Assignments

Below is a sample of assignments undertaken by JPC:

• Training Workshops – Client: Carbon Trust. John Pooley has developed and presented a number of workshops for the Carbon Trust. Topics covered include Monitoring & Targeting, Making the Financial Case, Future Maintainability of Buildings, Integration of Renewable Technologies, Motors and Drives and Energy Management.
• Funded Site Surveys – Client: Carbon Trust. John Pooley was one of the original team of consultants that were involved in the development of the site survey scheme. To date he has undertaken in excess of 60 surveys under the scheme. He is currently one of three external reviewers contracted by the Carbon Trust as part of their QA process.
• Carbon Route Map – Client: Utility Company. Working as part of a multi-practice team assisting the clinet in developing a strategic route map to guide it in meeting its 2035 carbon reduction target.
• Gearing Consultant Motor & Drives – Client: ETSU (now AEA Technology). Over a two year period providing technical and marketing support in the area of motors and drives. Part of this work was the development of the Motor Challenge series of workshops that travelled around the UK.
• Labour Market Evaluation – Client: Advantage West Midlands This assignment involved undertaking selected interviews with senior executives of environmental technology companies in the West Midlands to determine existing and potential labour market barriers to growth
• Occupational Standards for Energy Management – Client Management Charter Initiative – working in partnership with an occupational standards specialist consultancy the development of a suite of occupational standards for energy management that formed the basis for a Level 4 NVQ. This work also involved an assessment of UK energy management practices.
• Computer based training – Client Royal Mint – under this Carbon Trust funded project the development of interactive computerbased training was undertaken following a number of on-site awareness raising workshops.
• Gearing Consultant Management Techniques – Client: ETSU. Over a one year period providing technical support in the area of management techniques. In particular this work looked at the role of middle and senior managers in delivering energy efficiency.
• Minerals Sector Facilitator – Client: ETSU. Over a two year period providing support to the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme’s activity in the UK minerals sector. This work involved liaison with the trade association, the QPA, and other relevant parties.
• Gearing Consultant Non-Ferrous Metals – Client: ETSU. Over a two year period providing support to the Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme’s activity in the UK non-ferrous metals sector. This work involved liaison with a number of the trade associations including ALFED.
• Post Project Reviews – Client: Environment Agency (England & Wales). This assignment involved the review of 18 Environment Agency R&D projects over a period of three years. The outcome was a series of recommendations for improving the process of R&D project management within the Agency.
• Environmental Review – Client: A UK University. This involved a critical assessment of the university’s environmental management and included guidance on the issues involved with ISO14001.
• Environmental Review – Client: Caribbean Cement Company. This involved an assessment of on-site electricity generation and use as well as cement kiln operation. Outcome was a range of opportunities for improvement including recommendations on life cycle analysis.
• Environmental Supply Chain Project – Client: Nottingham Energy Partnership. This project involved developing an approach to environmental management for elements of the supply chain to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham. A pilot group of suppliers were guided through the initial stages of an environmental assessment.
• Environmental Auditor Training – Client: Royal Mail. This assignment was delivered in partnership with the Ashridge Management Centre. The scope of work was to provide practical on-site training for Royal Mail environmental auditors. All trainees qualified as EARA approved auditors.
• Energy Management Training – Client: Corporation of London. Over a two year programme the development and delivery of energy management training to the Corporation’s Energy Wardens and M&E staff.
• Energy Management Training – Client: Bristol City Council. A two year programme of site surveys and training for Site Energy Officers.
• Energy Efficiency Advisor – Client: A global minerals company. This assignment involved training, site surveys and strategic support for the energy efficiency programme of the company’s international aggregates division.
• Compressed Air Training – Client: British Compressed Air Society/Energy Institute. John was involved in the development and delivery of the BCAS one day energy efficiency in compressed air course that was delivered in conjunction with the Energy Institute.
• Green Business Club – Client: Wolverhampton MBC. This was a joint project with the University of Wolverhampton which involved local manufacturing SMEs and final year degree students. Each SME was allocated a student to work on issues in the company as their final year project. Monthly meetings of the group were held which included training on specific topics. John Pooley was part of the co-ordinating team and the technical consultant for the project. He also acted as the industrial supervisor to the students. The ‘club’ lasted for three years until EU funding expired.
• Development of web-based environmental training – Client: University of Wolverhampton. This was part of a larger ‘extranet’ project for the Black Country to provide on-demand training for SMEs. The work involved the development of the complete content for a web based environmental training module.
• Training for Site Energy Managers – Client: A building products company. This involved the development and delivery of a one day, on-site training course for the company’s site energy managers.
• Independent Monitoring – Client: A water treatment company. This assignment involved the extended monitoring of a hot water system in a hotel to assess the energy impact of alternative methods of water treatment.
• Environmental Policy Development – Client: A plastic products company. Developing an environmental policy to meet the requirements of a major retailer.
• Staff Attitude Survey – Client: A high street bank This involved the development and analysis of a staff attitude survey covering 500 branches of the bank. In addition to analysis of postal results, follow-up interviews were undertaken.
• Retail Energy Strategy – Client: A high street retailer. This involved an assessment of the current energy efficiency of the high street stores and the development of recommendations for a revised M&E specification for new stores.
• Energy Consultancy – Client: A glass container manufacturer. Driven by issues with the electricity supply to the site, this assignment reviewed ways of reducing the use of electricity on site, which focussed on the electricity use of the glass making furnaces.