WASTE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY

WASTE & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Statement of Capability I Waste & Resource Management SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd

CONTENTS

WHO WE ARE ............................................................................................................. 2 1.0

WHY SLR? ................................................................................................................... 3 2.0

HOW SLR CAN HELP .................................................................................................... 4 3.0

OUR PROJECTS ........................................................................................................... 6 4.0

OUR TEAM ................................................................................................................. 13 5.0

HEALTH, SAFETY & QUALITY ....................................................................................... 16 6.0

The expertise of SLR’s Waste & Resource Management team is extensive, ranging from policy and strategic issues, engineering issues regarding the design, construction and operation of waste management facilities, through to planning, permitting and environmental impact assessment, commissioning, closure and aftercare support.


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Who We Are 1.0

SLR Consulting Australia Pty Ltd (SLR) is part of the SLR global group, a firm with over 1,200 consulting engineers and scientists across Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe and North America, providing innovative solutions for improving and sustaining our environment.

Through a long history of involvement in waste projects locally and globally, SLR has developed extensive practical understanding of the constraints applying to these projects and the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of environmental management and control measures. SLR regularly supports clients across all sectors; including producers, the waste management industry, regulators and investors. SLR also supports government bodies at national, regional and local levels in devising and implementing practicable cost‐effective strategies to manage waste in a more sustainable manner.

The expertise of SLR’s Waste & Resource Management team is extensive, ranging from policy and strategic issues, engineering issues regarding the design, construction and operation of waste management facilities, through to planning, permitting and environmental impact assessment, commissioning, closure and aftercare support. SLR has also advised on some of the largest waste‐related due diligence processes, providing strategic, economic and technical advice.

Unlike many international consultancies, at SLR, Waste & Resource Management is a core element of the business. SLR’s technical and waste management staff resource is supported by teams aligned with other core business sectors, including Built Environment, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining & Minerals, Power, and Oil & Gas.

Should you have any questions regarding our Waste & Resource Management capability please contact:

Lono Tyson

Technical Discipline Manager

Waste & Resource Management

+61 427 989 461

[email protected]

John Postlethwaite

Operations Manager

Advisory & Engineering

+61 408 438 951

[email protected]


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Why SLR? 2.0

SLR is unique in the industry as the largest independent consultancy with a principal focus on being a global specialist provider of environmental and advisory services. The company is substantially employee‐owned and we are fortunate to employ some of the best environmental and advisory consultants in the sector.

Our Waste & Resource Management Group comprises an integrated team of technical specialists delivering projects across a broad range of industries and sectors. SLR’s team has established a strong market position due to our:

Experience: SLR has been involved in Waste & Resource Management projects throughout the Asia Pacific region, covering a wide range of economic, environmental and social impacts for both private sector and public sector clients. Our commissions in this area range from feasibility (technical, environmental and commercial) and due diligence stages, through to EIS and detailed design development, and then finally ongoing post‐operational commencement and compliance. We provide an unusual mix of holistic, strategic advice with detailed, highly quantitative advice “proving” the viability of Sustainability initiatives.

Capability: SLR’s Waste & Resource Management team leaders understand the close linkage between an organisation’s economic, environmental and social performance and their values, their commitment to corporate governance, their strategic goals and a real commitment to a sustainable local, regional and global economy.

Client Benefits: SLR knows that stakeholders (both internal and external) trust organisations that demonstrate transparency and have clearly defined performance goals related to sustainability issues (e.g. corporate governance and ethical behaviour, environmental emissions, human rights, etc.). That trust leads to a desire to buy the products or services of the organisation, wanting to invest in the organisation, or simply wanting to work for that organisation. Factors that increase trust include (i) robust data that demonstrates progress, (ii) a track record of actual actions, and (iii) clear linkage between sustainability elements and core objectives. SLR is experienced in assisting organisations to develop an efficient and effective framework to demonstrate the Sustainability credentials of an organisation to its key stakeholders.


