Phase I - Halifax Regional Municipality

ICRAIG CHANDLER, M.Sc., P.Eng
Senior Project Manager
Biography
Craig Chandler is an Environmental Engineer and Senior Project Manager with SLR’s Halifax
office. With 14 years of professional and project management experience, he has been
responsible for over 100 projects ranging from detailed contaminated site investigations,
groundwater monitoring, risk-based remedial strategies, and supervision of large-scale
remediation projects.
Professional Accreditations: Professional Engineer, NS, NB, PE, NL
Achievements, Awards,
Accomplishments:
Keynote Speaker at Environmental Services Association
of Alberta REMTECH Conference, 2005. Gave
presentations on SYSCO work at five NS conferences
2004-2008.
Relevant Experience And Role:
2003-2008 Project Manager for Environmental Management Consultant (EMC)
overseeing Phase II and III ESA of SYSCO property (Sydney, NS). Design of
Phase II ESAs, third party review, design and implementation of groundwater
monitoring plan, data management, preparation of environmental management
plans. Project includes 18 ESA studies/100,000 analytical data.
1999-2001 Project Engineer for the decommissioning of chemical processing facilities at
Canso Chemicals Limited in Abercrombie Point, Nova Scotia. Work included
an extensive groundwater monitoring program as part of the operating approval
from regulator. Mercury impacts were monitored for potential discharge to
aquatic environment.
2004-2006 Project Manager for environmental assessment and remediation of the 200-
hectare Dartmouth Crossing commercial development. Review of industrial
activities and permits, third party review of ESAs, groundwater monitoring, site
permitting, liaison with regulators, and provision of expert advice.
2004-2005 Project Manager and Field Supervisor for Designated Substances Survey of
11 fuel storage tanks with volumes between 6 and 13 million L at 5 Wing
Goose Bay, NL.
2001 Project Engineer conducting site investigations, QA/QC, reporting, technical
reviews and coordination of Phase I/II & III Environmental Site Assessments
of approximately 100 Department of Fisheries and Oceans sites in Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick for Public Works and Government Services Canada.
2000 Lead Auditor conducting Environmental Audit of Southside Canadian Coast
Guard Base in St. John’s, NF. Audit augmented existing information in
preparation for Environmental Management System (EMS) for the base.
Included wastewater effluent monitoring, reviews of hazardous materials and
petroleum storage tanks.
2000 Lead Auditor conducting Environmental Compliance Audits for DND at the
Civilian Aviation Area of the Goose Bay Airport. Activities included project
administration, performance of Compliance Audits in relation to ISO 14001
(EMS) criteria, and preparation of detailed audit reports including
recommendations.
1999 Project Engineer designing various components the Otter Lake Waste
Management Facility near Halifax, Nova Scotia. Field inspection work
included the collection of leachate and effluent runoff samples from.
1999 Project Manager preparing pre-design for proposed chemical storage building
at Bedford Institute of Oceanography. Criteria included physical constraints,
facility chemical inventories, and National Fire Code of Canada requirements.
• EDUCATION
• M.Sc., Environmental
Engineering,
University of Guelph,
1994
• B.Eng., Civil
Engineering, Technical
University of Nova
Scotia, 1992
• Certificate of Applied
Science, Acadia
University, 1989
• MAIN SPECIALTY
• Remediation Planning
and Site
Decommissioning
• AREAS OF
EXPERTISE
• Environmental Site
Assessments
• Risk-based EMPS
• Remedial Action Plan
Development
• RELEVANT
INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCE
• Government
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Manufacturing
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