Andrew Palliser

Environmental Manager, Middle East
Andrew Palliser

Andrew is a seasoned professional with extensive knowledge in the field of environmental monitoring. He has over 20 years of experience working in this field, both in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. Currently, he is responsible for managing the business operations of the Element Middle East environmental department, and also provides technical consulting services to clients.

Experience

Andrew's area of expertise is industrial emissions monitoring and was one of the first to be certified for the UK EA MCERTS Level 2 engineer qualification in 2003. He has been a part of the Element team since 2013.

Prior to Element, Andrew worked for Environmental Scientifics Group in the UK. Following 8 years as an Environmental Engineer he undertook the role of Business Manager for the Environmental department and was responsible for the daily operations and business management for the largest air quality and emissions monitoring team in the UK.

With Element he has been working alongside many of the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) major industry, consultants, contractors, and developers. In the process, he gained considerable experience working on, and delivery of, numerous major environmental monitoring projects including stack emissions, ambient air quality, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, noise, and groundwater testing.

Andrew has a regional role covering the whole GCC and is based out of the Element lab in Dubai Investment Park.

Career Highlights

  • Performed emissions monitoring in 12 countries and been involved as a Project Manager in over 20 countries.
  • Commissioning of the world’s largest Energy to Waste Plant in Dubai
  • Project Manager/advisor to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (NOC) for stack emissions

Qualifications and Credentials

Qualifications
  • MCERTS Level 2

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