Nirav Kiritkumar Shah
Ahmedabad,Gujarat
Summary
Experienced leader with 16+ years in Environmental, Sustainability, and EHS management. Skilled in strategic planning, developing impactful solutions, and implementing comprehensive EHS management systems. Strong background in leading Environment/EHS, ESG, and Sustainability initiatives. Focused on sustaining and enhancing EHS performance and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Manager – Sustainability and Environment
Tata Motors Limited
08.2023 - Current
- Environment/Sustainability lead of the plant
- Environmental legal compliance of passenger vehicles and vendor park
- Implementation of Sustainable projects for water neutrality, zero waste to landfill and circular economy projects
- Participation in various competitions & CSR forums
- Supporting group level greenfield projects for getting EC, overall environment management system and sustainability initiatives
- Work on sustainability strategies and implementation along with different work groups.
- IMS lead auditor
- Assist for ESG and sustainability reporting
- Overall management of environment compliance program
- Operation of WTP, ETP and responsibility of vendor park CETP.
- Execution of biodiversity projects
Manager - Environment
SRF Limited
03.2021 - 08.2023
- Overall heading Legal compliance for Fluorochemicals, Speciality chemicals and captive power plant complex.
- Hazardous waste management for overall site for specialty and fluorochemicals plants.
- Environment clearance for expansion for new projects.
- Consent to establish and consent to operate from PCB
- Co-ordination with PCB for consent applications
- SPOC for external, internal, customer and RC audits for environment
- Assist for ESG and sustainability reporting
- Overall management of environment compliance program
- Lead for sustainability goals implementation and CDP declaration
- Support for ESG and Sustainability data and report
- Operations of ETP, MEE, RO & Thermal Oxidizer
- Environment clearance for expansion of speciality and fluorochemicals and pharma products
- CDP report filling
- ECOVADIS rating from silver to Gold
EHS Manager
Ask EHS Engineering & Consultants Pvt Ltd
10.2020 - 12.2020
- Verification & Documentation for ISO 14001 & 45001 virtual audit.
- Support for ISO requirements in line with local legal and corporate compliance.
- To enhance the performance of existing process and assist in improvement opportunities.
- Zero NC during audit verification of contractor’s safety requirements and documents for shutdown activities.
- To oversee the shutdown works for fulfillment of EHS procedures.
- To verify the permit system and requirements.
- To provide overall improvement opportunities for strengthening EHS culture.
Sr. Environmental Engineer
Ford Motor Pvt. Ltd.
09.2013 - 08.2020
- Overall lead of Plant's Environmental Compliance Program.
- Develop environmental metrics/objectives to measure, monitor and forecast performance
- Develop long range road maps for air, water, waste and energy to achieve aspiration goals.
- Tracking of monthly environmental management performance evaluations to identify potential issues or trends that could impact facility environmental compliance or performance to business plan objectives.
- Manage and maintain ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System, including developing, implementing and maintaining Division’s environmental policies, procedures, practices, conducting periodic internal audits, and managing 3rd party ISO14001 audits.
- Operation and Maintenance of 4.5 MLD Water Treatment Plant and 3 MLD Effluent Treatment plant and ensure zero liquid discharge.
- Serves as primary contact with, and liaison to, governmental and regulatory agencies, to corporate environmental program, 3rd party ISO 14001 audit firms.
- Support other functions managers to for technical and regulatory environmental issues, including contractor management and change management
- Represent and promote the environment team in meetings, workshops, management reviews and forums both internally and externally
- Directs or assists in the planning, budget, development and administration of the environmental program
- Manage and mentor team and assist with career development
- Oversee environmental aspects of plant construction activities and monitor compliance with environmental regulations.
- Implementation of Sustainable strategies & projects and drive the Sustainable operation in manufacturing
- Effective training cadence & delivery to internal and external customers
- Establish and sustain the cadence of environment review on weekly basis and environment performance site evaluation on monthly basis through Environment Observation Index (EOI).
- Manage to get the amendment of environment permit from local pollution control board for any change
- EIA report preparation and submission
- Roles & Responsibilities (Health & Safety):
- Ensuring of HS standard are followed at local project and operation level as a safety operating system champion for utility and machining department.
- Monitoring & review of all unsafe act/condition, near miss & incidents and analysis and corrective actions related to department.
- To support for industrial hygiene survey & external audits.
- To support plant safety team for Safety risk assessment, incident assessment, communication, training and action plan at department level.
- Collaboration with internal department to share and implement best practice.
- Work with internal department for Health and Safety strategies, process improvement and issue escalation.
