Edwin Lowe Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Scotland, United Kingdom

Seconded to Network Rail from IKM Consulting as Project Environment & Ecology Manager for the Levenmouth Rail Link project, a £116m scheme to reinstate 19km of track, with 2 new stations, 3 footbridges and all associated structures, earthworks and ancillary infrastructure. • Role on the IMT (Integrator Management Team) as part of the “Enterprise” under the Project 13 approach to project delivery. Providing environmental advice and co-ordinated management across 8 contractors, 2 design partners and Network Rail. • Lead on all aspects of environmental and sustainability management. Risk reduction, increased performance and implementation of best practice. • Overseeing, producing and implementing range of plans and strategies. Overall project Environment & Social Management Plan, Materials Management Plan, Biodiversity Net Gain Strategy, Site Waste Management Plan & Surface Water Management Plans (non-exhaustive) • Liaison with external stakeholders such as SEPA, NatureScot, Fife Council, Forth District Salmon Fisheries Board and Network Rail • Management of project environmental staff and external consultants. Project Management of deliverables • Incident management and investigation • Driving project to meet sustainability KRA (key result areas) and Social Value targets

Scotland, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Associate Geo-Environmental, working as part of a small team to deliver a wide-range of environmental and sustainability compliance services for a range of clients across multiple sectors including construction and energy. • Environmental auditing • Licensing / consenting (CAR /Marine Licensing) & regulator/stakeholder liaison • Providing client environmental support • Development of construction noise and vibration impact assessments and noise and vibration management plans (NVIA/NVMPs). Undertaking environmental noise monitoring. • Preparation / review of environmental management documents for construction projects (CEMPs, Surface Water Management Plans, Soil Management Plans, Dust, Biosecurity Management Plans and Air Quality Management Plans etc.) • Project management, estimating and resourcing. Commercial and contractual awareness • Acting as EnCoW (Environmental Clerk of Works), overseeing on-site compliance and performance

Scotland, United Kingdom

Providing support business-wide and locally to all projects within Scotland. Nature of projects supported: Rail, renewable energy, utilities, marine, building demolition and construction, heavy civils and geotechnical. Covering an area with circa £250m+ turnover.• Responsible for providing sound technical advice on all environmental aspects, issues, commitments, legislation and requirements to contribute to the successful delivery of projects, from a commercial, programme and environmental perspective. Collaborating frequently with colleagues across all levels in the business. Input across the project life-cycle, from tender through to design and construction.• Providing input into pre-qualifications, estimations, programmes, tenders and design on environmental and sustainability aspects, for a wide-variety of clients.• Liaising with third parties and regulators, ensuring best possible outcomes for the business and environment. Includes environmental licence submission.• Incident investigation to highlight root-causes; implementing wider improvements and ensuring reoccurrence was prevented.• Production of training on a wide-range of environmental topics; frequent delivery of training, CITB accredited “SEATS” courses and site-specific environmental training.• Noise monitoring, predicted noise calculations and production of noise impact assessments and management plans (BS5228). • Contribution to the development of, and ensuring compliance with, the EMS.• Mentoring of project “environmental engineers” • Inspections and compliance audits to ensure EMS, regulator and client commitments, KPI targets were met.• Contributed to improving the supply chain's environmental performance• Built up an effective working relationships with client counterparts, consultants and third parties.• Communicated the BAM sustainability strategy.• Production, input into and review of management documents to ensure required environmental controls and commitments were incorporated.

Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Environmental supervisor role as part of the site management team on a £4 million “in-river” civil engineering project within the Lake District national park. Supervised engineering works to construct a large water intake structure within and adjacent to a SSSI and SAC designated watercourse.• Responsible for ensuring project compliance with environmental legislation, contract documents, HSQE plan and environmental control plan as well as ensuring best practice implemented at all times.• Experience in designing temporary pollution prevention and control measures, water treatment, dewatering and erosion control systems at site level, such as “sparging” areas to allow sedimentation of turbid water and coir mesh installation to prevent bankside erosion and run-off. I ensured inclusion of environmental controls when forward planning and producing risk assessments and method statements.• Undertaking daily environmental audits to identify non-conformance and ensuring preventive measures are implemented. Areas audited include: Pollution controls, ecological protection, fuel and chemical storage/spillage, waste management, material storage, weather conditions and sensitive engineering works.• Twice daily water quality monitoring, taking readings for turbidity, pH and conductivity. The sensitivity of the river required strict trigger values to be in place to identify pollution. Ensuring escalation and investigation where trigger levels were reached or exceeded.• Established good working relationships with the site delivery team, project management, client representatives, sub-contractors, ecologists, the Environment Agency and Natural England, through regular meetings and site visits. • Responsible for carrying out the site waste management plan, ensuring compliance with waste management legislation. Experience in applying for waste management exemptions for sustainable reuse of excess excavated materials.• Support wider-business in EMS improvement and tenders

Sutton-In-Ashfield, England, United Kingdom

I undertook a 2 month work placement at a mechanical, structural and environmental engineering company, with around 40 employees and a turnover of £3 million.• SWOT and PESTLE analysis of anaerobic digestion systems with regards to environmental, planning and H&S legislation, at a national, continental and global scale.• Technology appraisal of anaerobic digestion systems.• Analysis and forecasting energy and economic outputs of the prototype anaerobic digestion system based on gathered data.• Meeting with potential customers and partners as a representative of the company.• Produced an explosion protection document for the AD system.• Communicating and presenting all work to project managers and managing director.• Undertook training in ATEX and DSEAR regulations.• Enhanced my knowledge of environmental processes and legislation, waste management and agricultural sector.