Ken Robertson

Calgary AB, T*S *J* • 403-***-****

addix1@r.postjobfree.com • linkedin.com/in/kenirobertson

Executive Summary

Award winning environmental management professional experienced in large-scale energy projects, pipelines and mining operations. Roles include regulatory compliance management, environmental auditing, risk assessment facilitation, social impact analysis, indigenous stakeholder consultation, greenhouse gas verification, ISO compliant environmental management systems and interdisciplinary environmental planning.

Professional Experience

WorleyParsons Canada, Calgary AB

Team Lead, EcoNomics & Sustainability

EcoNomics and Sustainability Business Unit, Worley Parsons Canada. Australian engineering, procurement and construction firm with 40,000 employees worldwide. Environment, regulatory and social team lead on major energy development projects including oilsands, LNG, mines and pipelines.

oOversee comprehensive environmental and regulatory planning for major oilsand & LNG projects.

oLed or supported environmental programs to demonstrate field & plant compliance & achieve environment protection objectives.

oParticipated in the design and workflows for environmental monitoring programs including aquatic & fisheries assessments & habitat restoration programs.

oCoordinated the compilation of hazard ID & elimination registers.

oMaintained a slate of environmental management plans (air, water, soil, terrestrial, wildlife) & ensured implementation aligned with monitoring programs.

oResponsible for Environmental Management Systems data integrity and flow for demonstrating best practices, environmental compliance and composition for environmental sustainability reports.

oAssisted in the development of compliance verification tasks including follow-up action plans & performance measurement metrics.

oIncorporated spatial data modeling to include wildlife corridors, migratory bird nesting sites, infrastructure locations, protected areas etc. to demonstrate environmental compliance.

oResponsible for ensuring obligations to key stakeholders & rights holders including regulatory agencies, local governments, first nations and affected communities are co-developed and met.

omajor decision analyses integrating social, environment and economic risks and benefits over the lifecycle of large industrial projects.

oDirected water and wastewater studies and strategies for major oilsands projects

oLed the development of an Integrated Waste Management Strategy for a major energy company.

oFacilitated risk management sessions and participated in due diligence arrangements for major infrastructure and industry projects (pipelines, mines & energy).

oWon WorleyParsons Pioneer Award for innovative off-grid rural electrification projects.

ARCADIS Canada, Calgary AB

Project Manager, Global Advisory Services

Dutch infrastructure, water and environmental consultancy with 21,000 employees worldwide.

oManaged the Global Advisory Services Group in Calgary, AB.

oConducted Alberta’s first greenhouse gas verification audits for GHG emission credit aggregators.

oParticipated in developing reclamation plans to mitigate site deficiencies.

oAssisted in the compilation of Reclamation Certificates for oil companies.

oManaged and conducted facility audits for a consortium of major oil and gas companies.

oManaged and conducted Third Party Waste Stewardship audits for Chevron Canada.

oPerformed Environmental Risk Assessments as team lead for major oil & gas companies.

City of Calgary, Calgary AB

Environmental Specialist (Air, Water, Energy)

Contracted as a project manager primarily leading air quality, water quality and climate change mitigation projects.

oProject Lead for the Alberta Guide to Community GHG Reduction Project.

oProvided regulatory compliance (air, water, energy) guidance to the City of Calgary.

oLed the design and establishment of an air quality monitoring network for the Calgary Metropolitan area.

oPrepared functional area recommendations relating to the National Air Quality Management System and the National Pollutant Release Inventory.

oWrote the Air and Water Quality sections of the City of Calgary’s State of the Environment Report.

oServed as The City's representative on ICLEI's Carbon Registry and urban climate change adaption programs. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is the leading global network of more than 1,500 cities, towns and regions committed to building a sustainable futureArctic

Institute of North America (AINI), Calgary AB

Research Associate

AINI was created by parliament to advance the study of the North American and circumpolar Arctic through the natural and social sciences, the arts and humanities and to acquire, preserve and disseminate information on physical, environmental and social conditions in the North.

oDeveloped recommendations and guidelines for empowering aboriginal women in Hay River NWT through capacity building and women led economic initiatives.

oPrepared (team member) Land Use and Occupancy studies for aboriginal communities at Wainwright, Alaska and Holman, NWT.

DiveSafe International, Campbell River BC

Commercial Diver

Licensed unrestricted occupational scuba diver. Activities include search and rescue, salvage recovery, inspection of docks and ships, installation and repair of underwater structures, routine work on fish farms, aquatic life surveys and marine environmental assessments.

STAR EcoWorks, Calgary AB

Co-founder & International Project Director

STAR EcoWorks delivers a renewable energy curriculum to Canadian schools and provides consulting to renewable energy projects in off-grid remote communities in the developing world.

oCo-designed an educational toolkit and pilot curriculum on energy access for international development.

oDelivered workshops on renewable energy to catholic, public, private and aboriginal schools in Alberta.

oInstructed solar lantern building workshops for Jane Goodall Canada’s Roots & Shoots schools.

oInstructed solar energy workshops for City of Calgary Environmental Expo.

oDesigned and installed community solar and micro hydro systems in remote rural areas for the regional government of Ayacucho, Peru.

oWon several awards for technical, social and environmental innovation in international development.

Education

Master of Environmental Design, University of Calgary

Environmental Management Certificate, University of Calgary

Waste Management Certificate, Mount Royal College

Solar Photovoltaic Certificate, Practical Action Peru

Micro hydro Certificate, Practical Action Peru

Occupational Diver, DiveSafe International BC

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