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Qualifications Reuben Heydenrych BL Landscape Senior Environmental Practitioner Architecture Reuben is employed as an environmental assessment practitioner at Zutari. He MPhil Environmental Management has extensive experience in the project management of various small and large- scale infrastructural and environmental projects. Professional registrations He has been involved in environmental impact assessment (EIA) and planning processes in South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Professional Landscape Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Antarctica, Architect, South African Council for the as required by relevant national legislation, financial institution performance Landscape Architectural standards and in terms of international requirements as EIA team leader and Profession (SACLAP) team member. These projects are primarily the power generation sector (solar, Member, International wind, hydro, coal and nuclear), and power transmission/distribution, but have Association for Impact projects as diverse as fuel storage facilities, mines, industrial developments, Assessment, South Africa (IAIAsa) telecommunications, water and sewage infrastructure, transport (airports, rail and roads), and residential development. Many of these were completed to lender Specialisation safeguard requirements, including the European Investment Bank, IFC, AfDB and Equator Principles. Environmental management Reuben also has experience in environmental advisory services and strategic environmental management, including due diligence assessments, strategic 29 environmental assessments (SEAs); environmental scans/pre-feasibility studies and environmental management frameworks (EMFs); environmental years in industry management programmes (EMPRs) for construction and operation; environmental auditing, ISO 14001 systems development and auditing, legal compliance and waste and water use license audits. He obtained a Master's degree in Philosophy: Environmental Management from the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa in 1993 and a Bachelors' degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 1991. Reuben is registered as a professional landscape architect with the South African Council for the Landscape Architectural Profession (SACLAP) and is also a member of the International Association for Impact Assessment, South Africa (IAIAsa). Experience Independent engineering audits for the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), Regional, South Africa, South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) and N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd (N3TC), 09/2009 – 04/2023, Environmental Specialist The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) signed a 30-year concession contract with the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) to maintain and upgrade the section of National Route 3 (N3) between Cedara and Heidelberg. Zutari was appointed as the independent engineer to oversee and audit the contract, including reviewing all designs, audit construction work, maintenance work and the toll plaza operations as well as environmental audits of the environmental system implementation. Responsible for annual auditing and monitoring of the environmental system, including site visits and review of the documented environmental management system and annual environmental report. Hlotse Senqu Footbridge, Lesotho, Lesotho Roads Directorate, 03/2020 - 03/2022, Environmental Practitioner Zutari was appointed for the design review and construction supervision of two footbridges in Lesotho, over the Hlotse and Senqu Rivers. The footbridge over the Hlotse River is a 50 m long steel truss bridge and the footbridge over the Senqu River is a 150 m long suspension bridge. Responsible for the compilation of an Environmental Project Brief (EPB) and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the footbridge. Upgrading of Marakabei-Monontsa Road, Northern Lesotho, China Geo-Engineering Corporation Lesotho (Pty) Ltd (China Geo), 01/2019 - 02/2022, Environmental Practitioner Zutari was appointed to provide detailed design services for the upgrading of Marakabei-Monontsa Road in Butha-Buthe District of northern Lesotho. Responsible for review of the existing Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the proposed Western Spur Road and km. 27 - 46 of the Marakabei - Monontsá Road. UK Prosperity Fund, Various provinces, South Africa, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), 09/2019 - 12/2021, Environmental Practitioner The Global Future Cities Programme builds upon three integrated pillars, namely: urban planning, transportation and resilience. In South Africa, its main beneficiaries would be the cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Zutari was engaged to provide an integrated basket of advisory offerings including planning, asset management, digital (to a lesser extent) and infrastructure. Responsible for the compilation of an environmental screening report of potential environmental and social opportunities and constraints for the development of Diepsloot, Soweto. Traffic impact assessment for solar photovoltaic plant at Mogalakwena Mine, Limpopo Province, Rustenburg Platinum Mines, South Africa, 07/2020 - 06/2021, Environmental Practitioner Zutari was appointed to undertake a traffic impact assessment (TIA) for a 70 - 90 MW proposed solar farm as part of an application for environmental authorisation scoping phase of the legislated impact assessment process, in accordance with the 2014 EIA Regulations and National Environmental Management Act. Responsible for management and coordination of the environmental scoping process, including team management, client communication, progress reporting, stakeholder engagement presentations, report generation and financial management. ACSA master plans, Various provinces, South Africa, Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), 02/2019 - 03/2021, Environmental Practitioner Zutari was appointed to develop fully fledged airport master plans and development plans for Bram Fischer, George, Kimberley and Upington airports in order to address 21st century aviation trends such as commercialisation, globalisation and technological advances. Responsible for screening of potential environmental and social opportunities and constraints relevant to the potential expansion of four regional airports. Weba, Weco Muzi Hydropower Project feasibility study, Southern Province, Zambia, Frontier Energy Hydro Power Zambia, 10/2019 - 03/2021, Environmental Practitioner Zutari was appointed to undertaken technical, environmental and social feasibility studies for three small (up to 20 MW) hydropower projects on small rivers along the Zambezi Valley escarpment in Southern Zambia. The environmental scope involved scoping and environmental impact assessment to Zambian legal requirements and IFC performance standards. Responsible for report review and quality control of deliverables. Reuben Heydenrych Zutari, previously known as Aurecon 2 Project Zebra: Ekland Safaris Lodge upgrade, Limpopo Province, South Africa, OBMI, 02/2017 - 02/2021, Environmental Practitioner Zutari was appointed to undertake the sewer and water design of four existing lodges in the Ekland Safaris luxury game lodge near Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. The extensions to the lodges include spa's and private suites. The project also comprised the upgrade and rehabilitation of an existing runway to comply with ICAO Annex 14 standards and recommended practices in order to operate the Pilates PC12 and Cessna Caravan. The design included the addition of a surfaced apron, terminal building, airfield ground lighting and all associated services. The stormwater boundary fence and drainage system of the airstrip needed to be redesigned in order to accommodate the increase runway width and runway strip dimensions. All associated airfield ground lighting, services and access roads was included in the design. The project involved several environmental authorisation applications, including those for a lodge, fencing, staff housing facilities and other related facilities. Responsible for report review and quality control of deliverables. Concept development for Shimoni LNG Terminal, Kenya, African Gas & Oil Company Kenya, 04/2020 - 01/2021, Environmental Reviewer AGOL is planning to construct an LNG import and storage facility in Kenya. Zutari was appointed to provide a pre-feasibility study to investigate the use of an AGOL owned site near Shimoni for this purpose. The suitability of the site was evaluated by looking at both the marine and land side of the development. The LNG properties, project baseline and process design have been defined to determine the landside requirements. Concept site layouts and high level costing was provided. On the marine side the available vessel approach channel was assessed to determine the size LNG tanker that should be able to access the site without then need for expensive dredging. A concept berth layout was provided including dolphin structure and multi-buoy mooring systems with the use of Connect LNG universtal transfer systems. Environmental approvals have been considered. Responsible for environmental due diligence. This included a review of environmental impact assessment, environmental management plan and related documents against financial institution, environmental and social performance standard requirements. BPC Lot 1 North West Transmission Grid (NWTG) project, Botswana, Botswana Power Corporation (BPC), 10/2014 - 12/2020, Independent Environmental