Peter

Head of Project Management
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Work experience

  • Head of Project Management

    Recurrent Energy, Subsidiary of Canadian Solar
    2022.05-Current(4 years)
    • Manage a team of project managers to oversee engineering, procurement and construction of a portfolio of 2GW+ utility scale solar and 4.5GWh+ battery storage projects in the US and Canada • Establish and Standardize project management processes, procedures and tools for project managers • Monitor project spending and schedule and provide regular report to management at a portfolio level • Identify major project risks and propose mitigation strategies to minimize impact on key project objectives • Provide guidance, work instruction and feedback to project managers and cross-functional teams • List of recently completed projects: o Crimson Battery Storage (350MW/1.4GWh), California, $530M o North Fork PV Solar (120MWac, 163MWdc), Oklahoma, $219M o Liberty PV Solar (100MWac, 135MWdc), Texas, 220M o Bayou Galion PV Solar (100MWac, 128MWdc), Louisiana, $181M o Papago Battery Storage (300MW/1.2GWh), Arizona, $472M
  • Project Manager, EPC North America

    Canadian Solar
    2019.05-2022.05(3 years)
    • Managed Engineering, Procurement and Construction of multiple PV Solar and Battery Storage projects • Supported project finance in sale and handover of projects at mechanical completion • Conducted commercial and technical evaluation of Balance of Plant and major owner supplied equipment (BESS, single axis tracker, inverter and transformer) Request for Proposals • Negotiated key commercial terms of EPC and equipment contracts to achieve the lowest project LCOE • Supported project development with over 200MW+ of project pipeline in BC and Alberta • List of completed projects: o Garland Battery Storage (88MW/352MWh), California, $107M o Tranquility Battery Storage (72mw/288MWh), California, $102M o Sunflower PV Solar (100MWac, 115MWdc), Mississippi, $123M o Suffield/Hays/Jenner PV Solar Portfolio (69MWac, 96MWdc), Alberta, $118M
  • Project Development Engineer

    CJR Renewables
    2018.05-2019.05(a year)
    • Developed EPC and BoP solution of 10+ solar/wind farm projects in western Canada, including: o Northland Bow City Solar Farm, 100MW, Bow City, Alberta o Aura Power Big Bend/Empress/Fox Coulee Solar Farm, 82/53/98MW, Alberta o EDF Bull Trail Wind Farm, 252MW, Cypress, Alberta o ENEL Grizzly Bear Creek/Lone Pine/McLaughlin Wind Farm, 152/136/48MW, Alberta • Created cost estimate, schedule, resource management and procurement plan of solar and wind projects
  • Project Engineer

    Long Renewable
    2017.11-2018.04(6 months)
    • Conducted feasibility study of 5MW+ utility scale ground mount solar projects • Oversaw detailed electrical engineering of 5MW Milk River Solar Project for grid interconnection
  • Project Manager

    Imperial Oil
    2013.07-2017.02(4 years)
    • Managed EPC of 10+ cross-disciplinary projects at Kearl, totalling over $25M in capital • Achieved $2M+ in capital saving through value engineering and construction-driven execution planning • Conducted technical evaluation of subcontractors, and oversaw Request for Proposal and Sealed Bid cycle • Monitored field productivity and cash flow, managed change orders, and resolved technical spec deviations • Projects include Polishing Pond 4 ($10.3M), CODA Water Management ($5.1M), Kearl Main Security Gate ($7.0M), CAT-7495 Electric Shovel Assembly, T4 Spare 72/13.6kV Transformer Assembly
  • Small Wind Market Analyst

    World Wind Energy Association
    2011.10-2012.03(6 months)
    • Published the Small Wind World Report 2012 as the main author (300+ printed copies sold) • Delivered presentations on the topic of “Small Wind Turbines Global Overview.” at the 10th World Wind Energy Conference and Renewable Conference Exhibition in Cairo, Egypt AFFILIATION • P.ENG., Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta APEGA 2019 - Present • Member, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering CSCE 2012 - Present

Educational experience

  • Harvard Business School Online

    CORe Credential of Readiness
    2016.01-2020.01(4 years)
  • University of Bonn

    Renewable Energy: Policy and Development (Exchange Program)
    2007.01-2011.01(4 years)
  • University of Toronto

    in Environmental Engineering
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