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How SLR can help 3.0

At SLR we aim to assist clients in developing holistic solutions, utilising world‐class services and applied methodologies.

Advice to Financial Sector Design, Build & Contract Management

SLR supports financial sector clients (banks, private equity, etc.) funding the waste management industry through market analysis, business plan support, vendor and purchaser technical due diligence, asset valuations, independent certification, and contract dispute resolution.

As infrastructure is developed careful design, construction and contract management support is required to ensure efficient and effective project realisation across the four key stages of project delivery: (1) initiation and planning, (2) execution, (3) monitoring and control, and (4) close‐out.

Landfill ‐ Engineering, Gas & Leachate Management Private Sector Waste Clients

Based on numerous projects and many years of experience, SLR offers an extensive range of design, planning and construction management services for the development, operation and aftercare of modern integrated landfill facilities.

The private sector within the Waste & Resource Management business area is diverse and includes: local, national and international private waste management service providers; landowners and developers; energy generation companies; mining companies; and industrial companies.

Waste Strategy & Planning Waste Logistics & Routing

Waste strategy and plan development is critical in providing a framework and business context for improved Waste & Resource Management and is relevant for all organisations and jurisdictions.

Waste & Resource Management services are often complex, extending to multiple vehicles, collecting many different material types for drop off, at a range of waste management facilities within urban and rural locations.


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Waste Regulatory Approvals Waste Facility Operations Support

Most waste management activity requires some form of regulatory approval. The global SLR team has considerable experience of navigating our clients through the different regulatory approvals processes often required.

SLR staff can undertake operational and regulatory audits, prepare operations manuals and environmental management plans, and can provide advice on key performance indicators and facility development planning.

Process Engineering Waste Technology Advice

SLR can undertake a wide range of tasks across all market sectors, from initial technical audit and technology review, through feasibility study and front‐end‐engineering‐design, detailed design and construction management to commissioning, performance verification, operation and maintenance and trouble‐shooting. The team can also offer the full range of skills required on engineering projects including project and contract management from inception, through procurement to handover and final operational verification.

We have provided technical and commercial due diligence reports on numerous technologies including:

Anaerobic Digestion;

Composting;

Combustion Processes – including Mass Burn, Energy from Waste (EfW), Gasification and Pyrolysis

Recycling Operations;

Bio‐fuels production;

Mechanical Biological Treatment;

Mechanical Heat Treatment;

Bio‐Stabilisation/Bio‐Drying; and

Refuse Derived Fuel/Solid Recovered Fuel Preparation and Production.

Civil Engineering Services Landscape Architecture

SLR can offer clients a service to include initial concept design, structural surveys, outline design for planning and building control applications, detailed design and construction management. The civil engineering team has significant experience in the design of building structures for all forms of waste management technology, reinforced concrete, retaining walls, water retaining structures, flood alleviation, pumping stations, pipelines, surface and foul water drainage systems, leachate treatment works, access improvements and general infrastructure.

SLR’s team of landscape architects are specialists in the restoration and rehabilitation of natural areas and disturbed sites. We recognize the natural intrinsic values of a site and provide practical advice on restoring disturbed environments and enhancing natural systems. Our team are specialists in assessment, design and documentation, administration and management which means a full range of capabilities from planning through to delivery. We are also supported by our environmental capabilities so that we can advise on providing unique solutions for specific projects ensuring that we add value for our clients. At SLR we recognize the value of restoring and rehabilitating natural areas and disturbed sites and can assist in initiatives such as project staging to allow cost effective yet sustainable solutions.

"a leading global provider of environmental consultancy services

to the waste and recycling sector, providing advice to a range of clients including waste producers, the

waste management industry, its regulators and investors."


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Our Projects 4.0

Recent Waste & Resource Management project experience: General

Project Description of Services

Erskine Park Waste Transfer Station

SLR developed the detailed design and EIS for a major putrescible waste transfer station and resource recovery facility in Western Sydney. Works included full financial models, ground investigation, civils design and EIS submission.

