Procurement advice and evaluation of tender documents. Development of tender documents and systems for local authorities, including refuse collection, commercial waste, recycling and disposal facilities. Evaluating 'in-house' and private environmental services operations and recommending performance improvement measures. Undertaking 'Best Value Reviews' for local authorities. Design and implement waste strategies for local authorities. Initiating public and committee discussion groups. Evaluating commercial waste operations in terms of service and value, resulting in options for externalisation/improvement. Research into commercial and industrial recycling methods on behalf of a major UK packaging company. On-site Construction Quality Assurance supervision.

Report production. Information gathering and evaluation. Market research. Waste strategy research, writing and implementation. Tender preparation and evaluation. Service assessment. Benchmarking. Valuations. Consultation and negotiation. Dummy bidding. Interviewing. Facilitating discussions and workshops. Topographical site surveying.  Environmental monitoring.  Conformance testing.  Geochemical analysis.  CQA monitoring.