Technical Director at WSP Environment & Energy
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Technical Director at WSP Environment & Energy
- Past
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- Head of Environment at Scottish and Newcastle
- Principal Consultant at BMT Cordah Limited
- EMS Development Manager at Scottish Hydro Electric - CHP Division
- Education
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- University of Strathclyde
- University of Cambridge
- Connections
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- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Websites
Andrew Bright’s Summary
Andrew Bright’s Specialties:
Environmental management systems, corporate environmental strategy, auditing, due diligence, environmental law, project management
Andrew Bright’s Experience
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Technical Director
WSP Environment & Energy
(Environmental Services industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Technical Director for Corporate Environmental Services. Responsible for business development and major project direction. Areas of expertise and experience are corporate environmental management, carbon management, due diligence, corporate responsibility, sustainable development, management systems and auditing, regulatory compliance support. Sector experience includes food & drink, oil and gas, manufacturing, chems and pharma and transport. Experience has been gained in Western and Eastern Europe and Africa.
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Head of Environment
Scottish and Newcastle
(Public Company; Food & Beverages industry)
December 2001 — February 2007 (5 years 3 months)
Responsible for the S&N Group’s environmental strategy and standards. Reporting to the executive management team and managing a group of technical professionals.
The role involves integrating environmental management into all aspects of the business, including operations, marketing, product development in all the markets: France, Belgium, Portugal, Finland, Ireland, Greece, the UK and our joint venture operations in Russia, China and India.
The role involves:
- Developing and sharing best practice
- Developing and managing the Group’s environmental improvement plan.
- Managing the environmental due diligence process during major acquisitions and disposals,
- Development of the corporate social responsibility reporting,
- Data management and corporate governance process, project management,
- Advising the Group Executive on environmental and wider sustainability matters.
- Identifying and developing relationships with external stakeholders. -
Principal Consultant
BMT Cordah Limited
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)
September 1998 — December 2001 (3 years 4 months)
Principal consultant managing a team of consultants providing support and advice to a range of blue chip organisations. Responsible for business development and project management. Experience on project delivery in an international setting, including Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Russia, UK and Europe. Experience within the oil and gas industry, international capacity development, transport, FMCG, public sector.
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EMS Development Manager
Scottish Hydro Electric - CHP Division
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Utilities industry)
November 1997 — September 1998 (11 months)
Development and implementation of environmental management systems within the Combined Heat and Power division, providing embedded energy to a range of industries
Andrew Bright’s Education
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University of Strathclyde
MSc , Environmental Science , 1993 — 1994
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University of Cambridge
BSc , Geography/Geology , 1987 — 1990
Additional Information
Andrew Bright’s Websites:
Andrew Bright’s Interests:
Rowing, Skiing and adventure racing. Recently competed in the Hebridean Challenge. One of the world's toughest adventure races.
Andrew Bright’s Groups:
Chairman of the Scottish Steering Group, Business Council for Sustainable Development
Chartered Environmentalist through the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IIEMA)
Full Member of IEMA
Registered Environmental Auditor
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Climate Change -
Low Carbon Best Practice Exchange -
Scottish & Newcastle
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