Commercial Sector Recycling Specialist
Chemonics International
Total years of experience :25 years, 3 Months
Serve as part of the project team and assist the Deputy Chief of Party/Commercial Sector Lead (DCOP) in management and coordination of program activities related to increasing demand for and use of recycling services in Amman by the commercial sector.
Support identifying and profiling commercial waste generators and developing compelling messages and business cases that will convince commercial waste generators to recycle. Collaborate with professional/industry associations, GAM, and the Ministry of Environment on design of communication and outreach campaigns targeting commercial waste generators; and support waste generators to adopt recycling services and develop and monitor solid waste management (SWM) plans.
Deliver direct technical support to businesses, introduce corporate behavior change programs, identify recycling market opportunities and incentives, analyze recycling markets and services, identify and facilitate innovative business partnerships and solutions in solid waste management and recycling, design training and capacity building programs, and facilitate public-private partnerships.
Maintain strong working relationships with the commercial sector waste generators, the recycling service providers’, business leaders, the Ministry of Environment, Greater Amman Municipality, other related ministries, and relevant non-governmental organizations.
• Prepared SOPs for commercial waste operations.
• Prepared performance reports for all environmental departments.
• Amended existing plans and reports.
• Prepared job descriptions for all staff.
• Increase capacity utilization of vehicles.
• Prepared routes for manual cleansing labors.
• Evaluated the fleet management system.
• Surveyed six cities in Oman for waste collection, transfer, and transportation.
• Reviewed existing vehicle routes and proposed actions for improvement.
• Lead team to obtain ISO 9001.
• Participated in environmental conferences and exhibitions in the UAE.
- Used Engine Oil Recycling & Medical and Fallen Stock Incinerators & Cell Contracts Manager
Responsible for managing the contracts through the following main aspects:
Daily communication and follow up.
Monitoring and controlling of operations and maintenance and waste transportation and manifestation.
Conducting field inspections and visits.
Meeting and resolving obstacles.
Preparing reports.
Attending awareness cessions and activities.
Preparing Circulars to regulate wastes.
Finding proper solutions for environmental issues.
Monitoring and controlling contractual obligations for both parties including the KPIs.
Coordination with stake holders like Department of Health, SEHA and Environmental Agency - Abu Dhabi to improve Hazardous Waste Management in Abu Dhabi.
Preparation of SOP, Revision and approval of acceptance criteria. Monitoring and controlling the operations and the KPIs.
- Member in Hazardous Materials Committee in the EAD.
Responsible for all projects related to treatment and disposal of hazardous waste, main tasks include generators data monitoring and controlling, involvement in the integrated system to monitor and track hazardous materials and waste, finding proper solutions for hazardous waste in the Emirate, revision of laws and legislations, preparation of the project charter, .etc
- Member in conformity scheme with the QCC.
New conformity schemes for the workers in the hazardous waste handling were proposed and approved, 8 categories were executed involving supervisors, labours, drivers, storekeepers.
These schemes aim to develop skills and knowledge of personnel working in this field through examination. I reviewed the exams materials and approved them accordingly.
- Member in technical committee with the Licensing Department.
That looks into requests submitted from the companies and ESPs in the Emirate regarding licensing, renewal, disposal, treatment, NOCs and/or hazardous waste related issues.
• Participated in setting plans and reports, and implementing and controlling them.
• Participated in interviewing new environmental operational staff.
• Participated in evaluation and management of 250 staff.
• Participated in setting route plans for both cleansing labors and vehicles.
• Participated in vehicles tonnage monitoring and control.
• Participated in preparation of proposals for locating and constructing sanitary landfill cells.
• Participated in preparation of proposals for recycling plants.
• Participated in evaluation of operations performance and implementing measures to improve environmental situation in Ajman through setting suitable KPIs.
• Responsible for Solid Waste Management including cleansing, collection, transfer, transport, recycling, and disposal.
• Participated in evaluating GPS Systems to be installed on 70 vehicles.
• Participated in internal and external meetings, and cooperated with Ajman Municipality regarding environmental issues.
• Participated in monitoring and controlling of environmental complaints.
• Participated in preparing technical reports regarding environmental situation in Ajman.
• Participated in setting Roles and Responsibilities for operations staff.
• Participated in preparation of organizational chart of the operations department.
• Participated in preparation of the budget.
• Participated in conducting and supervising EIAs of two waste transfer stations, landfills, and installing electrical transformers.
• Participated in the Evaluation Committees of Technical Proposals of Solid Waste Management Projects, such as: Design, Build and Operate a Solid Waste Disposal Facility, A landfill Gas Recovery and Power Generation, and Construction of the third cell at the existing Ghabawi Landfill.
• Project Management of the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Project.
• Participated in the establishment of the Project Management Unit (PMU) for the Environmental Projects in Greater Amman Municipality.
• PMU Manager responsible for the Management of Environmental Projects of Greater Amman Municipality.
• Monitoring of Waste Separation and Recycling Project.
• The Development of Public Awareness and Communication Program for Municipal Solid Waste Management Sector in Amman.
• Participated in data collection and the in depth analysis to prepare the Strategic Plan for Solid Waste Management in Amman in cooperation with SOGREAH company from France.
• Prepared Specifications for safety shoes used in landfills.
• Prepared Specifications for Metallic and Plastic Garbage Containers.
• Prepared a plan for Pollution Control of Zarqa River.
• Prepared Instructions of How to Properly Remove Asbestos Boards.
• Prepared a proposal on Jordanian Environmental Information System.
• Hiring Committee for Solid Waste Management Workers.
• Supervised and worked on operations at several major plants including: Aluminum Fluoride, Sulfuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Utilities, and DAP plants.
• Solved a scale formation problem in the washing section vacuum pumps in Eshydia Mine by adjusting incoming water acidity.
• Controlled production of sulfuric acid and performed energy and material balances.
• Calculated the optimum air to fuel ratio in the burners of utility plant at the Aqaba Chemical Industries Complex which lead to reduction of SOx, NOx, and COx emissions. And it was published in Aqaba Engineer Magazine.
• Performed spectrophomertic and atomic absorption analyses at the Eshydia Mine.
• Worked in waste water treatment unit in Utilities Plant.