Waitakere Waste Transfer Station

SLR developed conceptual site plans for redevelopment of the site for Auckland Council. The plans included provisions for traffic management and recycling and re‐use education. SLR also undertook a workshop with Council staff to discuss site operations, community engagement, recommended site improvements and proposed concept designs.

Wyrallah Road Waste Facility Cell 2A Detailed Design and Construction Quality Assurance

SLR undertook a geotechnical and hydrogeological assessment, prepared detailed engineering drawings, technical specifications, CQA Plan, detailed construction cost estimate and bill of quantities.

North Waikato Regional Landfill Engineering Support

SLR undertook a peer review of facility design, construction, and operation of leachate, stormwater, and landfill gas management systems, as well as quality assurance.


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Marandoo Mine Landfill Strategy and Operations & Management Plan

SLR undertook assessment of residual waste generation estimates, development of waste management options and revised landfill strategy, preparation of concept design to support management of all wastes to be generated during the life of the mine site, and preparation of a landfill operations & management plan.

Business Case for the Relocation of the South Headland Waste Management Facility

SLR undertook the preparation of demands analysis for future waste processing, development of reuse options for a rehabilitated landfill, undertaking of a site selection study for new landfill site, preparation of financial forecast and economic analysis for relocation of existing landfill and preparation of a project implementation plan.

Development Strategy for Quarry site

SLR prepared a waste and resource recovery management infrastructure development strategy for a quarry site in Victoria which included an analysis of the State and Regional waste management sector, undertook an assessment of relevant State/Regional legislation & policies and feasible waste and resource recovery options, and prepared a development strategy report.

Void Study and Filling Plan at the Forest Road Waste Management Facility

SLR undertook an extensive background documentation review, undertook a topographical survey of the active and future disposal areas, prepared estimates of remaining disposal capacity, prepared an estimate of anticipated disposal capacity consumption rate with consideration of settlement, cover materials, waste inflow and in‐place waste density to determine anticipated completion of filling, prepared a landfill cost calculator based on the calculated remaining void, evaluated the relative cost of landfilling in the existing disposal area under 3 waste processing scenarios, including Business As Usual, Enhanced Recycling, and Alternative Waste Treatment and Recycling, and prepared a Landfill Fill‐Out Plan and Filling Strategy drawings.

Cell 1 Phytocapping Design at Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre

SLR prepared the technical specifications and CQA plan for phytocapping over a completed solid waste landfill cell at the Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre. SLR are now providing part‐time CQA support services for the capping works.

Auckland Council Future Waste Mgmt. Strategies & Service Delivery Options Advice

SLR undertook an analysis of environmental and commercial considerations, including waste‐flow and financial modelling. SLR also identified and prioritised key options for Council to focus on over the next 10 years to divert and reduce waste to landfill. The SLR report and recommendations will be used as part of the development of Council’s next Waste Management and Minimisation Plan to be adopted in June 2018, and also as the basis of a Value for Money review of waste services.


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Recent Thermal Treatment project experience: Pyrolysis and Gasification based Energy from Waste


Usk Biomass Gasification Facility

Appointed as Technical Advisor to funders (Green Power Plant Limited Partnership) to review construction and commissioning stages, monitor progress against programme, agree progress payments and observe performance tests.

Small Scale Pyrolysis and Gasification System

Providing technical input and advice to Ethos Energy for a new technology development during initial proving trails and testing utilising a range of potential waste derived fuels.

Pyrolysis Based Soil Remediation Facility

Appointed by funder (Investec) to review technical details of Integrated Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery Facility proposed by Renex for remediation of contaminated soils. Technology based on pyrolysis process fuelled by selected hazardous wastes. German plant using the technology was visited as part of the exercise, in addition to the proposed site in Australia and meeting with the EPC contractor.

