Kerry Tarrant
Fort McMurray,Canada
Summary
Highly accomplished, professional director known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in operational strategy, team leadership, and financial oversight. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring effective team collaboration and project success, with extensive experience in operating facilities in residential, commercial, health care, and industrial. Results-oriented, decisive leader, strategic thinking, problem solving, and accepting challenges.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Capital Projects/Public Works
Fort McKay First Nation
Fort McKay, AB
07.2022 - Current
- Led strategic initiatives to enhance organizational performance and efficiency.
- Developed comprehensive policies to guide operational procedures and standards.
- Managed cross-functional teams to align objectives with corporate goals for the 37 nation-owned companies.
- Facilitated executive meetings to drive decision-making and collaboration.
- Oversaw budget planning and resource allocation for multiple projects greater than $80M each year.
- Established key performance indicators to measure departmental success.
- Cultivated relationships with stakeholders to support organizational priorities.
- Spearheaded change management efforts to improve workplace culture and engagement.
- Conducted regular meetings with department heads to review progress on strategic initiatives.
- Developed policies and procedures to ensure compliance with corporate standards.
- Identified opportunities for improvement in operational performance metrics.
- Managed budgeting and financial planning processes for the organization.
- Served as a public spokesperson at industry events or conferences.
- Assessed employee performance against established benchmarks or targets.
- Managed crisis situations to minimize impact on operations and reputation.
- Directed the organization's daily operations, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Created detailed plans outlining timelines, goals, budgets, staffing needs and other requirements for projects.
- Partnered with staff to create professional development plans to support personal and business growth.
Operations Manager of Capital Projects/Public Works
Fort McKay First Nation
Fort McKay, AB
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the Fort McKay First Nation (FMFN) Construction & Facilities Maintenance Department.
- Manage the everyday operational and tactical aspects of multiple housing, commercial and industrial projects.
- Design, Implement and oversee quality assurance procedures in accordance with FMFN methodology to ensure successful execution of projects.
- Oversee the management of work plan scopes across projects.
- Minimize FMFN’s exposure and risk across multiple projects and ensure Supervisors comply with OH&S Act.
- Prepare and evaluate processes for monitoring reports on department work plans as well as high-level deliverables across all projects.
- Oversee the project construction process to ensure completion on time and within budget.
- Manage financial aspects of contracts to protect FMFN’s interests.
- Oversee appropriate financial dealings, ensure accurate documentation, and monitor invoicing, receivables, and payables for all department projects.
- Oversee and analyze the integration of financial data and performance across multiple projects collaborating with the Finance Department.
- Participant and contribute to departmental, senior management and client meetings.
- Raise FMFN’s visibility through involvement in local industry organizations.
- Confront issues openly in an efficient and timely manner.
- Effectively communicate relevant project/department information to superiors and peers.
- Tactfully negotiate, communicate, and engage with the public when disseminating sensitive information.
- Direct the handling of employee concerns collaborating with Human Resources to ensure legal compliance.
- Oversee revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with architects, consultants, clients, suppliers, and subcontractors that may be required.
- Prepare and present progress reports and progress schedules for FMFN management.
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Housing Department including planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the department.
- Establishes and implement goals, objectives, policies, and procedures in compliance with regulatory requirements for the Housing department.
- Review engineering reports and plans.
Director of Facilities and Asset Management
Keyano College
Fort McMurray, AB
09.2018 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: The Facilities and Property Management department is responsible for ensuring high quality services supporting the Keyano College community an asset worth of $720 million in its growth, maintenance, and sustainability.
- Providing overall leadership to the entire departments of Facilities, Engineering, Procurement, OH&S, Security, Food Services, Recreational, Fleet Management and establishing a workplace environment that is safe, sustainable, and effective at producing results as determined by the departmental and institutional strategic goals.
- Setting standards for performance and overseeing departmental policies and practices.
- Overseeing the hiring, orientation, and development of employees; addressing workplace issues as they arise and making decisions regarding discipline and discharge.
- Directly managing the performance of all (27) direct reports including engaging in performance planning, performance development, and performance review.
- Developing policy for planning, maintenance, and risk management services.
- Ensuring all activities of the department is in compliance with collective agreements, policies, regulatory agency requirements, best practice, and the law.
- Engaging in budget and capital planning activities.
- Approving departmental spending activities and monitoring expenditures on an ongoing basis including budget reporting to the Board of Governors.
- Oversees risk management and insurance activities.
- The Facilities and Property Management department is responsible for ensuring high quality services supporting the Keyano College community an asset worth of $720 million in its growth, maintenance, and sustainability.
- Managed the $68 million flood remediation/rebuilt of all college property that was damaged caused by the 2020 downtown flood in Fort McMurray.
- Created innovated ways and schedules for building equipment to be more energy efficient/cost effective and environmentally friendly.
