Experience

Brighton College

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Sustainability

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Waterscan

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Water Strategy Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2022

  Responsible for the company’s water stewardship services, which include corporate disclosure and reporting, water strategies, risk assessments, gap analysis and footprinting. Recently established Waterscan as the first and only Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) water specialist in the UK. Building and maintaining relationships with large customers in sectors such as transport, retail, food & drink manufacturing, hospitality and leisure. Developing and presenting the business case for sustainability initiatives to senior executives and director boards and securing buy-in by demonstrating environmental benefits, financial and social return on investment. Show less



Affinity for Business

• Welwyn Garden City

• Sustainability Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Developed and launched a new service area, with a focus on sustainability and resource efficiency for Affinity’s commercial customers. Led the delivery of that service, by providing sustainability expertise to some of the company’s largest customers. Achieved ISO14001 accreditation for the business and established continuity plans for environmental pollution incidents. Prepared and presented reports to the board of directors on sustainability initiatives that could enhance the company’s environmental profile, meet strict customer requirements and enhance our social value proposition when bidding for public sector contracts. Engaged with staff to raise awareness and support their involvement in those initiatives. Show less



Ricardo plc

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sustainability Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2018

  Worked across multiple divisions of this global environmental consultancy, including energy and climate change, resource efficiency and policy. Key roles included: • Lead evaluator for programmes such as the Rockefeller Foundation’s ‘100 Resilient Cities’ (which won the Ricardo CEO Award in 2018) and Defra’s ‘Water Technology List’ • Assessor of policy tools for the European Commission and Member States, such as the EU Resource Efficiency Scoreboard and various EU Ecolabel Criteria • Facilitator for several stakeholder engagement projects involving local authorities, charities and government bodies, as well as private sector customers and their supply chains • Member of the Resource Efficient Scotland team, developing recommendations on waste and carbon reduction, energy and water efficiency for SMEs, a programme that has helped Scottish businesses save over £2 million since its inception • Member of the delivery team for projects covering all different elements of the circular economy, including product design, supply chain efficiency, alternative retail models, re-use, repair and recycling • Project manager for projects with budgets of up to £750k • Regular contributor of sustainability blogs and short articles to the European Commission’s Online Resource Efficiency Platform, aimed at the general public Show less



CIWM

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Officer

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Supported the Institution’s research and policy work and provided training and advice on environmental legislation and waste management processes to CIWM members. Responsible for four CIWM Special Interest Groups: • Waste Legislation • Energy from Waste • Healthcare Waste • Hazardous Waste Supported the Institution’s research and policy work and provided training and advice on environmental legislation and waste management processes to CIWM members. Responsible for four CIWM Special Interest Groups: • Waste Legislation • Energy from Waste • Healthcare Waste • Hazardous Waste