The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
I am an Environmental Consultant and Project Manager with twelve years technical and project management experience. I have a range of experience and competency in the fields of town planning and managing and preparing Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA). My key experience is in oil and gas, roading, and mixed-use (commercial/residential) projects. Whilst in the UK I worked as a Project Manager in the UK’s largest EIA team and managed a number of high profile projects. I was the project manager of the EIA’s for two large mixed-use developments and two commercial tower developments in London. I was also a key member of a team that delivered an environmental and social due diligence report on a proposed gold mine project in Romania. Since 2012 I have worked on the South Stream gas pipeline project. In the preparation stage I was part of a team that delivered ESIA's in three countries. Since mid-2014 I have been part of the client ESIA and permitting team helping to deliver the construction of the project in line with International Lender standards.
My role is Client Site Environmental (ESIA) Coordinator. At present I spend approximately two-thirds of my working time on-site in Russia and the remainder in the head office in Amsterdam. My key responsibilities are: *Supervision of Contractor activities on site and interfacing with Contractor site staff to ensure compliance with Company environmental requirements; *Liaison and coordination with Company Site Representatives; and *Environmental reporting.
When based in the London URS office (2010-2011) my key responsibilities included: *Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA); *Project Management, including: management of technical specialists, client relationship management, fee negotiation, reviewing and sub-contractor management; and *Due diligence reporting. Key Projects included: *Minoco – a mixed use development on a 17.3 hectare site in London which included over 3,500 residential units (consented); *Cardinal Tower – a Crossrail Over Site Development in Central London (consented); and *Rosia Montana – a due diligence exercise for a proposed large gold mine in Romania (undertaken against the Equator Principles). When based in the client (South Stream Transport) offices in the Netherlands (2012-2014) I worked as the environmental/engineering interface helping to prepare the ESIA's for the Project. My key responsibilities included: *Interfacing with the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) team to ensure alignment with the ESIA process; *Client relationship management; *Reviewing technical ESIA chapters to ensure consistency with the Project design; and *Significant contribution to various reports including: Scoping Reports; Alternatives Assessment Report; and the ESIA Project Description Chapters. The Project: South Stream is a predominantly offshore pipeline project which, once completed, will carry 63 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually from Russia to Southern Europe, via over 930 km of pipelines.
Key Responsibilities: *Preparation of Assessments of Environmental Effects and planning applications. *Preparation and presentation of evidence at resource management hearings; and *Providing planning advice to the engineering and surveying sectors of the company. Key Project: Manukau Harbour Crossing – a major Central Government infrastructure project involving a widening of 6km of State Highway through Auckland City, including a large harbour bridge.