As we head into the last quarter of the year, I can truly say this has been a year like no other. Part of my job I enjoyed was the interaction with the people I work with. What did you do this weekend? What strenuous hike did Vincent Autier go on? What is Dave Holt rebuilding? What trip is Kevin Jensen planning, and can he explain it to me in two languages? What piece of furniture is Dave Johnston creating? Did our kickball team really win another game and Greg Allington was the pitcher? And of course, being the sarcastic person I am, I miss giving people a hard time.
TECHNICAL INSIGHT: THE RIGHT MANAGER MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE, A LOOK AT THE EKLUTNA HYDRO PROJECT
BY: Samantha Owen

Project Manager Samantha Owen really enjoys puzzles, and not just as something to occupy her spare time. Her day-to-day work involves managing the efforts being undertaken by the owners of the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project near Anchorage, Alaska, to comply with a Fish and Wildlife Agreement from 1991. It’s a complex jigsaw of a process that is expected to take most of the decade, including development of a Fish and Wildlife Program and then implementation of that program. Owens’s work is a prime example of why a stellar project manager who is well versed in regulatory and natural resource issues can make such a difference on a project.
PROJECT WIN:
WATER RESOURCES DIVISION AWARDED CITY OF LEWISTON RAW WATER INTAKE PROJECT
McMillen Jacobs was awarded an Engineering Services Contract to rehabilitate the City of Lewiston’s existing primary permanent surface water intake (Site C) on the Clearwater River. The Site C intake has failed since its first days of operation in 1980  and has subsequently been abandoned in place.
PROJECT WIN:
WATER RESOURCES DIVISION WINS JOCKO K. CANAL HEADWORKS PROJECT

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) have selected the McMillen Jacobs Water Resource Division to design irrigation, fisheries protection, and passage structures for the Jocko K Canal Headworks Project, which spans the Jocko River and initiates the Jocko K Canal. 
PROJECT WIN:
WATER RESOURCES CHOSEN FOR WALLOWA LAKE DAM DESIGN-BUILD REHABILITATION PROJECT

The Wallowa Lake Irrigation District (WLID) has chosen McMillen Jacobs Associates to provide engineering, permitting and regulatory, and construction services for the $16 million rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam, located near Joseph, OR.
PACKWOOD LAKE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT NEW LICENSE COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORT
McMillen Jacobs is in its second year of a multi-year effort to support all aspects of the new FERC License issued to Energy Northwest for the Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Project (P-2244) located near Packwood, Washington.
WALLA WALLA SPRING CHINOOK HATCHERY DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT
We received final approval of the design and began moving forward with construction of the Walla Walla Spring Chinook Hatchery facility and existing facility upgrades in early 2020.
FARADAY REPOWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
As 2020 keeps moving, so does our work at the Faraday Repower project. Since 2018 McMillen Jacobs has served as the CM/GC Contractor for Portland General Electric (PGE) completing risk assessments, dewatering plans, procurement of long-lead items, design analysis and review of alternative methods.
MIDAS GOLD, STIBNITE GOLD FISH PASSAGE TUNNEL WINS ACEC IDAHO AWARD
For the second year in a row, McMillen Jacobs Water Resources Division was a top winner in the 2020 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Idaho’s annual Engineering Excellence Awards program. McMillen Jacobs took 1st Place in the Studies, Research and Consulting category for the Stibnite Gold, Fish Passage Tunnel Project that we completed for Midas Gold. The project also received a National Recognition Award from 2020 ACEC National Engineering Excellence Awards Program.
COME HELL OR HIGHWATER AWARD WINNERS FOR APRIL AND MAY
McMillen Jacobs Water Resource Division is proud to announce our Come Hell of Highwater Winners for April and May. While navigating the new waters of COVID-19 these individuals stepped up to the plate, handled new challenges, and got the job done, Come Hell or Highwater. Please join us in congratulating Chris Curtis and Mike Hiatt!
The Senior Construction Project Manager is responsible to plan, direct, coordinate, and budget, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated and self-directed Senior Regulatory & Licensing Consultant with 10 plus years of experience to join our Regulatory and Natural Resources practice in our Seattle, WA office.