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08:21 Jun 13, 2026

Cheng Soon

SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES

€25.80 Hourly price
Biography

I am a triple certified sustainability professional with GRI, IFRS Foundation and GARP. I have 23 years of working experience in the water supply and treatment industry focusing on process optimisation, energy optimisation and savings, renewable energy and digital water..

From Malaysia
Member since 2026-06-12 14:54:15

Expert profile

NetZero Planning
€25.80/hr
I have experience developing a net zero roadmap for water supply utility company
ESG Reporting
€25.80/hr
I hold a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional certificate and I am an IFRS Foundation Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting credential holder. I also hold a GARP Sustainability and Climate Riks certificate. I have experience is developing sustaianbility reports for a listed water supply utility company for 2 years.
ESG Communication
€25.80/hr
I have 23 years of experience in technical writing and communication, public presentations on national and international stage, communicating with diplomatic missions and heads of governments.
Circular Economy
€25.80/hr
I think out of the box and apply successful models to waste issues to develop circular economy options. I led the organisation of Malaysia's water supply industry circular economy workshop collaborating with both the Malaysian and Dutch governments. I helped to setup and develop circular economy options for water treatment residuals.
Energy Efficiency
€25.80/hr
I have successfully implemented energy efficiency projects with particular expertise in pumping systems whereby energy was saved by 92MWh equivalent to MYR38,000 equivalent to 13 tonnes CO2 eq per month.

About Cheng Soon

Skills & Expertise
Skills
Carbon Accounting Circular Economy Design Double Materiality Assessment ESG Frameworks ESG Reporting Frameworks Life Cycle Assessment Process Optimization Stakeholder Engagement
Expertise
NetZero Planning ESG Reporting ESG Communication Circular Economy Energy Efficiency
Spoken languages
English
Soft skills
Adaptability Collaboration People Communication Teamwork Problem Solving Critical Thinking Decision Making Design Thinking System Thinking Leadership Conflict Management
Qualification
Eligibility
  • Education :-

Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi  Malaysia/ Bachelor of Technology (Environmental), Honours 2nd Class Upper

May 2000 - March 2003,  Kuala Terengganu

CGPA 3.661

Industrial Information
Proficient in
  • Industries :-
Water Supply and Treatment
SCADA
Automation and Telemetry
 
Your Expertises
Expertise
  • Expertises :-
Water Treatment Plant Operation
Non-Revenue Water
SCADA and Telemetry
Process Automation (PLC)
Process Optimisation
Energy Efficiency
Hydraulic and Hydrological Model Applications
Data Analytics
Sustainability Reporting
Circular Economy Application
Work Experience
Total Experience
  • Experience :-

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Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd/ Section Head

July 2024 - present,  Penang

●      Instrumentation, control, automation and telemetry planning, implementation and maintenance

●      Implementation of migration of Geographical Information System (GIS) from Strumap to Esri ArcGIS including utility network data model

●      Implementation of water network optimisation using hydraulic models

●      Operations of water supply command centre

●      Implement water supply system analytics

●      Pioneer asset management unit within the company to implement Oracle EAM and ISO55001 Asset Management System

●      Key member development of Digital Strategy Blueprint as Operational Technology Lead

 

Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang Sdn Bhd/ Engineer, Executive, Senior Executive, Assistant Manager

November 2003 - June 2024,  Penang

●      Operations and maintenance of catchment area, intakes, dams, water treatment plants and water distribution system.

●      Instrumentation, telemetry and SCADA setup and maintenance.

●      Sustainable, data driven, digital transformation

●      Circular economy solutions for water treatment residuals

●      Renewable energy and energy efficiency

Enersave Engineering Systems Sdn Bhd/ Service Engineer

April 2003 - November 2003,  Penang

●      Operation and maintenance of physical-chemical wastewater treatment systems with filter press sludge dewatering systems

●      Operation and maintenance of Reverse Osmosis ultrapure water systems

●      Operation and maintenance of metal recovery (nickel) electrowinning wastewater treatment system

Document
Education Document
  • Certificate :-

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)/ GRI Professional Certification Program [Scholarship made possible thanks to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)]

GRI Certified Sustainability Professional (24 July 2023-25 July 2026)

 

IFRS Foundation/ Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credentials [Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)]

FSA Credential Holder (May 2024)

 

Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)/ Sustainability and Climate Risk Certification

16 May  2022

 

 

Singapore Water Academy (PUB)/ Singapore Water Management Series - Water Quality Management

14 January 2019 - 18 January 2019, Singapore

 

Harvard Business School Executive Education / Competing on Business Analytics and Big Data

12 March 2018 - 15 March 2018,  Kuala Lumpur

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)/ Non-revenue Water Reduction Technology Training and Capacity Building Project in Malaysia

August 2015 - June 2016,  Penang/Tokyo

 

Public Utilities Board Waterhub/ Reverse Osmosis: Design and Engineering

11 October 2006 - 13 October 2006, Singapore

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