Plymtrek Provided EPCM role for 3.5MWe waste wood gasification scheme using a steam boiler and turbine for MITIE.

Avonmouth Client engineer role for proposed development of a gasification CHP facility located at Avonmouth, Bristol for New Earth Energy.

Project progress Monitoring for Client/Funder

Provision of Client/Funder Engineering role for a novel plasma arc gasification facility, in France, processing RDF (30ktpa) and Wood chip/biomass (5ktpa) generating electricity (both via steam cycle and gas engines) and heat for export. Progress and monitoring of the project is scheduled through to full commercial operation and demonstration of commercial operations to June 2013.

Independent Certifier/Funders Consultant

Funders Consultant and review/monitoring of technical progress for 35ktpa biomass gasification project, SW England. Role subsequently expanded to EPCM function, providing coordination of work packages and provision of interface design between work packages.

Residual Waste Treatment Services

Technical Advisor to Glasgow City Council for procurement of residual waste treatment services. Provided technical review of submitted bids and assessment of timescales, costs and maintenance requirements of each option, based on a range of thermal technologies including gasification and production of SRF for use in combustion power plant.

Biomass Gasification CHP Facility

Undertook technical due diligence of proposed 6MWe biomass gasification facility producing syngas for use in spark ignition gas engines for Merchant Place Corporate Finance. Proposed gasification technology was TORBED™ entrained gasifier process reactor.


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Technical Due Diligence for Plastics to Synthetic Fuel process

Providing technical due diligence for a pyrolysis process converting plastics to synthetic fuel based in the US including site review and desk top study of relevant process data.

Review of Advanced EfW Technologies for Canadian Municipality

Providing an overview of available technologies and indicative options for processing residual waste, C&I waste and AD biomass output.

Technical Due Diligence, Recovered Wood Gasification Facility, OGen

High level due diligence study of O‐Gen operational facility to review process for potential fundamental flaws and assess robustness of gasifier design; examine UK waste wood supply for long term feedstock; site visit to review process specifics; report describing process and areas considered of potential concern; CAPEX/OPEX review and; profile key risks with mitigation measures identified where possible.

Review of Treatment Options for APC Residues

Conducted a programme of investigations for Singleton Birch Ltd into treatment methods for air pollution control residues (APCR), arising from thermal treatment of wastes from municipal and commercial sectors.

Exeter Biomass Gasification CHP Facility

Technical due diligence of Torftech gasification technology using recovered wood biomass. Review of proposed process configuration and syngas cleanup technology. Assistance with permit application and provision of ongoing technical support for Ecocycle.

North Lincs EfW Preparation of technical specifications for MSW treatment facility utilising gasification technology with CHP capability and management of tendering process. In addition, supporting the client, NLGE, in preparation of PFI bid documentation.

Gasification Technology Review

Review of potential gasification process technologies and key potential investment opportunities for major utility provider considering investment in renewable technology. Incorporated review of feedstock preparation technologies and integration with gasification applications.

Technical Due Diligence

Technical due diligence of Europlasma technology proposed for EfW facility in Morcenx, Bordeaux. Process utilises moving grate gasifier and subsequent ‘plasma arc’‐based gas polishing application. Technology and site reviewed and site visit and audit of test gasification process run by Eneria CAT burning wood waste materials with similar gas polishing application.

MWDA PFI support Due diligence assessment of proposed biodrying, SRF refinement, gasification (Energos and KIV) and turbine generation system. Subsequently provided technical advice in support of process optimisation for ISDS submission for MSW PFI.


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Recent Thermal Treatment project experience: Combustion based Energy from Waste


Land Energy ORC CHP Facility, Girvan

Technical due diligence of proposed 14MWth ORC CHP facility fuelled by forestry residues producing 55ktpa wood pellets and exporting 2.4MWe. Subsequently appointed as Technical Advisor to funder, Gottex, for construction, commissioning and acceptance test stages.

Eastcroft Engineer to client, WRG, for proposed Eastcroft third line extension.

