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We’re pleased to announce that Kelly Henderson has been promoted to the role of Associate Director of the Angus Connect Division. In this expanded role, she will focus on the strategy and execution of consulting engagements within the Connect Division.

Kelly brings to the role deep experience in client management, software, operational readiness and consulting. Those attributes are supported by a unique toolkit of skills that are essential to driving a constantly changing and dynamic service offering in the world of emerging technologies.

Megan Angus, VP Strategy and Digital Services | Division Director of Angus Connect, has worked closely with Kelly since she joined HH Angus: “Kelly is a natural facilitator and a strong communicator. These are critical skills in her new role. She has a deserved reputation in the industry as a leader and a problem solver, someone who delivers excellence, fosters an engaging and interesting work environment, and promotes teamwork to deliver top results. I’m excited to see where her new responsibilities will lead and how she will help us grow.”

Kelly has also demonstrated a high degree of dedication to the firm’s success, through identifying partnership opportunities, creating and maintaining strong client relationships, and collaborating with and mentoring team members, as well as more broadly across the firm. She has also been instrumental in working with the firm’s other divisions on opportunities for a broader service offering to better support our clients’ project needs and strategic vision.

Highlights of Kelly’s portfolio include managing some of the Angus Connect division’s largest projects, such as the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, The Ottawa Hospital and Niagara Health.

We’re pleased to introduce Craig Sheffield, who has joined our Technology Division in the role of Engineering Project Lead. Craig is focused on the successful delivery of our extensive portfolio of data centre projects, including current builds in Europe, and the USA. He joins us from the UK, where he gained a breadth of electrical engineering experience working on mission critical projects, as well as world-class buildings and with renowned architects.

Craig brings experience in the design and engineering of electrical infrastructure across a variety of industry sectors, including mission critical projects, commercial buildings, mixed-use campuses, sports and recreation venues, as well as industrial manufacturing.

Craig notes that, “I am enjoying becoming immersed in the company and the fantastic projects and clients they are already involved with and that are currently expanding in the fast-paced world of data centre projects.”

Some highlights of Craig’s portfolio include:

  • Hyperscale Client, Helsinki, Finland – Zero fossil fuel design to IFP design stage for all critical and non-critical infrastructure
  • Hyperscale Client, Athens, Greece – Full Electrical design to IFP design stage.
  • Colocation Data Centre, London UK – Power Infrastructure up-grade of an existing (live) multistorey data centre
  • Colocation Data Centre, London UK – part of London’s largest data centre campus
  • Peel International Trade Centre, Wirral UK – 2.5 million ft2 multi-purpose building
  • Metro Building at Exchange Quay, Salford Quay, UK – Multi-storey office building built to BREEAM Excellent standard

Craig Sievenpiper. Division Director – Technology: “I’m pleased to welcome Craig to our team. His international experience with our mutual hyperscale clients is a definite advantage to both HH Angus and our clients. He brings a unique and highly technical skillset from a diverse background.”

HH Angus’ Technology Division engineers design mission critical systems to provide continuous service and near-zero probability of failure, delivering innovative, sustainable and dependable technology solutions wherever total system reliability is a must. We approach critical facility design and technology-focused designs with a holistic view and well-researched concepts. Our critical facility specialists include experienced computer centre and central plant designers, project managers and commissioning personnel who understand the unique requirements of these facilities.

Our experience in critical environments includes strategic planning, design, implementation and commissioning of significant non-disruptive power and cooling capacity, as well as non-disruptive life cycle equipment replacement upgrades. These environments include such highly-serviced buildings as institutional facilities, data centres, laboratory and research buildings, hydro control facilities and transit systems.

For more information about how HH Angus can add value to your next critical facilities project, please contact:

Portrait of Craig Sievenpiper

 

Craig Sievenpiper                                 
craig.sievenpiper@hhangus.com

We are pleased to announce that Marianne Lee has been promoted to Associate Director in HH Angus’ Health Division. Marianne is a Principal in the firm and oversees healthcare projects across the country. She has deep project management and design experience on major healthcare infrastructure projects, additions, renovations, compliance and P3 pursuits. Marianne supports the continuous improvement of the body of knowledge for mechanical engineering standards in Canada as a member of the CSA Technical Committee on Health Care Facilities. She also chairs the CSA Subcommittee on Special requirements for plumbing installations in health care facilities.

Marianne is trusted by both clients and colleagues. With nearly 25 years of industry experience, she fully understands the issues and objectives that drive healthcare projects – from large redevelopments to renovations of existing facilities. Marianne is a respected leader who contributes significantly to enhancing the firm’s reputation as a leading healthcare consulting engineering firm. Marianne is always ready to face a challenge, and she demonstrates her commitment to excellence in our work on a daily basis, building upon and strengthening the foundations of lasting relationships with clients. She is a seasoned mentor who cares deeply about helping her team grow through skills development, broadening technical knowledge and innovation.  

