CEnvP Scheme Service Award

The CEnvP Scheme Service Award celebrates and recognises the exceptional volunteer contribution to the values, success, and development of the Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme in the areas of positive leadership, technical contribution, initiative, and reliability.

Eligibility: The CEnvP Service Award is open to all unpaid individuals who have contributed to CEnvP related activities during the previous 18 months of the award.

Nominator Criteria: Anyone can be a nominator or nominee, and need not be a CEnvP themselves. Self-nomination is accepted.

Nominee Criteria: Nominees will be unpaid individuals who have contributed to CEnvP Scheme activities, may include certified or uncertified individuals, and no specific organisational membership is required.

The Award is considered against the following areas:

  • positive leadership
  • technical contribution
  • initiative and
  • reliability

    The award nomination period opens during the third quarter of each calendar year, to be awarded at the EIANZ Annual Conference in October of that year.

    2024 Award Winners

    Two esteemed environmental practitioners have been honoured with the 2024 CEnvP Scheme Service Award. The winners were announced by Maria Pedicini, Chair of the Certification Board, during the 2024 EIANZ Annual Conference in Sydney.

    Joanne Flint, FEIANZ CEnvP 

    Joanne, a Certified Environmental Practitioner with over 30 years of extensive experience across international and Australian contexts, has made significant contributions across energy, water infrastructure, oil and gas, mining, and manufacturing sectors. Her leadership has spanned technical, management, and advisory roles, where she has championed environmental policy, compliance systems, and environmental risk management. “With a focus on transformational change and biodiversity conservation, my commitment is to guide strategic environmental practices that balance development with sustainability,” Joanne noted. She holds a Fellowship from Engineers Australia and brings a deep commitment to the CEnvP’s mission.

    Warren Pump, FEIANZ CEnvP-SC

    Warren, Principal and Director of Salient GeoEnvironmental in Melbourne, brings over 35 years of experience in environmental and geotechnical engineering, with a specialisation in urban renewal and waste management. His work has spanned project management for contaminated site clean-ups, urban infrastructure, and interdisciplinary environmental projects both in Australia and across NE and SE Asia. “The CEnvP certification elevates our standards, ensuring our work not only addresses current issues but secures a healthier environment for future generations,” said Warren, who is also an EPA-accredited Environmental Auditor and a former President of the Australian Contaminated Land Consultants Association.

    Congratulations, Joanne and Warren!
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    Environmental Practitioner of the Year

    From 2007-2018, The Environmental Practitioner of the Year Award was awarded in recognition of an individual’s outstanding contribution to environmental practice. This award is now assessed EIANZ-wide under the Institute’s Merit Awards program.

    All previous award winners:

     

    CEnvP Scheme Service Award
    2023 Graeme Proffitt CEnvP Site Contamination
    2023 Julie Keane CEnvP Impact Assessment
    2022 Michelle Begbie CEnvP Site Contamination
    2022 Rachel Maas CEnvP Impact Assessment
    2021 Olivia Woosnam CEnvP General
    2021 MacLaren North CEnvP Heritage
    2020 Jeremy Hogben CEnvP Site Contamination
    2020 Amy Valentine CEnvP Site Contamination

    Environmental Practitioner of the Year Award
    2019 No Award
    2018 Scott Hanna CEnvP Impact Assessment
    2017 Mark Salmon CEnvP Site Contamination
    2016 Judith Roper-Lindsay CEnvP Alumni
    2015 Lachlan Wilkinson CEnvP Impact Assessment
    2014 Su Wild-River CEnvP General
    2013 Dr. Claire Gronow Former CEnvP Impact Assessment
    2012 Alex Blood CEnvP Impact Assessment
    2011 Simon Leverton CEnvP General
    2010 John Stanisic Former CEnvP General
    2009 Mark O’Brien CEnvP Climate Change
    2008 Dr. Adam Smith CEnvP General
    2007 Dr. Hugh Lavery Former CEnvP General

     

     

    The story behind the CEnvP Scheme Service Award

    Between the years 2007 through to 2018, the CEnvP Scheme presented the Environmental Practitioner of the Year Award in recognition of an individual’s outstanding contribution to environmental practice.
    After review of the award program, the CEnvP Board endorsed a proposal to recognise the contributions and service of individuals specific to the CEnvP Scheme.

    The contribution of our dedicated volunteers each year is an integral part of the CEnvP Scheme’s sustained growth and continued development.

    Volunteers provide unpaid support and input to the scheme through a variety of mechanisms; from interviews and application reviews, to certification development, support activities and more. The contribution of these individuals is greatly valued by the CEnvP Scheme and is an integral part of ensuring a contemporary and robust certification program.

    The CEnvP Scheme Service Award celebrates the outstanding volunteer contribution an individual has made to the values, success, and development of the Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme in the areas of initiative, positive leadership, reliability and technical values.

    The nominator or nominee is not required to be a certified practitioner themselves, as the award recognises the contribution made by the volunteer to the Scheme. For example, this award can also recognise a CEnvP Alumni or a member of a CEnvP stakeholder group such as a Specialist Environmental Advisory Committee (SEAC).