Top Benefits
About the role
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.
Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.
Your Opportunity
The position of Acoustic Instrumentation Technician presents an excellent opportunity for individuals with experience in instrumentation and equipment, especially with noise and vibration. This role involves extensive fieldwork and occasional travel to perform noise and vibration measurements using laboratory-grade equipment and instrumentation. Additionally, the role includes responsibilities for the maintenance and management of Stantec’s acoustic instrumentation and equipment recovery process.
Stantec will provide and support technical training for those with an applicable background in electronics or acoustic measurement equipment (e.g., microphones).
Stantec supports a safe working environment, especially when the field work of staff is involved, and attention to health and safety is expected of the candidate.
Your Key Responsibilities
Equipment
- Research and review equipment standards (e.g., ISO, ANSI) related to noise and vibration equipment
- Understand acoustic equipment required for measurement of noise and vibration, including sound level meters, noise monitors, vibration measurement equipment (e.g., Coco), vibration monitors, and building acoustics measurements
- Able and willing to specialize in niche measurement (e.g., multi-channel vibration conditioning, sound intensity measurement) equipment
- Learn equipment manuals and attend supplier training as provided
- Working with our technical suppliers to calibrate and repair equipment and investigate equipment measurement anomalies as they arise.
- Organize and maintain equipment storage space.
- Maintain an accurate inventory of equipment locations to enable supporting other team members for project planning
- Developing equipment usage budgets for inclusion in project proposals
- Coordinating equipment recovery tracking to retain project funds to support the instrumentation
- Support standard operating procedures for instrumentation applications
- Manage all equipment calibration and other documentation for retrieval and review by Stantec engineers
- Provide in-office training to staff for equipment usage and storage
- Design and build custom equipment enclosures or installation plans, if required, to conduct specialized measurements
Field Work
- Organize and coordinate equipment for projects, including ensuring equipment is available and/or coordinating rentals for additional equipment needs
- Prepare Health and Safety documentation related to field work
- Conduct field measurements using noise/vibration instrumentation
- Available for field work requiring travel and extended periods away (e.g., weeks to months)
- Able and willing to perform field work requiring night shift and overnight work
- Ability to be available for field work on an on-call basis (e.g,. within 24 hours)
- Perform field work in all seasons, under various field conditions (e.g., snow)
- Coordinate and remotely train local Stantec field staff, who may be unfamiliar with instrumentation and field work
- Download and analyze noise and vibration data
- Prepare data (e.g., spreadsheets) for Stantec engineers to interpret and analyze
- Prepare monitoring and measurement reports for Stantec engineers
- Work with the Stantec digital resource team to develop and automate templates using MSWord and Excel macros for reporting and data analysis
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Experience or education in electronics and/or instrumentation; either technical college (e.g., mechanical or electrical) or electronics apprentice
- Experience with the use of sound measurement equipment (e.g., studio engineering) may also be considered
- Desire to work with instrumentation, including repair and diagnosis of the equipment
- Skilled in small electronics repair (e.g., soldering) would be an asset
- Desire to conduct field work, as there will be extensive outdoor work (with exposure to the elements) required for the position
- Available to be away for periods (weeks, months) to complete field work required
- Possession of a valid driver’s license and passport, as international travel (e.g,. US) will be required
- Access or ownership of a personal car/vehicle is required
- Proven organizational skills, tracking equipment, and representing the measurement data is required
- Creative, organize,d and able to multitask while working independently
- Diligent and detail-oriented with the desire to learn
- Flexible schedule is required for travel related to site surveys
- Working knowledge of software (e.g., Microsoft Office, CAD, etc.).
- Experience with automation programming or macros is an asset
- Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
Education and Experience
Technical degree at a college level (e.g., CET) would be an asset
Experience in electronics and/or sound equipment will also be considered
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location: Canada | ON | Mississauga
Organization: 1609 EnvSvcs-CA Ontario West-Mississauga ON
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 10/07/2025 06:07:25
Req ID: 1001509
About Stantec
Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.
We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more.
Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.
We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.
Top Benefits
About the role
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.
Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.