- Worked closely with CUPE and the bargaining committee to insure a new collective agreement was established successfully.
Facilities Management – Facility Manager
SNC LAVALIN O&M/BGIS
Fort McMurray, AB
08.2010 - 09.2018
- Responsible for the safe operation and maintenance, and related systems, including environmental, electrical, Building Automation, plumbing, and mechanical systems of the Jubilee Centre and all other Government Of Alberta buildings from north of Edmonton to Fort Chip on a daily bases.
- Assign daily responsibilities to team managers and supervisors and provide technical guidance and direction to operations staff and all contractors.
- Maintain and insure corrective and preventative maintenance of all environmental, mechanical, and electrical operational systems including controls, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, major refrigeration systems, life safety systems, elevators, and water treatment as per legislative requirements and the guidelines are carried out.
- Developing and maintaining positive relationships with clients, tenants, building staff, contractors, and other employees of the company (team building).
- Responsible for creating annual budgets and controls.
- Input with capital planning for the facilities 1-3-5 years.
- Liaison for the client for day-to-day activities (RMWB & Alberta Government).
- Building annual operating/capital budgets up to $30 million and being able to control and be under budget.
- Overseeing and being prime contractor for the $45 million in floor renovations including all Mechanical and Electrical between the Municipal and Provincial Towers of the Jubilee Centre.
- Lead the project team on the $14 million dollar upgrade on the replacement of the boilers and chiller systems for the Jubilee Centre. Saved $500,000 for the client (RMWB/GOA) in consulting fees.
- Getting the water treatment program put in place by Alberta Infrastructure back on track and maintaining proper records and setting up a new supply vendor.
- Set up the proper lock and tag out procedure as per SNC Lavalins policy.
- Developed a more positive attitude between staff, contractors, and vendors.
- Receiving and maintaining 97% - 100% client and tenant satisfaction since 2010.
- Receiving 100% KPI in all aspects of holdbacks.
- Bringing the Jubilee Centre from not being BOMA certified to being certified gold for the last 8 years.
- Help develop and set up a new Life Cycle program (FMS) for the Government of Alberta to be used in all buildings across Alberta.
Power Engineer (Plant Operator) Shift Supervisor
SUNCOR ENERGY, INC.
Fort McMurray, AB
04.2004 - 08.2010
- Plant operator responsible for safe operation of the Primary Upgrading Diluent recovery, Gas recovery, Sulphur recovery, Tail gas treating, Sour water/wastewater and ponds/TCW/CTW and the Delayed-coking units.
- Also helping with HAZOPS and procedures for sustainable and growth projects in Suncors Upgrader and off plots.
- Effective communication with management: including environmental, operating and maintenance, process design, HSE, procurement and construction.
- Direct, coordinate, issue, and manage daily safe work permit system for contractors in each of those plants.
- Other duties included are taking pumps and compressors in and out of service, taking daily product samples, e.g. sulphur, h2s gas, diluent, waste water, boiler feed water and monitoring of each plant from the DCS.
- Panel and making adjustments to the plant products to maintain product specs as per customer request.
- Helping develop a more extensive safe work permit system.
- Recognized for fast, safe and efficient shutdowns and turn arounds of each plant while staying on timelines and budgets without any medical aids or loss time injuries.
- Awarded the Presidents operational excellence award 3 years in a row.
- Start up and commissioning of the new GRU, and DCU expansions.
Power Engineer (Plant Operator) (Contract Position)
ALBIAN SANDS
Fort McMurray, AB
01.2002 - 04.2004
- Plant operator responsible for safe operation and commissioning and start up of each new plant, such as the Tank Farm, Froth Treatment and Ore Prep.
- Led team in system walk-downs, inspections and identified deficiencies in preparation for mechanical completion, acceptance, and turnover with turnover coordinator and operations department.
- Also monitoring of the DCS to maintain safe and efficient operation of each plant after start up.
- Other duties included were taking pumps, compressors, and controllers in and out of service, taking daily product samples.
- Helping develop an extensive safe work permit system.
- Development of plant and equipment procedures for startup and commissioning.
- Start up of all plants and pipelines.
Power Engineer/Facilities Building Management (Contract Operator)
Honeywell Ltd (Syncrude Canada site)
05.1998 - 01.2002
- Train, mentor, and coach team for implemented maintenance programs for HVAC solutions.
- Developed repair and reliability improvement plans for various mechanical/process equipment and systems including, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, boilers, chillers, and heaters.
- Representation on task force for problem solving e.g., failure analysis of a gas-fired heater, redesign of fuel gas lines, and plant wide refractory replacement.
- Led team in system walk-down, inspections and identified deficiencies in preparation for mechanical completion, acceptance, and turnover with turnover coordinator and operations department.
- Managed building automation systems such as heating and cooling, ventilation, fire-security, and lighting systems from DCS control panel.