Newhurst EfW, CHP Facility

Preparation of planning and environmental permitting applications for 300ktpa combustion CHP facility treating rMSW and commercial/industrial wastes.

Teeside EfW, CHP Facility

Preparation of planning and environmental permitting applications for 256ktpa combustion CHP facility treating commercial/industrial wastes.

Kingswood EfW, CHP Facility

Preparation of planning and environmental permitting applications for 400ktpa combustion CHP facility treating commercial/industrial wastes.

Skelton Grange, EfW CHP Facility


Large Scale CHP Providing technical advice for the preparation of a PFI ISDS submission based on a 300kte/a mass burn incinerator with CHP and DH potential.

CHP Studies (various) Generation of energy and mass balance models using ‘Ebsillon’ software package to determine optimum CHP configuration and maximum income streams from ROCs and power export. Various schemes modelled.

CHP study, MSW EfW facility

Preparation of technical report into the various CHP options and configurations for serving a local community district heating and cooling scheme from a proposed mass burn EfW facility.

Trident Park, EfW CHP Facility, Cardiff


Various Acting as Technical Advisors on a number of MSW treatment schemes using various technologies (all linked with major PFI projects). Advice ranging from initial feasibility and technology selection to process improvements and optimisation of design solutions. Included technical due diligence audits of Energos and KIV technology applications.

MSW EfW Facility with CHP capability

Providing technical support and advice to this major waste management company during the BaFO submission for a large waste management PFI contract. Tasks included the preparation of detailed capital and operating cost estimates, process flow diagrams, energy and mass balances, facility and process layout drawings, typical operating and maintenance regimes.


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Recent Thermal Treatment project experience: Biological based Energy from Waste


Portfolio of AD projects in the South West of England

Provision of planning advice and support linked with the development of a portfolio of 6 new AD projects under development in the South West.

Cardiff ABPR Application

Operational support for development of Animal ByProducts application and operational procedures associated with ABPR compliance within foodwaste AD project in Cardiff.

AD Power to Grid, Ballymena, N Ireland

Technical due diligence review of proposed 40ktpa, 3MWe, AD power to grid facility using 100% chicken litter feedstock in Ballymena.

Gas to Grid Assessment, Norfolk

Gas to grid assessment for a 33ktpa AD scheme using farm and crop feedstocks. The scheme utilises 115Nm3/h in the gas engine and generates 334m3/h of upgraded bio‐methane. A 250kWe biogas CHP unit for the plant parasitic power loads. Norfolk.

Gas to Grid Assessment, Devon

Gas to grid assessment for a 45ktpa AD scheme using farm and crop feedstocks. The scheme generates up to 460Nm3/h upgraded bio‐methane, with balance of biogas to a gas engine CHP unit for the plant parasitic power loads. Devon.

Gas to Grid Assessment, Somerset

Gas to grid assessment for a 48ktpa AD scheme using farm and crop feedstocks. The scheme generates 448m3/h of upgraded bio‐methane. Balance of 128m3/h biogas used in 500kWe CHP gas engine unit.

AD Gas to Grid, Owners Engineer, near Leeds

Owners Engineer and Project Management role for construction of 60ktpa food waste, 2MWe, AD gas to grid facility. Including EA Permit application, Planning and Environmental support at a site near South Milford, Leeds.

Energen Biogas, Scotland

Gas to grid assessment for a 85ktpa AD scheme using SS and C&I food waste feedstocks. The scheme details are summarised as 950m3/h biogas to bio‐methane upgrading unit producing up to 600m3/h bio‐methane. 2.4MWe CHP units available if/when bio‐methane unit not operational. Scotland.

Alauna Millerhill AD, Edinburgh

Owners Engineer to Kelda for procurement and EPC Contract administration of a 40ktpa food waste AD plant at Millerhill. Responsibilities include management of the EPC Contract between SPV and AD technology provider BioGen and design review, and completion of the hot commissioning process. The plant is designed to manage food waste from the Edinburgh and Midlothian local authorities. Plant hot commissioning in Q4 2016 with SLR also providing ongoing operational and compliance management support.