Your Opportunity
The position of Acoustic Instrumentation Technician presents an excellent opportunity for individuals with experience in instrumentation and equipment, especially with noise and vibration. This role involves extensive fieldwork and occasional travel to perform noise and vibration measurements using laboratory-grade equipment and instrumentation. Additionally, the role includes responsibilities for the maintenance and management of Stantec’s acoustic instrumentation and equipment recovery process.
Stantec will provide and support technical training for those with an applicable background in electronics or acoustic measurement equipment (e.g., microphones).
Stantec supports a safe working environment, especially when the field work of staff is involved, and attention to health and safety is expected of the candidate.
Your Key Responsibilities
Equipment
- Research and review equipment standards (e.g., ISO, ANSI) related to noise and vibration equipment
- Understand acoustic equipment required for measurement of noise and vibration, including sound level meters, noise monitors, vibration measurement equipment (e.g., Coco), vibration monitors, and building acoustics measurements
- Able and willing to specialize in niche measurement (e.g., multi-channel vibration conditioning, sound intensity measurement) equipment
- Learn equipment manuals and attend supplier training as provided
- Working with our technical suppliers to calibrate and repair equipment and investigate equipment measurement anomalies as they arise.
- Organize and maintain equipment storage space.
- Maintain an accurate inventory of equipment locations to enable supporting other team members for project planning
- Developing equipment usage budgets for inclusion in project proposals
- Coordinating equipment recovery tracking to retain project funds to support the instrumentation
- Support standard operating procedures for instrumentation applications
- Manage all equipment calibration and other documentation for retrieval and review by Stantec engineers
- Provide in-office training to staff for equipment usage and storage
- Design and build custom equipment enclosures or installation plans, if required, to conduct specialized measurements
Field Work
- Organize and coordinate equipment for projects, including ensuring equipment is available and/or coordinating rentals for additional equipment needs
- Prepare Health and Safety documentation related to field work
- Conduct field measurements using noise/vibration instrumentation
- Available for field work requiring travel and extended periods away (e.g., weeks to months)
- Able and willing to perform field work requiring night shift and overnight work
- Ability to be available for field work on an on-call basis (e.g,. within 24 hours)
- Perform field work in all seasons, under various field conditions (e.g., snow)
- Coordinate and remotely train local Stantec field staff, who may be unfamiliar with instrumentation and field work
- Download and analyze noise and vibration data
- Prepare data (e.g., spreadsheets) for Stantec engineers to interpret and analyze
- Prepare monitoring and measurement reports for Stantec engineers
- Work with the Stantec digital resource team to develop and automate templates using MSWord and Excel macros for reporting and data analysis
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Experience or education in electronics and/or instrumentation; either technical college (e.g., mechanical or electrical) or electronics apprentice
- Experience with the use of sound measurement equipment (e.g., studio engineering) may also be considered
- Desire to work with instrumentation, including repair and diagnosis of the equipment
- Skilled in small electronics repair (e.g., soldering) would be an asset
- Desire to conduct field work, as there will be extensive outdoor work (with exposure to the elements) required for the position
- Available to be away for periods (weeks, months) to complete field work required
- Possession of a valid driver’s license and passport, as international travel (e.g,. US) will be required
- Access or ownership of a personal car/vehicle is required
- Proven organizational skills, tracking equipment, and representing the measurement data is required
- Creative, organize,d and able to multitask while working independently
- Diligent and detail-oriented with the desire to learn
- Flexible schedule is required for travel related to site surveys
- Working knowledge of software (e.g., Microsoft Office, CAD, etc.).
- Experience with automation programming or macros is an asset
- Excellent communication skills (both oral and written)
Education and Experience
Technical degree at a college level (e.g., CET) would be an asset
Experience in electronics and/or sound equipment will also be considered
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
About Stantec
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location: Canada | ON | Mississauga
Organization: 1609 EnvSvcs-CA Ontario West-Mississauga ON
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes
Schedule: Full time
Job Posting: 10/07/2025 06:07:25
Req ID: 1001509
About Stantec
Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before.
We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more.
Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.
We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.