Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (1980 – 1984)
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Professional Affiliation
Member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, (APEGA).
Contact
Telephone – (403) 252 1862
E-mail – gandcchambers@gmail.com
Software
Risa – 3D – Proficient.
S-Frame – Proficient.
Excel – Proficient. Used extensively for hydrology and hydraulics calculations for site drainage.
Word – Proficient. Approximately 40 - 50 words per minute.
Dyna 6.1 – Working knowledge.
Mathcad – Working knowledge.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
Work Experience
2015 – Present
Fluor Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
Civil/Structural Engineer
Suncor Fort Hills Oil Sands Project, Suncor Energy Inc. Fort McMurray, Alberta.
 Coordination of analysis and drawing production of Recycled Water and Fire Water Ponds by third
party geotechnical engineering company.
 Scope of work document preparation for Recycled Water Pond Wet Well concrete structure
construction.
 Design of cast-in-place concrete cable trench.
 Design of reinforced concrete Firewater Pond intake structures.
 Coordination of hydraulic design of Recycled Water Pond spillway structures.
 Design of reinforced concrete Recycled Water Pond spillway structures.
 Monitoring and inspection of Recycled Water Pond structures construction.
 On-site construction support.
Rangeland Engineering Company Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
Civil/Structural Lead
 Human resource planning and allocation.
 Review and checking of structural steel and reinforced concrete design calculations.
 Scope of work preparation.
 Design of tank farm containment area and tank foundations.
 Design of bullet structural steel supports and slide plate assembly.
 Design of dehydrator structural steel foundation skids.
 Design of firewater pump building suspended reinforced concrete slab.
 Design of various steel and concrete structures and associated pile foundations.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
2011 – 2013
Jacobs Canada, Calgary, Alberta.
Civil/Structural Engineer
Kirby South SAGD Project, CNRL, Conklin, Alberta.
 Detailed grading for well pads and access roads.
 Design of tank farm containment and leak detection system.
 Preparation of Laboratory Building requisition documents.
 Design check of N/S pipe rack piles and structural steel.
Kirby North SAGD Project, CNRL, Conklin, Alberta.
 Civil engineering support for EIA and EPEA approvals.
 Coordination of on-site muskeg probing program.
 Design of preliminary grading.
 Hydraulic design for culverts, ditches, and runoff pond.
 Detailed grading design for Central Processing Facility.
 Geo-fabric reinforced gravel plant road design review.
Grouse SAGD Project, CNRL, Conklin, Alberta.
 Geotechnical investigations scope of work preparation.
2009 – 2011
Fluor Canada, Calgary, Alberta.
Lead Civil Engineer
Kearl Oil Sands Project, Imperial Oil Ltd., Fort McMurray, Alberta.
 Design of finished grade for Infrastructure and Off-Lease areas.
 Preparation of finished grade contract documents.
 Review of gravel road structure design.
 Run-off pond outlet sump structure design.
 Temporary construction power road crossing design.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
2004 – 2009
Jacobs Canada, Calgary, Alberta.
Civil/Structural Engineer
Heartland Upgrader, BA Energy, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
 Review of natural drainage on proposed upgrader site.
 Preparation of storm water, oily water, and firewater drainage philosophy documentation.
 Site grading and storm water ditch and culvert design.
 Oily water sewer and firewater deep underground design.
 Underground firewater piping freeze protection design.
 Oily water, storm water, and sludge ponds design.
 Site/design office coordination during grading and deep undergrounds installation.
 Jacobs/BA Energy coordination for emergency and maintenance vehicle access to process units.
 Reinforced concrete paving and freeze protection design.
 Reinforced concrete neutralization pit design.
2001 – 2004
Upside Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
Lead Civil/Structural Engineer
Firebag Stages 1 and 2, Pipeline Terminus Facilities, Suncor Energy, Fort McMurray, Alberta.
 Conceptual civil/structural design.
 Civil/structural cost estimate.
 Coordination of survey of existing plant.
 Coordination of geotechnical investigations and reporting.
 Coordination and review of civil/structural engineering design.
 HVAC design for buildings.
 Construction support.
Firebag Stage 3, Pipeline Terminus Facilities, Suncor Energy, Fort McMurray, Alberta.
 Conceptual civil/structural design.
 Civil/structural Design Basis Memorandum preparation.
 Preliminary civil/structural cost estimate.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
2000 – 2001
Colt Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
Civil/Structural Engineer
Lime Sludge Pond Remediation, Imperial Oil Ltd., Cold Lake, Alberta.
