training, an asset.

Personal qualities:

• Demonstrated leadership, autonomy, and sound professional judgment.
• Rigorous, organized, and able to prioritize and decide under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills in French and English, with the ability to clearly explain technical issues.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

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