Experienced Environmental and Climate Change Specialist with an M.Phil. in Environmental Sciences and with research specialization in climatic studies and a Diploma in Disaster Management.
Over 13 years of diverse experience in Government Departments, International and National consultancy firms and Humanitarian sectors.
Currently serving as an Environmental Specialist at Techno Consultant International, Islamabad, overseeing environmental and climate risk assessment and mitigation for Asian Development Bank Projects.
Previous roles include Environment and Climate Change Expert, Environmental Impact Consultant, Environment Specialist, and Assistant Director at Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency.
Proficient in time management, report writing, project management, government liaising, first aid, environmental impact studies, health and safety, and coordination skills.
Skilled in training staff on environmental and climate-related issues, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
Strong technical expertise in monitoring, supervision, identifying issues, and developing solutions, with in-depth knowledge of environmental policies and legislations.
During my above mentioned experince I have worked in Khyberpakhunkhwa,NMDs, Balochistan, AJK and currently my projects are in Sindh Province.
My roles and responsibilities are;
Technical
Integrate environment, climate friendly and energy efficient solution in all construction activities.
Climate/disaster inclusion in Environmental impact assessment/initail environmental examination.
Focuses on enhancing the climate resilience and green infrastrucutre.
Advise team on different Envrionmental and climatic related issues.
egular field visit to different site.
Coordination
Coordination with different line departments and donors.
Represent organisation on different platefourm.
Compliance
Preparation and review of Environmental impact assessment, initital environmental examination, Site Specific Enviornmental mangement plan
Reviewally reports for client and donor submission.
Preparation of brief and presenation for donors.
inclusion of climate related phenomenas in environmental impact assessment reports.
Ensure strict adherence to the client work permit procedures.
Take disciplinary action as per company procedure in case of violations.
Ensure Housekeeping is maintained at the project site
Ensuring Site specific Environmental Management Plan are well in place.
Capacity Building and Training
Delivering toolbox talk regarding Covid 19, Dengue and other environmental, climatic and health and safety issues.
Training of the project staff on different climate/Environmental issues.
Develop educational materials and resources to promote awareness and understanding of climate adaptation practice.
Technical
Review of concept notes for funding.
Advise and provide input on climate change adpation.
Assess and analyse the current state of climate change impacts and disaster management efforts, emphasising the budgeting and expenditure process.
Oversee the design and implementation of budget and expenditure tagging specific to climate and disaster-related initiatives.
Develop strategies for a holistic government approach to address climate change and disaster risk reduction, ensuring coordination across various agencies.
Compile and present findings, recommendations, and progress reports to relevant stakeholders.
Implementation climate action plan.
Develop a detailed plan to monitor, track and evaluate the progress of related activities, trainings,and project indicator.
Regularly visits the field and facilitates project activities.
Executing a comprehensive climate change project with multiple outputs.
Provide technical support to partners implementation.
Introduce environmentally and energy efficient options for households and industies.
Ensuring quality assurance of project interventions
Extensive travel to field to monitor project implementation
Conducting research on climate-smart agriculture, integrated pest management, watershed management and other climate-resilient practices and its management and mitigation techniquies.
coordinate carbon footprint assesment.
Facilitate research to identify environmentally friendly construction and settlement planning options.
Review of EIAs,IEEs, SSEMP,ESSSMP etc
Management
Responsible for overall financial management, stakeholder management and quality management.
Execute all aspects of project with focus on timely and quality results.
Managing team in the result oriented way.
Representation of organisation on different fourms.
Ensuring complience with donot requirements.
Training of team when required and provide technical expertize on different issues.
Ensure targets are achievement with the budget allocated for it in a organize way..
Prepare a planned procurements in projects with the help of logistics team.
Compliance
Prepare, and review progress reports for the submission of donor.
Collaborate with provincial and national government departments.
Coordination
Ensure coordination with all stakeholders of the project.
corodination with concern government agencies.
Work in close coordination with other project teams and project coordinators.
Represent team at meetings, conferences, and workshops, as needed and provide updates, reports and critical analysis of field and report to line manager.
The duties/job Specification are/were as fellow:
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of ambient air, water quality and solid waste in the concern industrial estate.
Supervising visits of industrial estate for the implementation of NEQS and IEE/EIA regulations.
Reivew of regulation
Review of climate change policy and its imlementation.
Prepartion of concept papers.
Monitoring, field visits and collection of data regarding environmental issues in the industrial estate.
Sampling of effluents/emission of industrial waste as per sampling rules.
Monitoring of various public and private hospitals in light of waste management rules 2005.
Review of various IEE/EIA reports and comments on various developmental projects.
Preparation of concept papers in the field of air/water/solid waste and natural resources.
Attending high court and environmental protection tribunal in various cases regarding Environmental issues.
Attending meeting with district administration and other line departments regarding environmental issues
Other duties assign by the Director
Technical
Executing a comprehensive climate change project with multiple outputs.
Provide technical support to partners implementation Ensuring quality assurance of project interventions
Extensive travel to field to monitor project implementation
Conducting research on climate-smart agriculture, integrated pest management, watershed management and other climate-resilient practices and its management and mitigation techniquies.
Preparation and review of EIAs,IEEs, SSEMP,ESSSMP etc
Review of Health and safety of the construction sites.
Management
Responsible for overall financial management, stakeholder management and quality management.
Execute all aspects of project with focus on timely and quality results. Managing team in the result oriented way.
Representation of organisation on different fourms. Ensuring complience with donot requirements.
Prepare a planned procurements in projects with the help of logistics team.
Ensure targets are achievement with the budget allocated for it in a organize way..
Training
Training of team when required and provide technical expertize on different issues.
Compliance
Prepare progress reports for the submission of donor.
Coordination
Ensure coordination with all stakeholders of the project.
corodination with concern government agencies.
Work in close coordination with other project teams and project coordinators. Represent team at meetings, conferences, and workshops, as needed and provide updates, reports and critical analysis of field and report to line manager
Carry out (participate) in the baseline assessments for water supply
Help and plan water supply related activities
Supervise and monitor day to day activities in the collaborations with the team leader
Prepare regular reports on water quality and quantity for monitoring.
Coordinate with other wash field staff (hygiene promotion supervisor) to ensure that
various aspects of the wash program get integrated.
Forecast and manage the delivery of the equipments and material needed on the site in close collaboration with logistic department.
Ensure safety procedures and rules are respected in the field by all workers.
Represent ACF with different stake holders at field level.
Maintain good communication with beneficiaries and partner organization on the field.
Perform other work related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the DPM.
Finance, human resource and administration
Prepare the daily workers payment sheet and payment documents for contractor.
Train and manage the WASH field staff ( water supply engineer, water treatment
plant operator etc)
Ensure the good respect of working condition while in office or in field, especially the
respect to ACF codes and standard operations procedure for the area of operation and safely rules on the construction sites
Ensure staff appraisals are conducted and together with the WASH DPM, identify staff training needs and follow-ups for appropriate action with the WASH pm, with recommendations for training and other capacity building measure
Organize day to day logistics, administration and personnel activates.
Manage all programs equipment and material in close consultation with the
logistics/procurement officer, maintain and ensure proper project asset register
My responsibility includes
Water quality analysis and reporting
Technical feasibility and assessment for hand pump installation in three districts of the flood affected area.
Training of the village committee members on water quality issues.
The baseline assessments for water supply
Preparing of BOQS for hand pumps
Perform other work related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the PM