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Caroline Serhal

Guelph,ON

Summary

  • Professional Geoscientist registered in Ontario and Northwest Territories.
  • Has extensive experience managing projects and leading environmental regulatory compliance programs related to mine remediation, industrial, commercial and municipal facility compliance.
  • Has over 15 years experience with phased site investigation and remediation projects associated with inactive landfills, industrial manufacturing facilities, oil and gas facility property transfers, and property redevelopment.
  • Most recently been involved in the remediation of Giant Mine in the Northwest Territories and Faro Mine in the Yukon in the roles of Environmental Regulator Manager, Project Manager, Hazardous Materials Specialist, Regulatory Auditor, Medical Monitoring Manager, Environmental Manager and Lead Auditor.
  • Has experience managing large-scale projects ranging from remediation, site assessments and site characterization and risk assessment projects.
  • Has worked closely with regulatory bodies to ensure compliance of sites across Canada and is familiar with several provincial and territorial environmental regulations and guidelines including soil and groundwater, air quality and waste management regulatory publications.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Environment and Regulatory Manager, Giant Mine

Parsons Inc
02.2018 - Current
  • Acted as Environmental Manager for the Giant Mine Remediation Project the from 2018 to 2020 and has hired and currently leads a team of environmental professionals as the Environmental Regulatory Manager since 2020 overseeing environmental compliance of a $4 Billion dollar mine remediation project at the Giant Mine.
  • Responsible for managing all aspects of environmental compliance including regulatory approval requests, implementation of environmental compliance monitoring programs, the large scale management of highly contaminated and hazardous wastes, management and protection of several species at risk on the site.
  • Acts on behalf of the Government of Canada in communications and non-compliance reporting with Regulators such as the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, ECCC, GNWT - ECC, Canadian Wildife Services and Fisheries Canada
  • Develops environmental compliance specification for inclusion in design and tender documents.
  • Assisted with the Water Licence and Land Use Permit application for the Site, assisted in development and conducts annual review of Management and Monitoring Plans for waste, air and dust, erosion and sediment control, water, wildlife and wildlife habitat and tailings management.
  • Sits on the Environmental Health Safety and Community Management System task force for the Giant Mine Remediation Project to develop and implement an ISO 14001 conforming Environmental Management System.

Business Development Contributor

Parsons Inc
06.2010 - Current
  • Has been part of business development efforts for the company for over 10 years working on several proposals ranging from small to large scale. Some notable proposals that have been successful include wins totaling over $7B worth of work.
  • Has acted proposal lead organizing resources and subject matter experts to provide technical content as well as financial estimates.
  • Has never failed to meet a proposal deadline.

Deputy Project Manager - Faro Mine

Parsons Inc
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Caroline has been acting as Deputy Project Manager for approximately $50M worth of Interim Construction Management remediation work packages for the site
  • Tasks have involved work package development, procurement, contract management, budget and schedule control and project closeout/turnover
  • Work packages have included the construction of a temporary and permanent creek diversion channel, construction of a new substation and construction of new fish habitat.
  • Enhanced communication among team members with regular meetings, progress reports, and status updates.
  • Upgraded change management, budget tracking and project close-out procedures to successfully close five multi million dollar projects.
  • Managed and oversaw progress against Indigenous opportunity targets including working with subcontractors to maximize Indigenous opportunities and meet their targets.

Regulatory Auditor, Faro Mine

Parsons Inc
01.2017 - 01.2020
  • Caroline developed the management plans and managed the preparation of the operations manuals for the site
  • She conducted an environmental compliance audit of the entire facility, and provided recommendations for correction of non-compliant items
  • She also completed a chemical and special waste inventory and provided waste management recommendations
  • She oversaw the on-time construction of an additional water treatment facility (CVP Veolia System 2017) and managed the design-build of a new water treatment plant and laboratory upgrades
  • She has also been managing the air monitoring program at the site since 2017.

Project Manager - Major Oil and Gas Companies

Parsons Inc
01.2006 - 01.2018
  • Successfully managed multiple phased investigation or remediation projects on upstream and downstream oil and gas contaminated sites while simultaneously managing budget, change management and multiple schedules simultaneously.
  • Clients managed included Esso (IOL), Shell, Petro-Canada and 7-Eleven Sites.
  • Managed environmental remediation efforts against multiple provincial and territorial remediation guidelines
  • The role also involved a rotating on-call shift for immediate response for spills at active gas station and upstream oil and gas sites as well as managing designated substance surveys or hazmat surveys at various facilities in multiple provinces.


