You can contact LEARNZ, part of CORE Education, at:
Postal Address:
PO Box 13 678,
Christchurch 8141,
New Zealand
Meet Leila Chrystall
Job:
Environment Manager
Job description:
It is my job to ensure that our activities at the airport do not adversely affect the environment around us, particularly the drinking water aquifer that lies beneath us. I work with our operators and tenants on pollution prevention, stormwater management and compliance, and promote sustainability and waste minimisation for the airport as a whole.
Work background:
Before starting at CIAL I worked at a private consultancy company and the regional council, Environment Canterbury. In both jobs I dealt with urban waterways and stormwater.
Favourite part of job:
The variety. It is a great mix of topics, and a good balance of inside and outside work.
Least favourite part of job:
Conflict – having to tell someone off who ignore the rules and regulations.
What I am working on now:
Just about to return to work from maternity leave.
A quick story about a job well done:
A rental car tenant operating at the airport experienced an oil spill and despite having undergone desktop training about cleaning up a spill the staff were still running around like headless chooks when it occurred. Once it was cleaned up it occurred to me that practical training would be more effective, so we since included practical training in the module.
A (humorous) story about a job that went badly and what you learned:
A consultant and I decided to undertake a 24 hour waste audit of all terminal rubbish. It was an enormous task and we found all sorts of interesting things including bottles of wine, money and underwear. We learned that we should have more manpower to help sort all of the waste!
Qualifications:
BBS/BSc (Hons), MAppSc (Natural Resource Management)
Interests outside work:
Interests outside work: Environmental issues, the outdoors, gardening, spending time with friends and family.
Leila Chrystall is the Environment Manager at Christchurch International Airport. Image: CIAL.