News/Awards
PBS Engineering + Environmental, a Northwest leader in environmental and engineering services, recently announced that Guy Neal, PE has been named President of the firm. Mr. Neal brings over 24 years of leadership experience and has previously served as COO and Principal of PBS’ Engineering Division which provides environmental, geotechnical, and civil engineering services. “For [...]
PBS Engineering + Environmental is saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Deacon, an engineering geologist with a 50-year history in the Northwest. During his 10 years with PBS, Bob was instrumental in developing our geotechnical practice. His presence at the firm gave tremendous confidence to our geologists. Prior to joining PBS, Bob spent [...]
PBS Engineering + Environmental is pleased to announce our selection for a three-year Regulated Materials Management (RMM) contract with the Port of Seattle. This $750K-per-year contract entails hazardous materials management for all Port of Seattle facilities including both SeaTac Airport and SeaPort (Marine Division) properties. Issues addressed will include asbestos, lead-based paint, PCB light ballast, [...]
Webcams available at the site of the Elwha Dam removal offer a unique insight into the dramatic changes occurring in the area. PBS is pleased to serve as the environmental consultant on this project, which is the largest dam removal endeavor in the United States. An overlook of this landmark project can be viewed through [...]
PBS Chief Geotechnical Engineer, Arlan Rippe, PE, GE, was recently featured in ADSC’s Foundation Drilling Magazine. The article offered commentary on the commoditization of the Engineering Industry. View this article here: Arlan is a past President of ASCE’s Geo-Institute, a past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Geo-Professionals (AGP), an ASCE [...]
PBS Portland and Vancouver Offices Add Four New Employees Portland, OR – August 4, 2011 PBS Engineering + Environmental is growing in the Portland-Metro area! We have added four new staff members. Recent additions include: Scott Grimes has joined PBS Engineering + Environmental as a Project Manager for the Environmental Engineering Group based in Portland. [...]
PBS is proud to support Multnomah County’s Sustainable Film Series, which will be presenting the film Deep Green and the winners of the Multnomah Climate Short Film Contest. Join us on Sunday, July 31st at 6:00 pm at McMenamins Bagdad Theater for this special film-screening event. Admission if free and open to the public. More [...]
The Rose Street Apartments is a newly completed, low-income housing and retail facility located in the Rainier Valley neighborhood of South Seattle, WA. According to PBS Project Manager, Lisa Lichtenberg, “This project represented one of the greater challenges we’ve had in negotiating a No Further Action (NFA) status with the Department of Ecology within a [...]
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE USS RANGER FOUNDATION USS Ranger Foundation Begins Environmental Studies Community Heritage Center on Track for 2015 (Fairview, Oregon) USS Ranger Foundation has hired PBS Engineering + Environmental to perform preliminary environmental studies on the Chinook Landing Marine Park area on the Columbia River in Fairview, Oregon. This area has been designated [...]
PBS is pleased to be ranked as the top Environmental Firm in Southwest Washington by the Vancouver Business Journal. (click image to zoom)
