Professional Summary
Zambian Environmental Engineer and safeguards specialist with more than eleven years of professional experience supporting major water, sanitation, hydropower, road, remediation, renewable energy, housing, and infrastructure projects. Nicol has built a strong professional profile in Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, environmental and social safeguards, GIS analysis, water quality monitoring, climate resilience, greenhouse gas assessment, stakeholder engagement, resettlement action planning, contractor oversight, and environmental compliance. His work includes major assignments supported by the European Investment Bank, World Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, and large private-sector infrastructure developers. As a registered professional engineer and member of respected professional associations, Nicol brings the discipline of an environmental engineer, the judgment of a safeguards specialist, and the field experience of a project implementation professional committed to sustainable infrastructure, environmental protection, and community well-being across Zambia and Africa.
Expertise
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Projects & Contributions
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Environmental Engineer – Rankin Engineering Consultants
Leads and supports environmental impact assessments, GIS analysis, environmental and social safeguards, report writing, occupational health and safety, stakeholder engagement, contractor oversight, project implementation supervision, monitoring programs, and resettlement action planning. -
Lusaka Sanitation Program Component B3 – EIB-Funded
Serves as Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist for the supervision of construction under the Lusaka Sanitation Program, ensuring compliance with EIB and national safeguards, conducting environmental and social audits, reviewing contractor documentation, supporting RAP implementation, and leading environmental and social risk assessments. -
Kabwe Voluntary In-situ Remediation Works – World Bank-Funded
Leads environmental, health and safety monitoring and oversight activities during the construction phase of the World Bank-funded Kabwe remediation project, supporting environmental compliance and safeguards implementation. -
Lumwana West-Kambimba Toll Road and Border Post Project
Led ESIA preparation for an approximately 87 km toll road and border post project, coordinated stakeholder engagement and disclosure meetings, assessed climate vulnerability and greenhouse gas emissions, and developed environmental management plans. -
Khal Amazi Estate Development Project – USD 130 Million
Served as Lead Environmental Specialist for a large-scale mixed-use estate project, leading the ESIA team, conducting baseline studies, preparing mitigation plans, and coordinating regulatory submissions and public consultations. -
Kasomeno-Mwenda Toll Road Project
Participated in updating the ESIA and Resettlement Action Plan for the project and contributed to the preparation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan and Environmental and Social Management System for implementation. -
Kazungula Water Supply and Basic Sanitation Project – DBSA-Funded
Led ESIA fieldwork and reporting for the DBSA-funded water supply and basic sanitation project, including air, water and noise sampling, ESMP preparation, waste management planning, climate vulnerability assessment, and greenhouse gas assessment. -
Hydropower Environmental Assessment Projects
Supported and led environmental assessments for hydropower projects including the 19 MW Synergy 2 Hydropower Project in Mwinilunga and the Mpika Small Hydropower Project, covering ESIA preparation, stakeholder engagement, baseline data collection, scoping meetings, TOR submissions, and ESMP development. -
Renewable Energy Environmental Assessment – Solar and Wind Projects
Prepared environmental documentation and assessments for renewable energy projects including the Mongu Solar PV Plant and Masaiti Energy Centre Wind Farm, covering stakeholder consultations, management plans, environmental monitoring, shadow flicker assessment, landscape impact assessment, and baseline data collection. -
Environmental Management at Sinohydro Zambia Limited
Worked as an Environmentalist on site environmental inspections, social impact monitoring, contractor management documentation, water quality monitoring, environmental license acquisition, community engagement, and environmental compliance in major construction contexts. -
Industrial Environmental Compliance – Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia
Supported plant process inspection, fertilizer production environmental review, ZEMA reporting, pollutant and impact identification, wastewater treatment inspection, and reduction of ammonia emissions from ammonium nitrate production processes. -
Professional Safeguards, GIS and Environmental Compliance Capacity
Combines environmental engineering, GIS, ISO standards, World Bank safeguards, IFC Performance Standards, DBSA standards, stakeholder engagement, and technical reporting to support sustainable, compliant and climate-resilient infrastructure development.