Zebulon Spruijt

Young Expert at We Consult - Mozambique
YEP period 2019 - 2021, batch 18

YEP Role

As a hydrogeologist, I work for WE Consult Mozambique. I am involved in both technical and management tasks within projects. Technical tasks include amongst others:

• Groundwater and surface water assessments
• Geological analysis and geophysical surveying
• Test pumping and water sampling
• GIS and mapping

Management tasks include:

• Acquisition and proposal writing
• Development of work plan and budget
• Organisation of personnel
• Contact with third parties (e.g. local governments, NGOs, institutional organisations)

I am responsible for assisting, executing and co-managing projects according to the work plan and budget in terms of quality, time, expenses, deliverables, organization and safety. 

Skills

• Multidisciplinary background in hydrogeology and surface water hydrology, both in the Netherlands and abroad 
• Enthusiastic and curious to understand and learn from (technical) processes and the people behind it 
• Connecting people and looking for opportunities to collaborate 
• Languages: Dutch, English, French, Portuguese (in progress)

Background

Nationality: Dutch
Education: BSc in Soil, Water and Atmosphere at Wageningen University, MSc in Earth and Environment, specialisation Hydrology and water resources at Wageningen University

Experience before YEP

• 2017: MSc thesis on bed forms in the Kapuas River, Kalimantan, Indonesia including field research
• 2018: MSc internship for Dutch water board Aa en Maas in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Within the Faso Koom project I worked on a water supply and demand issue, including designing the water balance.
• June 2018 - November 2019: project engineer for Dutch consultancy firm Witteveen+Bos. As a hydrologist I was involved in numerous water quantity and water system design projects, mainly in the Netherlands.