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Summer Interns 2024
As the school year comes to an end and summer begins, we are excited to pass our knowledge and experience to the next generation of leaders in the engineering industry. One of our most cherished core values is ensuring that our employees feel empowered, and this...
Importance of Grant Administration
At Great West Engineering, we've been making a positive impact on communities for over three decades. We've successfully completed thousands of infrastructure projects by utilizing state and federal grants and low-interest loans. Our comprehensive professional...
Preserving and Conserving the Resource at Hill County’s Beaver Creek Reservoir
Located approximately 10 miles south of Havre in Hill County, Beaver Creek Reservoir (also known as “First Lake”) is one of two reservoirs within Beaver Creek Park. The dam, constructed of earth fill, is over 100 feet tall and stores more than 6,000 acre-feet of...
Ki-Ai Pierson Promoted to Funding Manager
Great West Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Ki-Ai Pierson as Funding Manager. As Funding Manager, Ki-Ai will work to offset project costs by securing competitive grants and other funding for Great West’s clients. Ki-Ai leads a team of funding...
Journey to Becoming a Professional Engineer
The engineering profession is a challenging and rewarding career. If you ask any one person why they decided to become an engineer, you will hear many different reasons and stories. My engineering journey started by chance. I knew I enjoyed science and math and...
Lift Stations Overview
Wastewater lift stations might arguably be the most critical structure in your community. While the general public may not know that lift stations are even there, everyone knows when they fail. The failure of a lift station can result in an emergency situation where...
ROSE Award Winners – 2023 Yearly
We are excited to announce our latest ROSE Award winners! Announced at Great West's holiday party at Fairmont Hot Springs, we can't say thank you enough for the effort and hard work each of these valued team members has put forth. Based on votes by their peers, The...
Brandon Duffey Named Recipient of 40 Under 40!
We are pleased to announce Brandon Duffey has been named as one of the Billings Gazette’s 40 under 40. Based in Great West’s Billings office, Brandon leads the Firm’s Transportation Business Unit for the region, ensuring responsive service and quality solutions are provided to Eastern Montana clients.
USFS Campground and Recreation Site Improvements
Campgrounds and recreation sites are important and widely used facilities throughout United States Forest Service (USFS) lands. These facilities range from remote trailhead locations to highly trafficked, paved campgrounds. As with all infrastructure, regular...
Musselshell Judith Rural Water System Project Update
We are pleased to announce that after 20 years of effort, the Central Montana Regional Water Authority (CMRWA) began delivering water to its first customers, the City of Harlowton and several rural users, in September of 2023! The CMRWA is a coalition of eight...