Megan Gee

Experience

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  University of Birmingham

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2014

  Departmental Ambassador

  Introduced prospective students to the University and enabled me to share my own experiences and transfer my enthusiasm to help students through the difficult prospect of choosing a University.

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  The Silk Mill

  Dec 2012 - Jan 2016

  Bar Tender

  Duties included stock checking, closing up, managing adverse situations brought on by customers, keeping track of customers' tabs and general bar duties.

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  AECOM

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2016

  Work Placement

  Business Sustainability Team: - Completed a carbon footprint exercise to determine whether glass, ceramic or plastic re-usable mugs were most sustainable to use in the office.- Researched the environmental, social and governance perspectives regarding palm oil extraction in an ESG due diligence exercise.Environmental and Planning Team: - Undertook an environmental impact assessment, equipped myself with EIA procedures for identification of environmental impacts and how to minimise them.- Desktop study into the environmental constraints within a 1km radius of two proposed sites for the development of a wind farm EHS Remediation Services Team: - Completed a contaminated land exercise by identifying sources, pathways and receptors to pollution by referencing historic land uses and defining a conceptual site model. - Completed a contaminated land site investigation. Determined groundwater levels and groundwater flow direction. Looked at the variation in concentration of the contaminants in abstraction and monitoring wells over time and hence the migration of the contaminant plume using a CSM. Show less

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  Anglian Water

  Oct 2016 - Nov 2016

  - Hydrological analysis of upstream water resources (river flows and groundwater levels)- Contaminant risk assessment for groundwater and surface water sources. - Updated and presented contamination risk assessments, including annual validation. - Production of monthly water resource situation reports. - Prepared high quality written technical reports. This included the borehole remediation site I visited during my work experience where I analysed pre- and post- rehabilitation step test data, calculated and visually represented drawdown and specific capacity and provided subsequent recommendations. - Reviewed and reported on monthly abstraction licence compliance- Simplified the supply system catalogue highlighting all the water sources, pathways and reservoirs in the region. Show less Water Resources Team: - Looked at both surface and groundwater resource management.- Monthly situational report. This is a graphical representation of the 'state' their reservoirs and rivers are in in terms of water levels. - Worked on a borehole remediation site which underwent acid flushing and airlift pumping. - Updated catchment surveillance data. - Updated nitrate pollution graphs for their catchments and adjusted baselines on graphs where necessary. - Collated information on Anglian Waters Bulk Supply Agreements. Catchment Team: - Looking at the impact of farmers and other land owners on water quality. - Went out on site to take water samples from a tributary that supports Rutland reservoir due to high metaldehyde content. Natural Catchment and Biodiversity Team: - Attended the CamEO Business Water Stewardship Board meeting and their Environmental Forum. - Attended a workshop day on Natural Capital (NC) where Anglian Water representatives lead discussions on the benefits/concerns regarding NC and whether or not they should embed it within their services. - Reported on Anglian Water's protected Species under the Wildlife Countryside Act and Conservation of Species and Habitats Act. - Fact file on the invasive non-native species Water Primrose. - Reported on the invasive non-native species in Rutland reservoir and its surrounding catchment.- Reported on the winter management of hedgerows and trees which was published in the Integrated Catchment Engagement Newsletter. - Attended a workshop at Thompson Common on Pingo management and conservation where attendees included Norfolk Wildlife Trust and Natural England. Show less

  • Water Resources Specialist

    Nov 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Work Placement

    Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
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  National Trust

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  - Restoring the historical landscape by tree felling and coppicing.- Wooldland and heathland managment. - Conserving acid grassland. - Heathland restoration.- Woodland management. - Restoring parts of the reserve to acid grassland the historical landscape.

  • Volunteer

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  • Volunteer

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
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  Birmingham City Council

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

  Volunteer

  - Tree felling and coppicing. - Heathland and acid grassland restoration.

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  AECOM

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2023

  Protected species surveys including GCN, bats, reptiles, breeding birds, badgers, habitats, otters and water voles. Experience in advanced bat survey techniques in the form of bat trapping and tracking; also experience in GCN pitfall trapping. Scheduling, assuring and managing ecological surveys. Assist with the weekly scheduling of protected species surveys, most notably bats and reptiles. This involves the management of large datasets as well as a consideration for resourcing requirements and access constraints. Quality assurance of ecological surveys to ensure an accurate and robust data set to submit to the client to inform mitigation works. Respond to client's technical queries as well as surveyor queries. Prepare and write internal protected species survey guidance. STEM ambassador participating in engagement events and a Green Team ambassador. Show less

  • Consultant Ecologist

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2023

  • Graduate Ecologist

    Sept 2017 - Jan 2020
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  The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales

  Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  Long-Term Volunteer

  3 months spent assisting the wardens with essential seabird monitoring of fulmars, manx shearwater storm petrel, puffin, razorbill and guillemot. Mapping and monitoring of great black-backed gull nests. Conducted a daily bird census and rang migratory and resident birds. Assisted with island maintenance at the start of the season. Acted as a point of contact for visitor engagement and management.

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  RSPB

  Mar 2023 - now

  Stone Curlew Project Officer