Wastewater Treatment Plant and Anaerobic Digester Plant Design

SLR undertook an process options assessment for Manawatu District Council which included an assessment of types and volumes of feedstock from wastewater, agriculture, food waste and forestry sources. SLR also undertook a review of uses of anaerobic digestion residue in the Manawatu Region.


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Funders Engineer, AD Plant, Teesside

Funder’s Engineer on merchant AD plant in Teesside. Capacity = 110,000 tpa of commercial food waste and bio‐waste. Output = 5MWe. Completed technical due diligence on AD technology provider (BioConstruct Gmbh) and design review, HAZOP, PPC Permitting, and monitoring of payments (payment milestones) and progress to programme. AD plant was successfully hot commissioned Q1 2015.

Merchant AD Plant, Johannesburg

Owner’s Engineer on South Africa’s first commercial scale merchant AD plant. Capacity = 100,000 tpa of commercial food waste and bio‐waste. Output = 4MWe. Completed technical due diligence on AD technology provider (Combigas), design review, HAZOP and contract administration. Plant was successfully hot commissioned in August 2015.

Dagenham IVC/AD Food and Green Waste Facility

Appointed as Independent Certifier to the funding consortium during 18 month construction period of the 30ktpa AD CHP and 20ktpa IVC facility.

Emerald Biogas Ltd AD CHP Facility

Appointed as Project Monitor to the Bank for the construction and commissioning stages of the 53ktpa AD CHP facility.

Technical Due Diligence AD Facility

Providing technical due diligence of AD CHP facility based in the Northern Ireland. Feedstocks treated included merchant food and green wastes. Review and desk top study of process data and review of contractual forms.

Project Drake Technical due diligence of 50tpa, 2.2MWe autoclave AD CHP waste project. Based near Plymouth on china clay site utilising existing infrastructure.

AD Plant Permitting Preparation and submission of PPC applications to SEPA for two AD plants under development by Scottish Water in central Scotland, for treatment of commercial organic feedstocks, including food processing industry wastes.

Development of 45ktpa biomass AD and CHP plant

Technical, contractual and planning / permitting support for development of 43,000 tpa AD/biogas plant at Lochhead Landfill (Dunfermline), using food and garden waste biomass feedstocks and renewable energy plant with CHP and district heating. Included procurement, pretender costs and tender process management. Plant was successful commissioned and taken over in Feb. 2014 with SLR continuing to provide operational support through to 2016.

AD Plant Development

Technical support for development of merchant waste AD facility in M74 corridor. Tasks included: planning application support, Heat Plan, feedstock analysis (biogas generation potential), AD technology appraisal, review of financial model.

Market Assessment Strategic market review of commercial food waste arisings in NE England and technical due diligence of 160ktpa AD 5MWe CHP facility.

AD Biogas energy options study

Prefeasibility Study and comparative appraisal of renewable energy options from AD biogas plants, including CHP, upgrading biogas to bio‐methane end use as vehicle fuel or direct injection to gas grid.


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Our Team 5.0

Employees have been drawn from a variety of professional employment backgrounds, including industry (mining and agriculture), consulting and government.

Personnel Experience

Lono Tyson

B.A.Sc (Construction Engineering)

Member of the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) and International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)

Lono Tyson is a Technical Director and serves as the Technical Discipline Manager for the APAC W&RM team. Lono has over 20 years’ experience as a professional engineer and consultant, including undertaking the management and delivery of all phases of a variety of W&RM projects. Lono previously worked as a waste management professional in California and Hawai’i prior to relocating to Australia in 2005.

