The joint venture of CH2M Hill and Clark Nexsen will provide architect, engineering and design services to the U.S. Navy under a $60 million contract modification for option 4 of a previously awarded contract. The Defense Department said Friday CH2M Hill Clark Nexsen Energy Partners JV will support the Navy’s energy-efficient projects and services at various naval shore infrastructure. Support […] More

CH2M Hill has designed a pilot bioenergy facility in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, that will house research and development work by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium. The company said Wednesday the Integrated Seawater Energy and Agriculture System uses a seawater-irrigated agricultural system to help researchers develop technology that produce an alternative fuel supply. Neil Reynolds, […] More

Glen Daigger, senior vice president and chief water technology officer at CH2M Hill, has retired from full-time work after 35 years with the company but continues to serve as a special project adviser. The firm said Monday that Daigger’s retirement is effective Dec. 19. “We stand by Glen in celebration of his 35 years of service to CH2M HILL […] More

The Evergreen State College’s Center for Sustainable Infrastructure has published a report that seeks to encourage U.S. organizations to adopt new strategies to operate, manage and upgrade infrastructure systems. Seventy experts from industry, academia and government agencies in the Paficic Northwest provided their insights for the report, CH2M Hill said Monday. The report says investments […] More

CH2M Hill will continue to provide operations and maintenance services to a sludge wastewater treatment plant and lift station in Stephenville, Texas, following an extension to their contract up to 2021. “This latest contract extension means our relationship with Stephenville will span 25 years,” Steve Meininger, CH2M Hill senior vice president and managing director for operations management services, said Friday. […] More

Mark Thurston, formerly director of European operations for CH2M Hill, has taken the role of European managing director following the appointment of Mark Fallon as corporate vice president for facilities and urban environments. “[Thurston] has worked on some of the UK’s most iconic infrastructure programs including the London 2012 Olympic Games and Crossrail and has a wealth of […] More

Bechtel and CH2M Hill have been nominated for contracts to manage the transition of the U.K.’s defense equipment and support procurement operation into a government-owned and contractor-operated organization, Defense News reported Monday. Andrew Chuter reports that Bechtel could provide managed services for the country’s navy and air force, while CH2M Hill could oversee the program for the army and joint forces command. The U.K. […] More

Chris Morris, CH2M HILL Australia and New Zealand geography manager, said the company and its partners have been chosen to build a water treatment facility in Western Australia that would be designed as a safe source of drinking water for the state in the coming decades. The plant will initially churn out 14 billion liters of […] More

CH2M HILL has won a contract to manage an airport runway upgrade and expansion project in Melbourne designed to meet growing demand for air travel in the populous Australian city. The company's involvement will signal the start of the Australia Pacific Airports Melbourne's runway development program, with work focusing on feasibility designs for runway widening […] More

Gary McArthur, chief financial officer at Harris Corp. since 2006, will join engineering and construction consulting firm CH2M HILL as executive vice president and chief financial officer on Aug. 4. JoAnn Shea, acting CFO at CH2M HILL since February 13, will return to her full-time positions as chief accounting officer and controller, the firm said Wednesday. McArthur, a 25-year […] More

CH2M HILL has secured a rail modernization contract to help redesign a railway line that stretches between Wegliniec to Gorlitz in Poland, the construction and engineering firm said Wednesday. Polish rail infrastructure company PKP PLK awarded the estimated $538,000 contract to CH2M HILL for modernization work on the track, which runs from the edge of Poland to the […] More

CH2M HILL has won a five-year contract to provide operations, maintenance, repair and replacement services for the water and wastewater systems and other public infrastructure of Ontario, Oregon. Ontario Mayor LeRoy Cammack said Monday the public-private partnership with CH2M HILL provides the city access to the company’s resources and expertise while maintaining full ownership of the facilities. He […] More