We're hiring!

Sam East • 15 May 2026

Experienced Marine Acoustic Consultants (all levels)

As a result of sustained growth in recent years, we are seeking experienced marine acoustic consultants at all levels to support the ongoing development of the business.

 

We are inviting applications from candidates with a degree in acoustics, physics or maths related subject* and a minimum of two years’ commercial experience in one or more the following areas:

 

  • Marine environmental impact assessments and regulatory requirements.
  • Underwater acoustic modelling and reporting.
  • Underwater noise data acquisition and reporting.
  • Underwater noise measurement equipment and instrumentation.


*Alternative qualifications may be considered for candidates with at least 5 years relevant experience.


Contract:                Full time, permanent

Location:                Northam, Southampton (alternative working arrangements will be considered)

Salary:                    Competitive dependent on experience

Deadline:                31st July 2026 (or until all vacancies have been filled).


All positions offer:

  • Competitive salary commensurate with experience
  • Private health insurance (including wellbeing, optical and dental cover)
  • Annual profit share
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Collaborative, friendly work environment


More Information:

For more information, to arrange a discussion or submit a CV, please email careers@subacoustech.com


Working with recruitment agencies:

We are not currently accepting CVs from recruitment agencies in respect of this position.


Note to agencies: To place a candidate with Subacoustech Environmental, agencies must have received explicit written instruction to develop candidate leads for a specific role. All unsolicited CVs will be treated as gratuitous submissions and Subacoustech reserves the right to contact any candidate speculatively submitted by any third party not acting under instruction. Such contact will not constitute acceptance of any contractual arrangement and Subacoustech shall not be liable for any fees whatsoever should it subsequently choose to engage the candidate’s services. Further, speculative submission of candidate CV’s does not establish right of representation should the same candidate also be submitted by an agency acting under instruction or should the candidate apply directly. Submission of any unsolicited CV shall be deemed evidence of full acceptance of these terms.

Another Successful Monitoring Campaign Completed

by Sam East • 10 May 2021
Underwater noise study of P&A completed in the southern North Sea

Report on noise abatement systems

by Richard Barham • 16 September 2019
SMRU consulting's report on noise abatement systems for marine piling noise, commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage, has been released.

New marine mammal exposure criteria from Southall et al. (2019)

18 June 2019
March 2019 saw the publication of new marine mammal exposure criteria from Southall et al. The paper utilises research from the NMFS (2018) study that introduced the weightings and criteria that we and the underwater noise industry currently use. After thoroughly analysing the new report we found that the weightings and criteria presented in Southall’s paper are actually identical to those from NMFS, with a one minor difference; the naming of the marine mammal groupings. The four main groups that we used from the NMFS paper were low-frequency cetaceans (LF), mid-frequency cetaceans (MF), high-frequency cetaceans (HF), and phocid pinnipeds in water (PW). Southall keeps the same frequency responses but renames these same four groups, respectively, to be low-frequency cetaceans (LF), high-frequency cetaceans (HF), very high-frequency cetaceans (VHF) and phocid carnivores in water (PCW). All of Subacoustech’s upcoming modelling and reporting will utilise the new Southall naming convention for these criteria. References: • Southall B L, Finneran J J, Reichmuth C, Nachtigall P E, Ketten D R, Bowles A E, Ellison W T, Nowacek D P, Tyack P L (2019). Marine Mammal Noise Exposure Criteria: Updated Scientific Recommendations for Residual Hearing Effects. Aquatic Mammals 2019, 45(2), 125-232, DOI 10.1578/AM.45.2.2019.125. • National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (2018). 2018 Revisions to: Technical guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing (Version 2.0): Underwater Thresholds for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts. U.S. Dept. of Commer., NOAA. NOAA Technical Memorandu, NMFS-OPR-59. Link: https://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1886:mari...

New Offices

18 June 2019
On 10th June 2019, we moved into our new home in Southampton. For much of our history, Subacoustech Environmental has been based in rural Bishops Waltham which was an idyllic location in close proximity to excellent coffee shops was idyllic. However, we had limited space to grow and equipment storage was increasingly problematic. Our new home, close to the River Itchen in Southampton, is a former warehouse from the Victorian era that has been refurbished to provide modern offices space with ample storage for our bulky measurement equipment. Our new contact details and phone number can be found here