Lono most recently undertook the role of Technical Manager at Remondis, an international‐based environmental services firm providing waste collection, resource recovery, material transfer, disposal, and waste treatment services throughout Australia. Lono has previously served as the Director of Environmental Management and the Solid Waste Division Chief for the County of Hawai`i and as a Waste Management Engineer for the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Lono has prepared engineering drawings, specifications, and other related tender documentation, as well as design reports, quality assurance plans, site health and safety plans, remedial action plans, environmental assessment reports, environmental management plans, operations assessment reports, site management plans and operations manuals, construction completion and quality assurance reports, and facility permit applications.

Lono has prepared, negotiated and administered construction, professional services and equipment acquisition contracts and has prepared and administered annual program budgets in excess of $50MIL (AUD).


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John Postlethwaite

BEng (Enviro), DipCEng, RPEQ, NER

John Postlethwaite is SLR’s Advisory and Engineering Operations Manager across APAC and has around 30 years of diverse experience in both environmental and civil engineering. He has worked on Australian and international projects, providing professional advice and guidance to private and public sector clients. He has worked across many industries and market sectors and has been involved in the successful delivery of a variety of multi‐disciplined small to major scale projects. He specialises in environmental engineering, with particular emphasis on transactional due diligence, civil engineering and environmental assessments. He also has technical expertise in land and water quality assessment, surface water hydrology, flood estimation and water sensitive urban design. His experience also extends to on‐site water supply and wastewater treatment and disposal and civil infrastructure design.

The marriage of civil design and construction practice and the rigour of environmental assessment experience has provided John with key skills and experience that enable him to guide the design and approvals processes, and ultimately providing ‘best on balance solutions’ for many challenging projects. John’s diverse background across the environmental assessment of sites and vast construction experience enables him to provide a holistic approach to project management and robust advice to clients throughout the project’s life, through pre‐purchase and feasibility analysis, site enabling, planning and development approval, design and construction and rehabilitation.

I‐hui Waung

PhD (Marine Ecology). BSc (Hons) (Physical Geography)

BSc (Env. Science). WMAA Member

Dr I‐hui Waung has over 10 years’ experience in environmental consulting. His main duties include developing client fee proposals, variation claims, project management, contractor management and supervision, undertaking Phase 1 and Phase 2 site investigations, preparation of remediation action plans, site validation reports, waste classification assessments, providing field construction quality assurance (CQA) services, designing new landfill cells and rehabilitations, preparing operational landfill documents/plans and developing waste management/strategy plans.

I‐hui is a member of the Geosynthetic Institute and a certified CQA inspector of geosynthetic materials and compacted clay liners.

Lisa Hack

PhD (Env Toxicology, MSc (Hons), BSc, BSc Forestry Int.

Cert. Env.Practitioner. WMAA, WasteMINZ and

NZ Sustainable Business Council Member.

Dr Lisa Hack is an environmental consultant with over 10 years’ professional experience working in roles including technical lead, project manager, business case development and cost benefit identification and stakeholder engagement. Lisa has a broad environmental background including project management, waste management, integration of appropriate environmental guidance into stormwater infrastructure projects and design requirements, provision of expert evidence on environmental matters, environmental assessments, agricultural waste surveys and program development and development of appropriate and manageable resource consent conditions. Lisa is also experienced in developing tailored site concept plans supporting traffic flow improvements and site operations, developing site specific wastewater infrastructure and producing environmental management plans and strategic guidance documents supporting corporate sustainability initiatives.


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Andy Street

BSc Civil Engineering (1st Class Hons)CEng Chartered Civil Engineer

Andy Street is a founding Director of SLR and has more than 30 years’ experience as an environmental consultant. Particular areas of expertise include integrated waste management, waste management planning and policy, waste minimisation, waste facility development and design and waste services and infrastructure procurement.

He has experience of working on projects across the globe, and specifically across Europe, North America, Australia and south‐east Asia. He has been retained as a Consultant to the World Bank, the European Commission and various departments of National Government (and State Government in Australia) and has acted as an expert witness at numerous waste related public hearings.

