Santunu Barua has been appointed Judge for the 2025 Global Recognition Awards, bringing expertise in infrastructure development and U.S. environmental compliance. His regulatory experience, technical certifications, and sustainable design knowledge enable him to evaluate candidates demonstrating innovation in conservation-focused engineering and public health projects.
-- Santunu Barua has been appointed as a judge for the 2025 Global Recognition Awards, bringing extensive expertise in civil and sustainable environmental design to the evaluation panel. The appointment recognizes his distinguished career, spanning infrastructure development in Bangladesh and adherence to ecological standards in the United States, where his contributions have set benchmarks for combining operational excellence with conservation practices.
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Barua's appointment strengthens the judging panel with his proven ability to assess complex projects across various regulatory environments. His professional background includes leadership roles at different government agencies like the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation, the Department of Public Health Engineering, and extensive experience in industrial and environmental consulting projects in New York, USA with a reputed consulting firm, positioning him to evaluate candidates who demonstrate innovation in infrastructure provision, conservation monitoring, and sustainable project delivery across different markets and development contexts.
Technical Expertise And Industry Knowledge
Barua’s qualifications as a judge are grounded in his hands-on experience overseeing industrial infrastructure development, including the review and approval of factory layout plans, supervision of construction activities, and participation in procurement and project evaluation processes that supported manufacturing growth in Bangladesh. His responsibilities required the assessment of design efficiency, environmental risk, and regulatory compliance, enabling him to identify projects that integrate operational performance with responsible resource management and long-term sustainability objectives.
His leadership in large-scale water supply and sanitation programs further strengthens his ability to evaluate projects with measurable public health and social impact. Barua coordinated with government agencies, engineers, contractors, and community stakeholders to deliver essential infrastructure under resource and schedule constraints. This experience equips him to assess candidates whose work effectively links infrastructure delivery with improved public health outcomes, particularly through expanded access to safe water and sanitation services in underserved communities and the reduction of sanitation-related disease risks.
Conservation Standards And Regulatory Acumen
Barua developed core expertise in Bangladesh through senior engineering roles with national public agencies, where he led water supply, sanitation, and industrial infrastructure projects and conducted environmental assessments for manufacturing zones. He oversaw factory layout approvals, construction supervision, procurement evaluations, and regulatory compliance, while delivering critical infrastructure under resource constraints and emergency conditions. This experience provides him with a rigorous foundation to assess infrastructure projects for efficiency, resilience, public health impact, and environmental responsibility.
Barua’s professional work across industrial and solid waste management facilities in New York, USA demonstrates advanced competence in environmental regulatory compliance and infrastructure planning. Since 2024, he has supported the preparation of critical engineering and regulatory documents, including Environmental Assessment Forms (EAFs), Health and Safety Plans (HASP), SARA Title II submissions, Hazardous Waste reports, and State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) / Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) filings for agencies such as NYCDEP, NYSDEC, DSNY, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. His responsibilities have included the design support and documentation of stormwater detention and treatment systems, preparation of SWPPP and SWMP documents, submission of NYCDEP Site Connection Applications, and the accurate preparation of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), Annual Certification Reports (ACRs), and Notices of Intent (NOIs), ensuring full adherence to permit conditions and reporting requirements.
His technical expertise extends to field monitoring, compliance inspections, and environmental impact evaluation. Barua has conducted stormwater and non-stormwater discharge inspections, addressed regulatory inspection comments, and implemented corrective actions to maintain compliance. His hands-on monitoring experience includes ambient particulate measurements using the Casella CEL-712 Microdust Pro, noise and vibration assessments using Rion instruments, and radiation exposure monitoring using the REED R8008 dosimeter. He has also supported wetland and waterbody delineations in accordance with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guidelines and assisted with air permitting, petroleum bulk storage registrations, and facility compliance training. Together, this experience enables him to assess projects that integrate regulatory rigor, environmental protection, and operational continuity within highly regulated industrial environments.
Barua holds multiple professional certifications, including OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training, OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Safety Training, New York State DEC 4-Hour Erosion and Sediment Control Training, NYC Department of Buildings Site Safety Training, and NYSDEC Underground Storage Tank (UST) Class A/B Operator certification. His academic credentials include a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan University, New York, USA, a Master of Business Administration in Management from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh. Together, this combination of technical training, regulatory certification, and multidisciplinary education enables him to effectively evaluate candidates whose work demonstrates protection of water resources, flood risk mitigation, environmental compliance, and safe operation of complex industrial facilities.
Final Words
Santunu Barua's career development, from traditional infrastructure work to broader approaches that consider conservation impact, public wellness outcomes, and long-term sustainability, makes him well-suited to assess candidates across diverse criteria and settings.
Alex Sterling, spokesperson for Global Recognition Awards, stated: "Santunu Barua brings a critical perspective to our judging panel, bridging traditional infrastructure development with modern conservation accountability. His proven ability to deliver measurable results across vastly different regulatory settings, from developing manufacturing economies to tightly regulated U.S. jurisdictions, while maintaining rigorous standards in both project delivery and adherence to ecological standards, provides him with the professional insight needed to identify truly outstanding candidates. His appointment ensures our evaluation process benefits from someone who understands the practical challenges of ethical decision-making throughout diverse cultural and regulatory contexts in engineering work".
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