A few of Marianne’s current and completed projects include:

  • Neepawa Hospital – greenfield replacement facility, expanded to serve the needs of the community - in partnership with SMS Engineering in Winnipeg
  • Royal Columbian Hospital – a multi-phase, multi-year redevelopment targeting LEED® Gold, with new energy centre, mental health building and data centre; Compliance role for one of the largest government-funded capital healthcare projects in BC’s history
  • CHUM – among North America’s largest P3 healthcare projects – 2.5 city blocks and 3.5+ million square feet
  • Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre – 400,000 square feet, 500-bed acute care and psychiatric patient tower, LEED® Gold certified

Kim Spencer, Director of HH Angus’ Health Division, has worked with Marianne since 1999, when both joined the firm as new graduates:

“I am delighted to continue working alongside Marianne as she advances her career with this senior role in our firm. Her curiosity, deep technical knowledge, strong leadership skills and commitment to our clients have been instrumental in helping the Health Division grow over the years. I am excited to see how she will take us to new heights in the years to come!”

Congratulations, Marianne!

To find out how our health team can help deliver your next project, contact any one of the Health Division’s senior leadership:

kim.spencer@hhangus.com

marianne.lee@hhangus.com 

eric.suderman@hhangus.com

We’re delighted to announce that Chris Piché has joined HH Angus as Director of our Commercial Division.  The addition of Chris to our leadership team further strengthens our operational management and experience in this sector, as well as our focus on sustainable design solutions. Chris recently completed a three-year term with the Board of Directors of the Canada Green Building Council, and clients will benefit from his expertise as the commercial sector moves to decarbonize existing building assets and explores new solutions to the greening of building infrastructure. 

“Chris brings a wealth of industry experience, and he will be invaluable in leading the continued growth of our Commercial Division across the country. We’re excited to work with Chris to provide sustainable and pragmatic engineering solutions to help our clients progress towards a net zero and decarbonized built environment.”

Paul Keenan, President

With almost 25 years of MEP engineering practice in a variety of sectors, Chris has a deep portfolio of experience, spanning commercial, cultural, institutional, mission critical, healthcare, and science and technology sectors, along with project work in master planning and commissioning. Before taking on his current responsibilities with HH Angus, Chris held a variety of senior and international roles with Introba (formerly Integral) and Stantec.

Chris notes that “this is a very exciting time in our industry, with our built environment in a state of rapid transition. As we move forward in the age of zero carbon systems, the next generation of sustainable, high-performance buildings will come as a result of strengthened partnerships, embracing change, and executing technical excellence. I am proud to be a part of this era of growth at HH Angus, as we provide leadership to meet the urgent needs of our planet and our clients…together.”

As Commercial Division Director at HH Angus, Chris leads the work of 60+ technical staff who design and engineer systems infrastructure across a variety of sectors. Just a few of the team’s current and recent projects include Casino Woodbine’s $1 billion expansion and renovation (Vaughan, ON), Porter Airways’ new terminal (St. Hubert, QC), and two new airport hangars for Porter at Ottawa International Airport (Ottawa, ON), BMO Field’s renovations and expansion for the FIFA 2026 World Cup (Toronto, ON), a new Correctional Centre (Thunder Bay, ON), and a new mass timber office (Vancouver, BC).

Chris takes over the role of Division Director from Kevin O’Neill who recently moved into the position of Vice President, Operations.

For more information about how our Commercial team can assist with your next project, please contact:

Chris Piché
Division Director

Chris.piche@hhangus.com

416 434 2208

Sam Cabral
Associate Director

416 926 9539

HH Angus’ work in Vancouver and across Western Canada continues to increase, which has led to our recent move to larger premises in order to accommodate our growing team of almost thirty people.

For almost two decades, we have been working on significant projects in Vancouver and communities across BC and Alberta. These include clients across all our specialized divisions - Health, Technology, Commercial, Energy, and Angus Connect (digital strategy and ICAT design). The excellent work of our staff, along with their acknowledged expertise, has led to many additional projects and has furthered our ‘trusted advisor’ role with clients.   

Effective immediately, we will be supporting our growing portfolio of work in the west from our new space in the Bentall Centre, located in the heart of Vancouver’s downtown core, near the intersection of Dunsmuir and Burrard Streets across the street from the Burrard Skytrain Station:

          HH Angus and Associates Limited
          Three Bentall Centre
          595 Burrard Street
          Suite 453, PO Box 49081
          Vancouver, BC V7X 1G4

Nick Stark, Executive Vice President leading our expansion in Western Canada, commented on the outstanding support we have been receiving from all quarters, adding: “I am proud of what our amazing team in Vancouver has accomplished, and our new space will improve our resources and abilities do our best work. We look forward to strengthening and expanding our relationships with our clients and collaborators across BC and the west.”