- Monitoring of actual safety performance through Safe Observation Index (SOI)
- Project Completed:
- EIA report preparedness & submission
- Execution of 4.5 MLD WTP and 3 MLD WWTP (installation & commissioning) with fully equipped laboratory testing facility
- Installation and Commissioning of Drinking Water Bottling Plant
- Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWLTF)
- Online Effluent monitoring system in ETP
- Canteen waste treatment plant
- Achievements:
- Excellence in health and safety award across Ford Global for Drinking water bottling plant in 2016
- Six Sigma Greenbelt certification
- ISO 14001:2015 Internal auditor certification in 2017
- Selected in top 3 for Environment Leadership award in 2018 across AP region.
- Participated in consecutive 5 years in row in Global Safety & Health award.
Assistant Manager – Mfg. (Environment)
General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2011 - 09.2013
- Overall lead for ETP & RO expansion work including installation & commissioning.
- Manage Effluent Treatment Plant, Reverse Osmosis Plant & other allied facilities.
- Accounting, Disposal and Drive reduction of Hazardous Waste.
- Water and Effluent Accounting and Quantity Balancing at plant level.
- Own, Lead and Implement Environmental targets at the plant level.
- Implementation of Safety and other system related requirements in the Environment Cell.
- Sustainable operation of water, wastewater & hazardous waste management
- Ensure meeting all Legal requirements related to environment (monthly, quarterly & yearly), including discharge limits, Consent conditions, Statutory reporting and monitoring environmental parameters.
- Submission of online application (CTE or CTO) and monthly & yearly reports in to XGN.
- Ensure the compliance of ISO 14001 requirements in the plant.
- Budgeting for operations of all Environmental & other allied facilities
- Raising and implementing Capax.
- Setting up a target/objective for the Water, Hazardous waste & other environmental related facilities.
- Interaction with the corporate EHS team for the setting up the target
Environmental Engineer
Kadam Environmental Consultants
04.2010 - 05.2011
- Business development works in engineering department for new or any change in water and wastewater treatment solutions for various industries.
- Treatment Solutions provided to diverse industries like Pharmaceutical, petrochemical, textile, engineering, agrochemical, auto etc.
- Executing turnkey projects for setting up of sewage/effluent treatment plants.
- Basic Design & Detailed Engineering of sewage treatment plant & effluent treatment plant of different technology & capacity.
Environmental Engineer
Hindustan Zinc Limited
08.2008 - 04.2010
- EIA report finalization and Environmental Clearance of Two Zinc Smelters, One lead Smelter and Captive Power Plants
- Site in-charge for the execution of Effluent Treatment Plant of 9 MLD, Effluent Recycling System, Jarofix & Secured Landfill site, Rain Water Harvesting and Evaporation Pond. Overall installation & commissioning of sewage treatment plant.
- Sustainable & Green manufacturing design of Roaster, Smelting & Casting operation & waste management
- Developed Environmental Management System for Storm Water Pond, RO reject, Jarofix and Landfill site and Green belt.
- Establishment of fully equipped analytical lab for inhouse testing
Education
HSC -
Narayan Vidyalaya
Bharuch, Gujarat05.2002
SSC -
Rukmani Devi Rungta Vidyalaya
Bharuch, Gujarat05.2000
High School Diploma -
Gujarat Technical Board
Ahmedabad, India01.2022
M.Tech - Environmental Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
Surat, Gujarat01.2008
B.E. - Civil Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
Surat, Gujarat01.2006
Skills
- Environment rules & regulation
- EHS Management
- Sustainability report, ESG, CDP
- Sustainability Strategy - Water Neutrality, Zero Waste to Landfill, Green company, Biodiversity OECM recognition
- Environmental Clearance, Environment Impact Assessment
- Water & Wastewater Treatment (various industries like Autombile, Pharma, Agrochemical etc)
- Hazardous and Solid Waste Management (Zero waste to landfill, Zero Waste to Incineration)
- ISO 14001 Lead auditor
Accomplishments
- Won Asia Pacific Award - Health and Environment in Ford Motor Company
- Completed 5 water neutrality projects in 1.5 years of working in Tata Motors
Websites
Certification
- Six Sigma Greenbelt certified
- ISO Lead auditor
Languages
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Sr. Manager – Sustainability and Environment
Tata Motors Limited
08.2023 - Current
Manager - Environment
SRF Limited
03.2021 - 08.2023
EHS Manager
Ask EHS Engineering & Consultants Pvt Ltd
10.2020 - 12.2020
Sr. Environmental Engineer
Ford Motor Pvt. Ltd.
09.2013 - 08.2020
Assistant Manager – Mfg. (Environment)
General Motors India Pvt. Ltd.
06.2011 - 09.2013
Environmental Engineer
Kadam Environmental Consultants
04.2010 - 05.2011
Environmental Engineer
Hindustan Zinc Limited
08.2008 - 04.2010
M.Tech - Environmental Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
B.E. - Civil Engineering
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
HSC -
Narayan Vidyalaya
SSC -
Rukmani Devi Rungta Vidyalaya
High School Diploma -
Gujarat Technical Board
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