Nicole Webb

Experience

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  SNW Consulting Engineers

  Feb 2004 - Oct 2007

  Assistant Engineer

  See above.

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  Evans & Peck

  Dec 2005 - Feb 2006

  Trainee Consultant

  Assisted with contract analysis and contract creation for a $90 million power plant project.Produced a coal mine water balance report, which improved the efficiency of dam construction and water transfer at the mine site.

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  Baker & McKenzie

  Nov 2007 - Aug 2008

  Research Clerk

  Provided advice regarding risk management on several Design and Construct contracts.Worked on multi-million dollar litigation cases. Instructed engineers regarding computer simulations and logbook records as evidence of defects to assist with the allocation of liability.Prepared a seminar on misleading ‘carbon neutral’ marketing.

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  Veolia UK

  Jun 2009 - Mar 2011

  Sustainable Recycling Engineer

  Worked with high-level stakeholders on the drafting of the UK MRF Code of Practice, designed to improve compliance with the Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations.

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  Veolia Australia and New Zealand

  May 2011 - Jan 2015

  Manager - Sustainability Projects

  Streamlined environmental data collection processes using SCADA, automated csv files, SAP, the Paperless Weighbridge System and TM1 to create significant time savings.Conducted market research and assisted in the development of Veolia’s sustainability strategy.Lead expert on greenhouse and energy data reporting in accordance with the National Greenhouse & Energy Reporting Act and Carbon Farming Initiative Act.

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  Woolworths Limited

  Feb 2015 - Sept 2016

  Resource Recovery Manager

  Resource Recovery Manager within the Engineering, Maintenance & Services team at the largest retailer in Australia (ASX Top 10).Oversaw day-to-day management and budgets for waste and recycling services.Developed strategies to reduce food waste and improve overall safety metrics.Strengthened the coordination of waste and recycling contractors across 12 business divisions.

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  SNW Consulting Engineers

  Sept 2016 - Jan 2021

  Director CPEng NER

  Provided flooding, water quality, water sensitive urban design and stormwater management advice for land developments throughout NSW.Worked with farmers regarding flood modelling for the Inland Rail project.Undertook field work, established water quality sample collection procedures and analysed water quality data.Assisted in preparation for several Land & Environment Court matters, taking part in joint conferencing and writing joint expert reports. Regularly interacting with solicitors and ecologists on topics such as classifying groundwater-dependent ecosystems, maintaining existing hydrological regimes and evaluating ecological resilience.Performed computer modelling utilising engineering software including MUSIC, QGIS, TUFLOW, WBNM, HEC-RAS, Draftsite and CorelDraw. Show less

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  City of Sydney

  Feb 2020 - Sept 2020

  Project Development Engineer (Water Resources)

  Managed delivery of a water metering and logger installation project.Coordinated cross-divisional project team meetings and activities, together with applying my knowledge of environmental metrics and reporting software to improve monitoring and reporting to identified stakeholders.Managed contractors to ensure performance for an upgrade to the Munni Channel stormwater harvesting offtake point.Undertook a recycled water carting trial and documented civil works requirements for the increased use of recycled water at parks and depots. Show less

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  City of Sydney

  Jan 2021 - now

  Managing the contracts for the City's automated water monitoring and rainwater reuse systems.Supporting the development of the City’s water implementation plan and precinct scale water reuse scheme.Delivering projects that advance the electrification of the City’s buildings.Aiding the coordination, monitoring and reporting of the City's water efficiency, filtration systems, bores and groundwater monitoring programs managed by other Units.Providing expert engineering advice to ensure sustainability principles are integrated throughout the City. Show less Managed the City’s water features and irrigation contracts and assets.Oversaw condition audits, asset register maintenance and forward capital works planning for 49 water features and 90 irrigation systems.Ensured contracts are effectively designed, procured and managed, using best practice contract management principles and delivering within the constraints of reasonable time frames and budgets.Delivered strong contract and asset management including contract administration and management of financials, relationships, risk, performance and WHS.Utilised Confirm Enterprise Asset Management Software, TRIM Records Manager, Power BI and Geocortex ArcGIS. Show less

  • Senior Engineer - Environmental Infrastructure

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Contract Coordinator (Parks)

    Jan 2021 - Jul 2022