- Inspected and evaluated equipment for integrity, prediction of remaining life, and root cause of failure.
- Researched, evaluated, and recommended technology improvements for increased productivity, efficiency and maintainability of plant and equipment.
- Reviewed acceptance criteria, test procedures. Inspected work quality and field test of systems during mechanical completion. Conducted final check with contractors prior to start-up. Accept system and hand over for commissioning and start-up.
Facilities Management (Building Operator)
Keyano College
Fort McMurray, AB
06.1994 - 05.1998
- Duties included operation of the heating and cooling plants, maintenance/repair to the boilers to maintain the integrity of the plant and equipment.
- Maintaining all facilities of the college including 75 townhouses. With such duties as plumbing and heating, locksmith, carpentry, electrical, appliance repair etc.
- Inspected work quality of contractors upon completion of job, and field test of systems, during mechanical completion.
- Developed repair and reliability improvement plans for various mechanical equipment and systems including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, heaters, and building automation systems.
- Planned all office and storage moves so staff could utilize office space wisely.
- Helped to plan following year budgets and construction/renovation project scopes for the facilities department.
Education
People Leader Development Diploma - Calgary
Knightsbridge
Calgary01.2015
Loss Management Diploma - Calgary
Knightsbridge
Calgary01.2014
Project Management Professional - Calgary
SNC LAVALIN Academy
Calgary01.2013
Facilities Management Administrator - Calgary
SNC LAVALIN Academy /BOMI
Calgary01.2012
4th Class Power Engineering - Fort McMurray, Alberta
Keyano College
Fort McMurray, Alberta01.1993
Mechanical Engineering - Edmonton, Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta01.1992
Grade 12 diploma - Botwood, NL
Botwood Colligate
Botwood, NL01.1991
Skills
- Canada's federal government secret level 2 security clearance
- Incident Command System I-200 certified
- Indigenous awareness certified
- Government relations
- Indigenous relations
- Leadership
- Financial planning
- Budget management
- Performance measurement and management
- Contract negotiation
- Risk mitigation
- Policy development
- Change management
- Safety trainer
- First Aid Level C
- Firefighting
- Emergency response training
- Fall protection systems
- OHS training
- CSTS
- Respiratory protection systems
- Gas detection systems
- H2S alive
- Wastewater treatment
- Basic electrical 1/2
- Pumps
- Controllers
- Compressors
- Building automation systems
- Building maintenance life cycle/planning
- Class 1 Alberta driver's license
- Frontend loader
- Grader
- Defensive driving
- Microsoft Office
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Visio
- SAP
- Oracle
- Real suite
References
Available upon request
Special Training And Skills
- Indigenous awareness certification
- Extensive training in Leadership and Safety
- First Aid level C
- Training in fire fighting and emergency response (Suncor Fire Training School)
- Basic electrical 1 and 2
- Extensive training on pumps, controllers, and compressors (Diploma from CCR)
- Class 1 Alberta driver’s license
- Frontend loader Trained
- Grader Trained
- Defensive Driving
- OHS training
- Building Automation Systems
- Building Maintenance life cycle/planning courses
- CSTS (Construction Safety training system)
- Microsoft Office
- Experienced with AutoCAD
- Experienced with Microsoft Visio
- Experienced with SAP
- Experienced with Oracle
- Experienced with Real Suite
- Certified Fall protection systems
- Certified in Respiratory Protection Systems (Scott air)
- Certified in Gas Detection Systems
- H2S alive
- Working towards certification in Wastewater Treatment
Timeline
Director of Capital Projects/Public Works
Fort McKay First Nation
07.2022 - Current
Operations Manager of Capital Projects/Public Works
Fort McKay First Nation
07.2021 - 07.2022
Director of Facilities and Asset Management
Keyano College
09.2018 - 06.2021
Facilities Management – Facility Manager
SNC LAVALIN O&M/BGIS
08.2010 - 09.2018
Power Engineer (Plant Operator) Shift Supervisor
SUNCOR ENERGY, INC.
04.2004 - 08.2010
Power Engineer (Plant Operator) (Contract Position)
ALBIAN SANDS
01.2002 - 04.2004
Power Engineer/Facilities Building Management (Contract Operator)
Honeywell Ltd (Syncrude Canada site)
05.1998 - 01.2002
Facilities Management (Building Operator)
Keyano College
06.1994 - 05.1998
People Leader Development Diploma - Calgary
Knightsbridge
Loss Management Diploma - Calgary
Knightsbridge
Project Management Professional - Calgary
SNC LAVALIN Academy
Facilities Management Administrator - Calgary
SNC LAVALIN Academy /BOMI
4th Class Power Engineering - Fort McMurray, Alberta
Keyano College
Mechanical Engineering - Edmonton, Alberta
University of Alberta
Grade 12 diploma - Botwood, NL
Botwood Colligate
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