Biography

Pete is the Head of Polar Estates at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). He is responsible for

• The British Antarctic Survey Polar Estate which includes Rothera, Halley, Signy, Bird Island and Kind Edward Point
• The engineering assurance of construction projects carried out by the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernisation Programme
• The safe annual deployment of technical staff to the Polar Regions and beyond.

Since joining the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 2012, Pete has delivered construction and engineering projects across antarctica having begun his BAS career at Halley where he was a member of the 2015 winter team.

In 2016 Pete was part of the Halley relocation team as Halley Facilities Engineer and was a key member of the planning and delivery team.

In 2021 Pete became the BAS Estates Asset and Data Manager, responsible for information management and developing the BAS BIM strategy and for developing the Digital Estates strategy enabling the data driven estate.

In May 2022, Pete took over the Polar Estates Dept. as Interim Head of Polar Facilities before becoming Head of Polar Estates.

1. Renewables milestone reached in Antarctica

   The British Antarctic Survey has installed and activated two solar photovoltaic and energy storage systems in Antarctica as part of our commitment to reach net zero by 2040.  

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2. BAS win global award for facilities management

   British Antarctic Survey has won the Gold Award at the Global FM Awards of Excellence 2024 for ‘The British Antarctic Survey Facilities and Estates team’.

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3. Estates and Facilities Team win prestigious award

   Congratulations to our Estates and Facilities Team who have won the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s (IFWM) Impact Awards 2023 under the “Team of the Year: Public Sector” category.  

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