Responsible for developing and leading the strategic direction in the areas of Project Management and Field Execution for effective delivery of the Retube and Feeder Replacement (RFR), Balance of Plant (BOP) and Boiler Separators Projects within the $12.8 Billion Darlington Refurbishment.Responsibilities include:The accountability for effective delivery of fully integrated portfolio of projects, including Project Management, Contract Management, Project Oversight, Safety and Quality.Strategic interdependencies for engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, integration with the plant, and turnover to operations. Vision and leadership for the functions within the organization to establishes performance objectives for the portfolio. Development of the organization structure, and resource/staffing plans within the normal and matrixed organization design to identify, select, and train resources to support the implementation of the project. Document and manage risks, develop contingencies, and implement any required recovery plans to assure project objectives by building and maintaining relationships with OPG and external vendor/contract partners’ leadership, and other stakeholders as appropriate. Enforcing engineering standards and code requirements in all aspects of project execution. Accountable for engineering within the portfolio of projects.

Advisory support spanning from project initiation to closeout, encompassing: Project Planning, Integration Management, Scope Definition, Baseline Development, Procurement, Contract, Cost & Schedule Management and Monitoring & Reporting.

Leading the shared service Commercial Department for Canadian Infrastructure operations with nearly $2B in annual revenue and over 8,000 employees from British Columbia to Newfoundland. Responsible for partnering with senior leaders in the development and execution of people programs that support business objectives. Accountable for Contracts, Project Controls and Engineering for Canada

Responsible for the negotiation and implementation of all Indigenous Agreements, consisting of the First Nations, Métis and the Inuit of the north including the coordination of IBA’s, IIBA’s and other Stakeholder commitments. Duties also include selecting, reviewing bid proposals.

Construction of a 180-km transmission line (230 kV) from Hydro 1 substation in Pinard to the Detour Lake Gold Mine. The project is divided into two phases. The first phase involves building a 142 km stretch of transmission line from Detour Gold Mine to Island Falls where a temporary 115 kV substation is to be constructed. The second phase of the project is to construct the remaining 38 km of transmission line from Island Falls to Pinard. Responsible, as Estimate Sponsor, for leading/reviewing the Detour Lake bid proposal. Once awarded, assisted the Sponsor and Project Manager in planning the project, scheduling operations, and in subcontract negotiations.

Pipe installation and steel modular fabrication for the Kearl bitumen extraction facility. This facility will be responsible for the oil sand bitumen separation as “froth” – a mixture of bitumen, water and fine solids. Responsible for the initial implementation of project controls, including control budgets, quantity claiming and general set-up of project policies and procedures.

Installation of underground piping system for the oil sands mine serve facilities, including the oily water sewer system, the firewater system, the process utility systems, the storm sewer system and the utility pipeline. A fast-paced project that became the first Deep Undergrounds Project ever to be completed on time in the Oil Sands area in Alberta.Responsible for managing the Project Engineering and Controls Department, namely cost controls, scheduling, quantity surveying, document control, invoicing and subcontract management. Managed 16 staffmembers.

Responsible for project controls and financial reporting for Cloudworks’ $400M run-of-river hydroelectric projects, as well as for contract negotiations for the $100M Diavik Earthworks projects and Aboriginal / Local Business partnership agreements for the Plutonic $500M run-of-river hydroelectric project.

Construction of a 1 km long dyke in 30 m depth of water in hostile weather conditions typical of this remote region, 300 km North of Yellowknife on East Island, NT. The dyke was built with crushed rock. The impervious dam core, with a combination of plastic concrete cut-off wall and jet grouting to seal the rock bed. Installation of instrumentation, lakebed suction dredging, thermosyphons and dewatering.Responsible for personnel management of the contract administration, cost controls, scheduling, quantity surveying, document controls, invoicing and Subcontractor departments.

Construction of mine infrastructures in remote area accessible only by water and air. Scope of work included moving 6 M m³ of material, drilling and blasting, 1 M m³ of rock, placement of 32,000 m³ of structural concrete and 10,000 m³ of lean concrete, construction of 25 km of roads, crushing of 270,000 m³ of rock, construction of a four-cell marine dock, installation of 2 km of culverts and 45 km of pipeline. 550 employees at peak, including Innus, Inuit and Metis aboriginal workers and 16 trade unions. Responsible for contract administration, including negotiation for any and all extra works, management of change orders and cost control.

Design-Build Topsides portion of the White Rose Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Processing facilities consisted of 16 topside modules, ranging from 100 to 1,250 t. Modules included oil separation equipment, three 28 MW power generation units, water injection pumps, gas infection pumps and a flare tower. Module construction began with structural steel fabrication, painting and the application of passive fire protection. After major equipment was installed, piping, electrical, instrumentation and insulation. Responsible for the coordination of the Cost Control department. Acted as liaison between the worksite office and Head Office.

Cost Engineering Technician, Diavik Diamond Mine A-154 and North Inlet Dykes Project, Lac de Gras Excavation Inc., Yellowknife, NT ($350M) Drilling, blasting, crushing and embankment placement for the construction of 3.8 km of dikes in 20 m of water around the diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes. Vibro-densification. Some 5 M m³ of excavated rock and 6 M t of crushed stone provided the basis for the installation of a plastic concrete cut-off wall of 51,000 m², jet grout and dewatering of 10M m3 of water. 700 employees at peak. Responsible for managing time cards, for cost reporting and for preparing daily time and material invoices for the Owner/Client.