 Design of HDPE liner, leak detection, and drainage system.
 Civil/structural design of roller compacted concrete trafficable surface.
 Structural design of ancillary supporting structures.
 Cost estimate.
 Construction support.
1998 – 2000
Veco Alberta Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
Lead Civil/Structural Engineer
Cancarb Power Generation Facility, TransCanada Power, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
 Civil/structural cost estimate.
 Coordination of survey of existing plant.
 Coordination of geotechnical investigations and reporting.
 Coordination and review of civil/structural engineering design.
 Construction support.
Structural Engineer
Heglig Oil Processing Facility, CEPCC, Heglig, Sudan.
 Seismic evaluation of the site.
 Structural design of piles in highly expansive clays.
 Structural/seismic design of above ground steel structures.
 Construction support.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
1997 – 1998
Reid Crowther and Partners, Calgary, Alberta.
Structural Engineer
Allowance Avenue Overpass, City of Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat, Alberta.
 Bridge pier H-pile foundation design.
 Reinforced concrete bridge pier design.
 Reinforced earth abutment layout.
 Welded steel girder design.
Proprietary modular retaining wall, Calgary, Alberta.
 Structural design of concrete foundations and slabs-on-grade.
 Structural design of structural steel supports.
 Coordination of pre-fabricated building design.
1992 – 1996
Klohn Crippen Consultants Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
Civil/structural Engineer
Pine Coulee dam low level outlet, Government of Alberta, Stavely, Alberta.
 Final routing of concrete conduit along east side of coulee.
 Hydraulic design of inlet, gate well, conduit, and spillway.
 Reinforced concrete inlet, gate well, and spillway design.
 Riprap design for front face of dam.
Concrete Arch Dam, City of Kimberly, Kimberly, British Columbia.
 Layout of dam between rock wall abutments.
 Structural design of dam using ADSAS.
 Hydraulic design of dam crest.
 Hydraulic design of low level outlets.
 Structural design of downstream splash pads.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
Concrete Engineer
Roseau Dam, CIDA, St. Lucia, West Indies
 QA/QC for concrete aggregate produced at on-site quarry.
 QA/QC for concrete mix produced at on-site batching plant.
 QA/QC for construction of reinforced concrete structures.
1991
Carswell Consulting Engineers Ltd., Calgary, Alberta.
Structural Engineer
Glenmore Gardens parkade and masonry façade refurbishment, Calgary, Alberta
 Survey of parkade to determine areas requiring repair.
 Design of reinforced concrete repairs.
 Selection of waterproof membrane.
 Design of drainage remediation.
 Construction monitoring of parkade and façade repairs.
1989 – 1991
Associated Engineering (B. C.) Ltd., Burnaby, British Columbia.
Structural Engineer
15th
Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, City of Burnaby, Burnaby, British Columbia
 Seismic analysis of superstructure.
 Design of reinforced concrete piers and foundations.
 Design of reinforced concrete superstructure.
 Design of pier/foundation connections for plastic hinging.
Kinmen Trestle, Skeena Cellulose Ltd., British Columbia
 Design of structural steel piers.
 Design of welded steel girders.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
Construction Engineer
Brookemere No. 1 Bridge, B. C. Ministry of Highways, Merritt, British Columbia.
 Construction monitoring and inspection of bridge deck.
1988 – 1989
Tonbridge Wells Borough Council, Pembury, Kent, England
Structural Engineer
 Structural design checking for building permit approval.
1988 – 1989
Westport Developments Ltd., Glendora, California, USA.
Site Engineer
Glendora Townhouse Development, Azusa, California, USA.
 Coordination of trades at site.
 Construction inspection
1986 – 1987
Ministry of Works and Development, Wellington District Office, Wellington, New Zealand.
Assistant Design Engineer
Central Police Station, New Zealand Police Service, Wellington, New Zealand
 Design of 1st
and 2nd
floor reinforced concrete blast panels.
 Design of structural steel rooftop recreation facility.
Government building seismic survey, Government of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
 Evaluation of seismic capacity and capability of existing government buildings.
Graham J. Chambers, P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer
1984 – 1986
Ministry of Works and Development, Upper Waitaki Power Development, Twizel, New Zealand.
Assistant Site Engineer
Ohau C Power House
 Construction monitoring and reporting.
Ruataniwha Spillway repairs
 Supervise batching of “dry-mix” shotcrete.
 Supervise application of polymer-modified shotcrete.
 Supervise pouring of concrete spillway repair slabs.
 Supervise pouring of reinforced concrete “shark-tooth” weir.
