Jody Blacklock

Technical Director

Who is Jody Blacklock?

Jody is a Chartered Engineer and Technical Director responsible for our Acoustics team. Jody has over 20 years’ experience in acoustics and joined Create in 2017 as an Associate Director before being promoted to his current role. Since then, Jody has built a strong repeat client base through his expert delivery of noise, dust and vibration consultancy on projects across a wide range of sectors. He is Chair of the Institute of Acoustics Eastern Branch, and he also sits on the Membership Committee for the Engineering Council. In 2024 he played a key role in Create becoming a member of the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC).


What does Jody bring to our team?

Jody brings extensive knowledge of noise, dust and vibration, and is adept at fieldwork, data gathering, modelling and the completion various reports and assessments across residential, commercial, defence and infrastructure schemes. His leadership skills and ability to coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders make him well suited to taking overall acoustic responsibility on projects. He can also act as an Expert Witness.


Outside of work

Jody is kept active by his young family. You will often find him standing on the sideline at youth rugby, in and around Essex.


Career Progression

  • March 2018 – Promoted to Technical Director (Acoustics)
  • February 2024 – Elected Chair of the Institute of Acoustics Eastern Branch
Bomi Ogunade, consulting engineer at Create Consulting Engineers, pictured outdoors wearing navy blazer and light blue shirt.

Qualifications

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)
  • BEng (Hons) Manufacturing Engineering
  • Diploma in Acoustics
  • HND Manufacturing Business Studies

Professional Associations

  • Chair - Institute of Acoustics Eastern Branch
  • Member of The Institution of Acoustics (MIOA)
  • Member of The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (MCIBSE)

Jody Blacklock'S LATEST PROJECTS

All Projects
Masterplan rendering of mixed-use residential development featuring landscaped public spaces, green areas, and period architecture buildings surrounding a central plaza.

Acoustics and Air Quality consultancy supporting a major 1,525 home redevelopment of a former MoD site in Hounslow. Create’s work helped secure a unanimous resolution to grant planning permission in 2022 for Inland Homes.

Cavalry Barracks

Aerial view of mixed-use residential development at Cromwell Road, Cambridge, featuring terraced houses with dark roofs and apartment buildings alongside railway infrastructure.

Timber Works, delivered for Cambridge Investment Partnership, comprises 118 new council homes, 177 market-sale homes, and a range of community amenities. We provided multidisciplinary consultancy services between 2018 and 2025.

Timber Works, Cromwell Road

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium interior during match, showing pitch, seating, floodlights, and crowd attendance at professional football venue.

In 2019 we were appointed by MACE Group to monitor noise levels on site and protect the health and well-being for some of the 2,500 contractor personnel working on the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium