3. Please provide a summary of your specific experience in implementing environmental safeguards
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3. Please provide a summary of your specific experience in implementing environmental safeguards. Explain the sectors and project types that you have worked on and your specific role As international Environmental Safeguard Specialist and member of Construction Supervision Team in MDB projects (a full list of projects with more comprehensive description of performed activities are presented in the attached CV), I ensured that the Contractor’s implementation of environmental safeguard through the following: [In Transportation Sector/ ADB Road Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Monitored compliance of the Contractor to Project EMP and SPS (2009), national requirements and Harmonized MDB FIDIC Contract Requirements (Environmental, Health and Safety Requirements in General Conditions and Particular Conditions/Employer’s Requirements; and issued environmental non-conformance letters for corrective measures as per aforementioned requirements. [In Transportation Sector/ MDB Road and Railway Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Arranged for frequent joint inspection with Contractor’s staff of construction sites, plants and facilities, including material sources being operated by the Contractor. Environmental issues were noted for discussion and timely resolution by the Contractor. Frequent follow through and delegation of further tasks to national counterpart consultant. [In Transportation Sector/ ADB Institutional Strengthening of the Road Sector; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Provided capacity building, training and professional support to the EA and the contractors’ design and physical works staff, including orientation on environmental requirements and the management and monitoring of mitigation provisions before construction proceeds to CSC inspectors. [In Transportation Sector/ MDB’s Road and (EIB’s) High Speed Railway Project Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Incorporated EMP provisions into the regular inspection documentation prepared for the supervision team. [In Transportation Sector/ WB and EBRD Road Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Provided advice and support, on site and in the EA office, to the national environment expert and staff of the EA in supervision of works to ensure the EMP compliance, as well as Harmonized MDB FIDIC Contract Requirements and ISO Standards, specifically ISO14001 (Environment Management System) and OSHA 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems) as deemed necessary. [In Transportation Sector/ ADB Road Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Reviewed Contractor’s monitoring reports and identify any adaptations or improvements necessary in order to ensure that the EMP is being properly implemented, along with contractual provisions; [In Transportation Sector/ MDB’s Road Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Provided checklist for Contractor to respond to and following through on actual performance of needed measures. [In Transportation Sector/ MDB’s Road Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Provided CS Head Management with technical rationale for environmental non-conformance and [In Transportation Sector/ ADB & WB Road Construction Supervision; as Environmental Safeguard Specialist] Drafted the Bi-annual EMR covering issues encountered, and corresponding measures performed and of pending items - with detailed description and photo documentation. 6. Why should we consider you for the role? Please review the job description, match it against your profile, and provide us a brief summary of your qualifications (maximum of 3000 characters) Over my professional career, I have worked in a number of ADB funded projects (from project preparation, design and implementation stages) and has utilized SPS 2009 in drafting EIA/IEE’s-EMPs. As Environmental Safeguard Specialists in a number of DMC’s ADB funded projects, I gained Strategic/ Planning perspectives and insights through my actual field experiences and in dealing with EA’s PIUs. In parallel, working in other MDB’s provided me good insights on other funder’s Safeguards Frameworks that can be compared with ADB’s SPS 2009 for future enhancements, since all of them share common objectives of Sustainable Development and Protection of the Environment. I also gained knowledge of individual country’s requirements and through in-depth study and application of their frameworks, I got good understanding on how to mainstream them with ADB’s or other MDB’s safeguards guidelines. My involvement in design and construction supervision enabled me to encounter actual issues (some of them somehow unique) and to devise ways with stakeholders on how to resolve them within the requirements of the project. Over the years, my familiarity with Environmental Safeguards issues and resolutions in a number of projects provided me sound perspective in mainstreaming them to project implementation, operations and funding. Since I’ve been a field implementation expert on the Consultant’s side, participating in project teams or missions will be an easy transition, including fulfilling all the needed requirements. In addition, I’ve conducted trainings of EA/ PIU personnel, Consultant’s personnel and Contractor’s staff on Environmental Safeguards. I’ve also been contracted to specifically conduct Capacity Building for some local agencies in DMCs and have provided seminars and workshops as part of my consultancy tasks. As part of the knowledge sharing, I’ve co-authored a book entitled “Citizen’s Guide to Environmental Protection” and have written papers which I had presented Technical Conferences on topics like Environmental Management, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management. In a number of times, I’ve been involved intermittently in several projects which are connected to a regional framework like the CAREC and the GMS. Both of these Regional Cooperation Projects entailed capacity building and delivery of public goods. 4. What do you consider to be your key technical skills that define you as specialist and how can these provide value added to ADB? As technical consultant in numerous projects in various positions (listed in my CV), I have encountered situations that I believed were contributory to the following Key Technical Skills which provide added value to ADB Safeguards Sectors: Download 27.15 Kb. Share with your friends:
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