 Engineer in charge of project concrete batching plant.

Civil_Structural Engineer, Graham Chambers, December 2015

  • 1.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer Education Bachelor of Engineering (1980 – 1984) University of Auckland New Zealand Professional Affiliation Member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, (APEGA). Contact Telephone – (403) 252 1862 E-mail – gandcchambers@gmail.com Software Risa – 3D – Proficient. S-Frame – Proficient. Excel – Proficient. Used extensively for hydrology and hydraulics calculations for site drainage. Word – Proficient. Approximately 40 - 50 words per minute. Dyna 6.1 – Working knowledge. Mathcad – Working knowledge.
  • 2.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer Work Experience 2015 – Present Fluor Canada Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Civil/Structural Engineer Suncor Fort Hills Oil Sands Project, Suncor Energy Inc. Fort McMurray, Alberta.  Coordination of analysis and drawing production of Recycled Water and Fire Water Ponds by third party geotechnical engineering company.  Scope of work document preparation for Recycled Water Pond Wet Well concrete structure construction.  Design of cast-in-place concrete cable trench.  Design of reinforced concrete Firewater Pond intake structures.  Coordination of hydraulic design of Recycled Water Pond spillway structures.  Design of reinforced concrete Recycled Water Pond spillway structures.  Monitoring and inspection of Recycled Water Pond structures construction.  On-site construction support. Rangeland Engineering Company Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Civil/Structural Lead  Human resource planning and allocation.  Review and checking of structural steel and reinforced concrete design calculations.  Scope of work preparation.  Design of tank farm containment area and tank foundations.  Design of bullet structural steel supports and slide plate assembly.  Design of dehydrator structural steel foundation skids.  Design of firewater pump building suspended reinforced concrete slab.  Design of various steel and concrete structures and associated pile foundations.
  • 3.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer 2011 – 2013 Jacobs Canada, Calgary, Alberta. Civil/Structural Engineer Kirby South SAGD Project, CNRL, Conklin, Alberta.  Detailed grading for well pads and access roads.  Design of tank farm containment and leak detection system.  Preparation of Laboratory Building requisition documents.  Design check of N/S pipe rack piles and structural steel. Kirby North SAGD Project, CNRL, Conklin, Alberta.  Civil engineering support for EIA and EPEA approvals.  Coordination of on-site muskeg probing program.  Design of preliminary grading.  Hydraulic design for culverts, ditches, and runoff pond.  Detailed grading design for Central Processing Facility.  Geo-fabric reinforced gravel plant road design review. Grouse SAGD Project, CNRL, Conklin, Alberta.  Geotechnical investigations scope of work preparation. 2009 – 2011 Fluor Canada, Calgary, Alberta. Lead Civil Engineer Kearl Oil Sands Project, Imperial Oil Ltd., Fort McMurray, Alberta.  Design of finished grade for Infrastructure and Off-Lease areas.  Preparation of finished grade contract documents.  Review of gravel road structure design.  Run-off pond outlet sump structure design.  Temporary construction power road crossing design.
  • 4.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer 2004 – 2009 Jacobs Canada, Calgary, Alberta. Civil/Structural Engineer Heartland Upgrader, BA Energy, Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.  Review of natural drainage on proposed upgrader site.  Preparation of storm water, oily water, and firewater drainage philosophy documentation.  Site grading and storm water ditch and culvert design.  Oily water sewer and firewater deep underground design.  Underground firewater piping freeze protection design.  Oily water, storm water, and sludge ponds design.  Site/design office coordination during grading and deep undergrounds installation.  Jacobs/BA Energy coordination for emergency and maintenance vehicle access to process units.  Reinforced concrete paving and freeze protection design.  Reinforced concrete neutralization pit design. 2001 – 2004 Upside Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Lead Civil/Structural Engineer Firebag Stages 1 and 2, Pipeline Terminus Facilities, Suncor Energy, Fort McMurray, Alberta.  Conceptual civil/structural design.  Civil/structural cost estimate.  Coordination of survey of existing plant.  Coordination of geotechnical investigations and reporting.  Coordination and review of civil/structural engineering design.  HVAC design for buildings.  Construction support. Firebag Stage 3, Pipeline Terminus Facilities, Suncor Energy, Fort McMurray, Alberta.  Conceptual civil/structural design.  Civil/structural Design Basis Memorandum preparation.  Preliminary civil/structural cost estimate.
  • 5.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer 2000 – 2001 Colt Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Civil/Structural Engineer Lime Sludge Pond Remediation, Imperial Oil Ltd., Cold Lake, Alberta.  Design of HDPE liner, leak detection, and drainage system.  Civil/structural design of roller compacted concrete trafficable surface.  Structural design of ancillary supporting structures.  Cost estimate.  Construction support. 1998 – 2000 Veco Alberta Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Lead Civil/Structural Engineer Cancarb Power Generation Facility, TransCanada Power, Medicine Hat, Alberta.  Civil/structural cost estimate.  Coordination of survey of existing plant.  Coordination of geotechnical investigations and reporting.  Coordination and review of civil/structural engineering design.  Construction support. Structural Engineer Heglig Oil Processing Facility, CEPCC, Heglig, Sudan.  Seismic evaluation of the site.  Structural design of piles in highly expansive clays.  Structural/seismic design of above ground steel structures.  Construction support.
  • 6.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer 1997 – 1998 Reid Crowther and Partners, Calgary, Alberta. Structural Engineer Allowance Avenue Overpass, City of Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat, Alberta.  Bridge pier H-pile foundation design.  Reinforced concrete bridge pier design.  Reinforced earth abutment layout.  Welded steel girder design. Proprietary modular retaining wall, Calgary, Alberta.  Structural design of concrete foundations and slabs-on-grade.  Structural design of structural steel supports.  Coordination of pre-fabricated building design. 1992 – 1996 Klohn Crippen Consultants Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Civil/structural Engineer Pine Coulee dam low level outlet, Government of Alberta, Stavely, Alberta.  Final routing of concrete conduit along east side of coulee.  Hydraulic design of inlet, gate well, conduit, and spillway.  Reinforced concrete inlet, gate well, and spillway design.  Riprap design for front face of dam. Concrete Arch Dam, City of Kimberly, Kimberly, British Columbia.  Layout of dam between rock wall abutments.  Structural design of dam using ADSAS.  Hydraulic design of dam crest.  Hydraulic design of low level outlets.  Structural design of downstream splash pads.
  • 7.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer Concrete Engineer Roseau Dam, CIDA, St. Lucia, West Indies  QA/QC for concrete aggregate produced at on-site quarry.  QA/QC for concrete mix produced at on-site batching plant.  QA/QC for construction of reinforced concrete structures. 1991 Carswell Consulting Engineers Ltd., Calgary, Alberta. Structural Engineer Glenmore Gardens parkade and masonry façade refurbishment, Calgary, Alberta  Survey of parkade to determine areas requiring repair.  Design of reinforced concrete repairs.  Selection of waterproof membrane.  Design of drainage remediation.  Construction monitoring of parkade and façade repairs. 1989 – 1991 Associated Engineering (B. C.) Ltd., Burnaby, British Columbia. Structural Engineer 15th Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, City of Burnaby, Burnaby, British Columbia  Seismic analysis of superstructure.  Design of reinforced concrete piers and foundations.  Design of reinforced concrete superstructure.  Design of pier/foundation connections for plastic hinging. Kinmen Trestle, Skeena Cellulose Ltd., British Columbia  Design of structural steel piers.  Design of welded steel girders.
  • 8.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer Construction Engineer Brookemere No. 1 Bridge, B. C. Ministry of Highways, Merritt, British Columbia.  Construction monitoring and inspection of bridge deck. 1988 – 1989 Tonbridge Wells Borough Council, Pembury, Kent, England Structural Engineer  Structural design checking for building permit approval. 1988 – 1989 Westport Developments Ltd., Glendora, California, USA. Site Engineer Glendora Townhouse Development, Azusa, California, USA.  Coordination of trades at site.  Construction inspection 1986 – 1987 Ministry of Works and Development, Wellington District Office, Wellington, New Zealand. Assistant Design Engineer Central Police Station, New Zealand Police Service, Wellington, New Zealand  Design of 1st and 2nd floor reinforced concrete blast panels.  Design of structural steel rooftop recreation facility. Government building seismic survey, Government of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand  Evaluation of seismic capacity and capability of existing government buildings.
  • 9.
    Graham J. Chambers,P. Eng. - Civil/Structural Engineer 1984 – 1986 Ministry of Works and Development, Upper Waitaki Power Development, Twizel, New Zealand. Assistant Site Engineer Ohau C Power House  Construction monitoring and reporting. Ruataniwha Spillway repairs  Supervise batching of “dry-mix” shotcrete.  Supervise application of polymer-modified shotcrete.  Supervise pouring of concrete spillway repair slabs.  Supervise pouring of reinforced concrete “shark-tooth” weir.  Engineer in charge of project concrete batching plant.