Hazardous Materials Specialist, Giant Mine

Parsons Inc
03.2013 - 07.2016
  • Parsons was responsible for decontamination of 10 large industrial buildings that made up the Roaster Complex at Giant Mine
  • Hazardous materials included more than 3,000 cubic m of arsenic trioxide (dust and hard scale), hydrogen cyanide, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and low-level radioactive waste
  • Work included providing technical oversight of building decontamination activities, managing hazardous waste, and developing and maintaining a comprehensive air monitoring program
  • Daily inspections were conducted to identify and quantify the various hazardous materials and to ensure they were handled, removed, and containerized according to applicable regulations
  • The air monitoring program included monitoring abatement work inside contaminant enclosures for worker protection and ambient monitoring at the perimeter of the work area to protect the public
  • Abatement air monitoring was conducted daily and included collecting stationary area samples, occupational samples on workers, and confirmatory samples upon completion of abatement work
  • Ambient air monitoring for asbestos, arsenic, and dust was conducted daily outside the abatement enclosures and at the perimeter of the work area
  • All air monitoring results were reviewed, compared to action limits, and reported daily
  • Caroline developed required plans for permitting and approval, including decontamination, deconstruction, waste management, dust control, environmental protection, and spill response plans
  • She communicated with the client and various other reviewers to finalize approvals prior to beginning work; tracked and prepared numerous required submittals by their due dates; developed an air monitoring program, conducted an investigation for air dispersion modelling of the contaminant plume; assisted with development of a waste management program, and tracked hazardous waste; assisted with procurement and change management; assisted in development and maintenance of an arsenic medical monitoring program including coordinating sample collection, analyzing data, assessing potential sources of exposure such as dust, diet, and hygiene; and conducting an investigation of biological exposure index exceedances and determining required mitigation measures.

Environmental Lead Auditor, Schlumberger

Parsons Inc
05.2014 - 03.2015
  • Conducted ISO 14001 compliant audits of facilities including chemical laboratories and industrial/commercial facilities.
  • Audits included reviews of waste management, water management, chemical management and handling, spill management procedures and environmental document control procedures.
  • Provided audit summaries with priority lists of non-compliances and non-conformances as well as recommended corrective actions and followed closure of corrective actions.

Regulatory Compliance Auditor - City of Calgary

Parsons Inc
06.2011 - 01.2012
  • Audited Care and Maintenance facilities for the City of Calgary against a compliance matrix that comprised internal as well as federal, provincial and municipal regulatory requirements. Audits consisted of records reviews, interviews with personnel and site inspections.
  • Final reports for each facility were provided with recommended corrective actions.
  • Maintained confidentiality, handling sensitive information discreetly throughout all stages of the audit process.

Environmental Project Manager and Project Officer

Shaheen & Peaker Limited.
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Caroline managed Phase I and II site investigations, assisted with remedial work, and conducted various hazardous material-related projects
  • Compared soil and groundwater analytical data against O.Reg 153/04 criteria for assessment of environmental contamination of sites across Ontario.
  • Field experience included supervising hollow stem, solid stem auger, and direct push drilling; performing hazardous material surveys; asbestos abatement inspections; air sampling, groundwater monitoring and sampling, surface soil and soil pile sampling; excavation supervision; horizontal and vertical surveying; Phase I site investigations; and working at heights.

Education

Environmental Engineering Applications Cooperative Education -

Conestoga College
05.2005

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
11.2004

Skills

  • Environmental Compliance Expertise
  • Regulatory Submissions and Approvals
  • Project and Program Management
  • Business Development Experience
  • Team lead

Courseworktraining

  • Groundwater Pollution and Hydrology, Princeton Groundwater, Inc.
  • Critical Thinking in Aquifer Test Interpretation
  • Asbestos Inspection Certification Course
  • Asbestos Control in Buildings and Industry
  • ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Course


Certification

  • Project Manager Certification, Parsons
  • ISO 14001 Lead Auditor

Yearsofexperience

19

Personal Information

Title: Environmental Manager

Publications

Developing Conceptual Site Models for Environmental Investigations and Remediation, Remediation Technologies Symposium 2012, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 2012 (coauthors J. Carss, C. Serhal, and T. Wong)

Affiliations

  • Professional Geoscientist in NWT and Ontario

Timeline

Deputy Project Manager - Faro Mine

Parsons Inc
01.2020 - 01.2021

Environment and Regulatory Manager, Giant Mine

Parsons Inc
02.2018 - Current

Regulatory Auditor, Faro Mine

Parsons Inc
01.2017 - 01.2020

Environmental Lead Auditor, Schlumberger

Parsons Inc
05.2014 - 03.2015

Hazardous Materials Specialist, Giant Mine

Parsons Inc
03.2013 - 07.2016

Regulatory Compliance Auditor - City of Calgary

Parsons Inc
06.2011 - 01.2012

Business Development Contributor

Parsons Inc
06.2010 - Current

Project Manager - Major Oil and Gas Companies

Parsons Inc
01.2006 - 01.2018

Environmental Project Manager and Project Officer

Shaheen & Peaker Limited.
01.2005 - 01.2006

Environmental Engineering Applications Cooperative Education -

Conestoga College

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

University of Toronto

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