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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Bruce Manning, CH2M HILL Fellow Water Treatment Technologist and Fuller Society inductee will be presented with American Water Works Association‘s Fuller Award, the most-revered distinction in leadership at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition in Boston, Mass., June 8-12. Selected annually for exceptional service in the water supply industry the …

CH2M HILL‘s contract to provide operations, maintenance and management services to Fayetteville, Arkansas’ wastewater facilities has been renewed for another five years and expanded to add engineering services. The company said Wednesday that its public-private partnership with the Fayetteville city council started in 1987 and includes facility management, design and construction services …

Lindsay Ritter, formerly sustainability director for CH2M HILL‘s operations management group, has been appointed global practice lead for the firm’s asset and operations management unit within the transportation sector. The firm said Friday Ritter will oversee best practices and business opportunities covering the aviation, bridges, highways, ports and maritime and transit and rail …