BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS

LEADERSHIP
Hammell lead the design management
team for Ontario’s first accelerated
build long-term care project Lakeridge
Gardens—completed in just 13 months.
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
PCL’s Cheyanne Hammell is committed to encouraging
women to explore careers in construction by John Tenpenny
ROWING UP, Cheyanne Hammell,
special projects manager with
PCL Constructors Canada’s
Toronto o昀케ce, witnessed her
mother pursue success as a pilot
in a male-dominated industry
and become the 昀椀rst female captain in her
company to 昀氀y a Boeing 757. She says her
mother’s passion inspired her to focus on
an exciting career in construction without
being deterred by stereotypical gender
roles.
Hammell began working in construction
as a Mohawk College placement student
with PCL in 2005 before she was hired as
a 昀椀eld coordinator upon graduation. She
has continued to progress within the company into her current role where she leads
specialized projects in the Greater Toronto
Area, overseeing a team of 40 people in
undertaking 25 to 30 unique projects at
any given time for essential infrastructure
such as hospitals, airports, and o昀케ces.
One of her career highlights is leading
design management of Lakeridge Gardens in Ajax, Ont., the 昀椀rst long-term care
home built under Infrastructure Ontario’s
accelerated build program that was completed in just 13 months.
This past fall, Hammell was awarded
the 2023 Premier’s Award for Technology
presented at the Colleges Ontario Higher Education Summit in Toronto, in recognition of her role as a trailblazer
for women in construction.
Presented at the Colleges Ontario Higher Education
Summit, the Premier’s Awards recognize recent and past
college graduates from seven categories who have made
Cheyanne Hammell, special projects manager with PCL Constructors Canada’s Toronto office,
is a recipient of the 2023 Premier’s Award for Technology in recognition of her outstanding
contributions to Ontario’s postsecondary educational system.
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John Tenpenny is the
editor of ReNew Canada.
john@actualmedia.ca
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