To develop business in the waste and resource sector.

Support and identify the actions businesses can take to support the low carbon economy agenda in Scotland. Including influencing business behavior, through the Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) awards and Netregs - website for environmental legislation and guidance.

Working within the Advice and Engagement Unit as a Low Carbon Specialist. Responsibility for co-ordinating the delivery of SEPA’s corporate commitments in relation to supporting Scotland’s transition to a low carbon economy through supporting innovation and emerging technologies. The work I have been involved with is;• Green Growth – lead co-ordinator for Green Growth group• Environmental Technology Verification Scheme – support on ETV scheme and promotion of this through stakeholders• VIBES – support on the development of guidance and judges notes for the various categories in the VIBES awards for 2013. Lead judge for a number of short list entries• SEWeb – Support in preparing a competition for a mobile app for environmental data.My primary role is the lead co-ordinator for the development of environmentally sustainable economic growth through the Green Growth Group. The Green Growth Group has been endorsed through the Scottish Energy Advisory Board to develop and drive the delivery of a prioritised action plan to exploit Scotland’s low carbon market opportunities as well as address cross cutting market barriers. The Green growth Group is an industry and public sector collaboration headed by a steering group which is supported by a working group. The steering group comprises senior managers from SEPA, the Enterprise Agencies, Scottish Government and Industry. My role is to chair the working group, co-ordinate the steering group and provide a link between the two to deliver the output of an agreed action plan. My role involves facilitating meetings, communication and engagement with, and between, stakeholders, the working group and the steering group. In particular I have to ensure the correct level of engagement to achieve the desired outcome from the meetings and it has been imperative to engage interest and support from the various groups. The Action plans have been developed and to be presented at SEAB shortly.

I worked for Jacobs UK (formerly the Babtie Group) based in Glasgow for 16 years. My responsibilities included developing waste strategy, policy and legislation for clients throughout the UK to a target revenue and associated profit margin. In addition I was responsible for the recruitment, retention and development of staff within the waste team in Scotland, Belfast and Manchester. My experience includes;•Procurement of long-term waste contracts for both local authorities and private sector clients •Submission of planning and regulatory applications, which have including planning for a major energy from waste facility in Scotland and PPC applications for landfill sites, AD and MBT facilities and other waste infrastructure throughout the UK.•Waste strategy work including; work with the EA on developing planning guidance to deliver resource efficiency in the South East of England for construction, demolition and excavation waste, development of technical guidance for the EA on regulating compost facilities, anaerobic digestion facilities and MBT sites, market review to establish extent of food waste availability in central Scotland •Review of various services for the City of Edinburgh Council and Argyll and Bute Council to identify options to achieve cost savings. •Preparation and facilitation of international conferences on the Transfrontier Shipment of Wastes for IMPEL •Delivery of major waste management infrastructure projects, including site investigations, design, procurement and supervision of construction. •Landfill development including the restoration of major landfill sites in Hong Kong.

I worked for Shropshire County Council (SCC) for 7 years. My initial role was in waste management operations followed by a move into the regulatory section before transferring to the Environment Agency when the EA was established on 1st April 1996. In my operational role I was responsible for the design and installation of monitoring points around all the Councils landfill sites. I managed a team to monitor groundwater, leachate and landfill gas on both operational and closed sites and I was responsible for reporting the data and identifying mitigation measures where necessary. I managed the technical and QA requirements associated with lining landfill cells, which included; identification of suitable lining material; developing a testing regime; supervising liner installation; directing the sampling and testing of the liner as it was installed and interpreting the results.In my regulatory role I reviewed applications for planning permissions and waste management licences and assessed completion criteria for a number of major biodegradable landfill sites. I was responsible for approving landfill design and certification of materials suitable for use in landfill lining and capping works. I advised on all hydrogeological aspects of waste management with emphasis on migration of gas and leachate from landfill sites. I lectured on waste regulation, hydrogeology and lining systems for landfill to waste regulators within the Midlands region.During my period at SCC I undertook a research project on synthetic landfill liners. This research project was undertaken primarily in the USA where I visited manufacturers of synthetic liner and a number of sites where the material was being installed. At this time there was limited experience of synthetic liners in the UK and this research provided me, and my employer, with the knowledge and understanding to provide guidance to operators and regulators on the issues associated with these containment systems.

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I worked for Wardell Armstrong Consultants based in Leigh, Lancashire. As a graduate geologist I worked on a range of projects including site investigation works and site stabilisation works. This provided me with a wide variety of field experience including the management of contractors on site. As a young, female geologist that could be quite a challenge! This opportunity inspired me to focus on waste management as my career.