Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Principal geo-environmental engineer based in Abu Dhabi specialising in geo-environmental and geotechnical site investigation. I have experience of managing and delivering site investigation projects in the Middle East and the UK.
Senior Geo-environmental engineer within RSK Tonbridge office specialising in geo-environmental and geotechnical site investigation.
My move to Abu Dhabi was an internal transfer from the Tonbridge office in Kent where I was working as a senior geoenvironmental engineer specialising in geoenvironmental and geotechnical site investigation. I wanted to bring in my experience of site investigation, project management and reporting to help shore up the back office support provided for two of the largest clients, Basra Gas Company (BGC) and Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO) which combined are worth approximately 10 million USD per year. RSK was commissioned by ROO to undertake work under three separate call off contracts including Environmental, Environmental, Social, and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) and Technical services; Fieldwide Asbestos; and to run the Rumaila Waste Centre’s (RWC’s) operations and waste transportation in Iraq. RSK was commissioned by BGC to undertake work under two call off contracts including an environmental scope and geotechnical scope. The work involved being the primary point of contact and seeing projects through from start to finish. Project work undertaken in the middle east tends to be complex, multidisciplinary and trans regional involving RSK staff in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Iraq and the UK and specialist subcontractors across the region. Both BGC and ROO were located in southern Iraq. This meant multiple trips into Iraq for work with approximately ten trips being made between 2018 and the end of 2019. I really enjoyed the challenge that such trips represented. The natural environment in Iraq is hot and dusty, reaching summer temperatures in excess of 50 C.
I started working for RSK in January 2013 as a graduate Geo-environmental engineer. After 1 year with the company I was promoted to main grade and after three years to senior level. In 2015 I moved from the Hemel Hempstead office in Hertfordshire to the Tonbridge office in Kent. My main responsibilities over this time included: - Site manager for geo-environmental and geotechnical site investigation - Phase 1 and 2 geo-environmental site investigation and remedial options appraisal reporting - Project management - Tender preparation - Client interface - Logging to BS 5930:2015 and Eurocode 7 - Validation of gas membrane installation (approved validator) - Experience in data collection including permeability/falling head tests, low-flow groundwater sampling, gas monitoring, California bearing ratio determination using dynamic cone penetrometer, Clegg hammer and Mexecone penetrometer - Soil sampling and environmental/geotechnical scheduling and interpretation of results - Health and safety documentation including project safety risk assessments, method statements, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and HASP.
I worked at PGL for two seasons in 2011 and 2012 starting as an activity and field studies instructor in my first season and ending as a team lead and field studies lead in my second season. During my time at PGL I was able to gain qualifications in various activities including climbing and various watersports.