About the Authors ixAcknowledgments xiChapter 1 Introduction 11.1 Terminology 21.2 Creating Value by Integrating Sustainability 21.3 Creating a Sustainability Focus 41.4 Sustainability is a Team Sport 101.5 Who is This Book For? 121.6 How to Use This Book 13Chapter 2 Overview of Major Projects 152.1 What is a Major Project? 162.2 Types of Major Projects 162.3 Types of Project Structures 192.4 Key Players 242.5 Managing Time and Space 252.6 Project Lifecycle 272.7 Summary 29Chapter 3 Standards and Guidelines 313.1 Getting Started 323.2 International Standards and Guidelines 323.3 Industry Guidelines 403.4 Discipline Guidelines 433.5 Responsible Project Financing 453.6 Sustainable and Responsible Investing 463.7 Managing Standards and Guidelines 473.8 Summary 48Chapter 4 Understanding What is Important 514.1 Mapping Sustainability Topics 524.2 Mapping External Factors 534.3 Value Chain Analysis 584.4 Focus on Materiality 654.5 Summary 68Chapter 5 Project Management 715.1 Sustainability Steering Committee 725.2 Project Charter 745.3 Sustainability Policy 755.4 Project Goals 775.5 Structuring the Project Organization 785.6 Project Execution Plan 795.7 Project Schedule 815.8 Project Communications Plan 825.9 Change Management 855.10 Project Team Roles and Responsibilities 865.11 Summary 88Chapter 6 Stakeholder Engagement 896.1 Reasons to Engage 906.2 Identifying Stakeholders 916.3 Understanding Project Stakeholders 956.4 Engaging 976.5 Documenting Engagement 1016.6 Communicating 1016.7 The Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) 1036.8 Community Agreements 1056.9 Additional Tools 1056.10 Summary 106Chapter 7 Managing Risk and Opportunity 1077.1 Risk Workshops 1087.2 Project Risk Register 1127.3 Risk Management Plans 1167.4 Opportunity Management 1207.5 Summary 123Chapter 8 Sustainability Management Tools 1258.1 Sustainability Integration Framework 1258.2 Management Systems 1278.3 Managing Commitments 1298.4 Developing a Commitments Action Log 1328.5 Managing Complaints 1368.6 Developing a Complaint Mechanism 1398.7 Monitoring Sustainability Performance 1438.8 Summary 144Chapter 9 Approvals and Permits 1459.1 Approvals 1459.2 Permits 1489.3 Summary 149Chapter 10 Design 15110.1 Design Basis 15210.2 Selecting a Location 15310.3 Community Design Workshops 15610.4 Innovation 15910.5 Decision Making 16010.6 Designing for Climate Change 16810.7 Summary 172Chapter 11 Procurement 17511.1 Procurement Plan 17611.2 Economic Development Plan 17911.3 Equipment and Materials 18211.4 Supplies and Services 18511.5 Logistics 18611.6 Contractors 18911.7 Summary 193Chapter 12 Construction Management 19512.1 Transition to Construction 19612.2 Stakeholder Communications During Construction 19712.3 Public Safety 20212.4 Environmental Management 20512.5 Working with Contractors 21012.6 Permit to Work System 21212.7 Construction Sustainability Metrics 21412.8 Creating a Sustainability Culture 21612.9 Summary 219Chapter 13 Commissioning 22113.1 Commissioning Team 22213.2 Management Systems 22213.3 Stakeholder Engagement 22313.4 Communications 22513.5 Completion and Demobilization 22513.6 Summary 226Chapter 14 Closure 22714.1 Closure Planning 22714.2 Transition to Closure 22914.3 Design for Closure 23114.4 Progressive Reclamation 23214.5 Summary 234Chapter 15 Wrap-Up 23515.1 It's a New World for Delivering Major Projects 23515.2 So, What Can Project Teams Do? 23615.3 Managing Complexity 23715.4 What Does It Cost? 23715.5 Getting Started 23815.6 Sharing Your Stories 23815.7 Final Word 239Appendix A PESTLe Table of External Factors 241Appendix B Stakeholder Summary Template 245Appendix C Stakeholder Engagement Plan Sample Table of Contents 247Appendix D Stakeholder Communications Planning for Construction 249Index 251
WAYNE MCPHEE, M.ENG, P.ENG, MBA is a seasoned sustainability specialist who has worked on major projects in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, and has led international cross-discipline project sustainability programs within global engineering firms. He has worked for over 25 years as a consultant and within corporate teams on environmental and sustainability challenges.SABRINA M. DIAS, MES, P.ENG Works in the extractive sector in mitigating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to achieve long-term costs savings for global, multi-billion dollar projects. With over 20 years' experience, she is a thought-leading public speaker and lecturer at mining conventions, sustainability conferences and universities. Sabrina is Founder and CEO of SOOP Strategies Inc., a highly specialized consulting firm dedicated to transformational sustainability solutions for clients around the world.