In the last few years, Andy has committed much of his time to supporting waste infrastructure procurement processes both for the public and private sectors and undertaking technical and commercial due diligence on technology and project development proposals. His client base includes most of the major banks and a wider range of private equity and infrastructure investment funds across Europe, Australia and the United States. A particular specialism is the development and review of business cases and investment models for infrastructure development.

Lester Nankivell

Bachelor of Science (Hons.) – Civil Engineering

Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

Lester Nankivell is a Technical Director and is responsible for the Civils and Infrastructure discipline within SLR. He has more than 25 years’ experience as a Civil Engineering Consultant and 4 years with UK based Contractors specialising in the project management of multi‐discipline projects, site supervision, construction management, structural design including water retaining structures, building structures, structural surveys, river and coastal engineering, asset management and general civil engineering projects.

He is presently involved in the production of contract documentation, tender appraisals, contract administration, CDM Co‐ordination, detailed design and site supervision on a number of ground remediation, water treatment and site infrastructure projects, including Waste Treatment and Energy from Waste facilities, Transfer Stations, Material Recovery, Composting, HWRC facilities, housing and commercial developments. He has also been responsible for the provision of support on Environmental Impact Assessments and Statements for a wide range of developments.

Steve Vaughan‐Jones

MBA Environmental Management focus (with Distinction). MSc Environmental Diagnosis & Management (with Merit). BSc Environmental Risk Management (2:1). Member of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management

Steve Vaughan‐Jones is a Principal Consultant with over 10 years’ experience in the waste and resources sector. He is a Chartered Waste Manager, Chartered Environmentalist and a member of the International Solid Waste Association.

Since joining SLR Steve has directed, managed and supported on numerous waste and resource projects, communicating directly with a wide range of stakeholders (and audiences) from operatives to managing directors, and education officers to cabinet members. Many of the projects Steve has managed include multi‐disciplinary teams, typically involving planning, environmental impact assessment and engineering disciplines.

Steve’s strategic focus and commercial awareness has enabled him to robustly manage procurement support and service reviews to the public sector, as well as bid development support to the private sector; delivering significant cost savings and/or securing key contracts through the recognition of value improvement opportunities.

CVs for key staff are available upon request.


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Health, Safety & Quality 6.0

SLR has an absolute commitment to the health, safety, security of its employees, the environment that we work in and the community.

The specific objectives of SLR’s Policy for Health Safety and Rehabilitation are to:

• Promote a positive culture based on the principle that all incidents resulting in a risk to health and safety in the workplace can be controlled and prevented and that any injured employees are entitled to the opportunities of rehabilitation.

• Provide an incident free and healthy workplace to ensure that all potential incidents are controlled and prevented and, for unforeseen events, to provide emergency response programmes to prevent or minimise risks to people, the environment and property.

• Comply with applicable government and industry health, safety and environmental laws, regulations and codes of practice to establish good Company standards, relevant Australian and New Zealand Standards, procedures and guidelines.

SLR globally has achieved a number of recognised safety awards including RoSPA Gold Award – Occupational Health & Safety Award for three consecutive years.

SLR has full certification to the Quality Assurance requirements of AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 (SAI Global Limited Licence No 3236). We have previously won a National SAI Global Quality Assurance Excellence Award for companies with 50 to 500 staff. This demonstrates the robustness of our Quality Management system, processes and procedures.

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T: +61 7 4722 8000

F: +61 7 4722 8001

AUCKLAND

Level 3, 68 Beach Road

Auckland 1010

New Zealand

T: +64 27 441 7849

NELSON

5 Duncan Street

Port Nelson 7043, Nelson

New Zealand

T: +64 274 898 628

NEW PLYMOUTH

Level 2, 10 Devon Street East

New Plymouth 4310

New Zealand

T: +64 0800 757 695

SINGAPORE

1 Fullerton Road

#02‐01 One Fullerton

Singapore 049213

T: +65 6735 7972

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