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Senior Project Manager JAMES R. NICKELSON, P.E.
CREDENTIALS
EDUCATION
MS Civil Engineering (Hydraulics);
1992
Colorado State University
BS Civil Engineering; 1987
Montana State University
SPECIALIZATION
REGISTRATION
Professional Engineer:
Wyoming No. 11590; 2008
Montana No. 9063PE; 1992
California No. C46774; 1991
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Mr. Nickelson has over 20 years of
experience in planning, designing and
managing civil infrastructure projects. He
is involved in water-wastewater and land
development engineering for Morrison-
Maierle, Inc. Responsibilities include
agency approvals, water and wastewater
system design, road design and
coordination with agencies. While
employed with the City of Bozeman, Mr.
Nickelson was responsible for managing
street, water, and wastewater projects.
Mr. Nickelson also reviewed flood plain
permits, assisted in the creation of
Special Improvement Districts and
provided technical assistance to the
wastewater treatment plant. While
employed at WGM Group, Mr. Nickelson
was responsible for designing, observing
construction and contract administration
for civil engineering projects. He was
also responsible for preparing
engineering reports for wastewater and
water facilities. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Society of Civil Engineers
Water Environment Federation
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
2000-Present, Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
Senior Project Manager
1997-2000, City of Bozeman,
Project Engineer
1991-1997, WGM Group
Civil Engineer
1989-1991, Colorado State University
Research Assistant
1988-1989, California Department of
Transportation
Civil Engineer
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
WASTEWATER
Wastewater Facility Plan, Hamilton, MT. Comprehensive wastewater facility plan
update to review new service areas, collection and treatment systems.
Responsible for service area and collection system analysis.
Wastewater Facility Plan, Salmon, ID. Wastewater facility plan update to review all
aspects of wastewater system including a review of expanding service area
and alternative collection system technology.
Wastewater Facility Plan, Missoula, MT. Wastewater facility plan update,
infiltration and inflow analysis for City’s collection system.
North Rouse Avenue Sewer and Water Project, Bozeman, MT. Sewer and water
line replacement and upsizing project utilizing 24” and 30” sewer pipe.
Wastewater Facility Plan, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for comprehensive
wastewater facility plan update for treatment and collection system needs.
Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Design and construction engineering
services for a small diameter gravity effluent collection system for 65-lot
project. Project utilizes a combination of individual septic tanks with gravity
connections and septic tanks with effluent pump services connections.
Yellowstone Mountain Club, Phase 1 and 2, Big Sky, MT. Phase 1 and 2
included design and construction engineering services for nine community
collection systems utilizing small diameter pressure pipe. Each system serves
from 3 to 11 homes. Systems consist of individual septic tanks with an
effluent pump with a pressure service connection to the collection system.
Phase 3 included design services for 40 lots utilizing a small diameter
pressure sewer system. Package grinder pump systems are utilized on each
lot to pump raw wastewater to a central septic tank and treatment system.
Montana State Prison, Deer Lodge, MT. Design of site civil improvements for the
self contained boot camp facility.
Rural School Improvements, Missoula, MT. Design and permitting for water and
sewer improvements for five rural schools in Missoula County.
City of Missoula - $3,000,000 STEP Sewer, Missoula, MT. Field engineer for
construction inspection and administration of the City’s Septic Tank Effluent
Pump sewer projects.
Northwest Broadway Wastewater Collection Master Plan, Missoula, MT.
Responsible for the preparation of $2,000,000 wastewater collection facilities
for this developed un-sewered area of the community. Involvement included
analysis of alternatives, cost estimates and preparation of the final plan.
Manley Meadows Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Design of small diameter pressurized
effluent collection system and sand mound treatment system for 42 lot
subdivision.
Bridger Base Area Development, Bozeman, MT. Project manager for new
development including permitting and design of community water and
wastewater systems.
Montana State University Wastewater Facility Plan, Bozeman, MT. Project
Manager for wastewater facility plan for the university’s collection system.
Rural Improvement District Project, Gallatin County, MT. Administration assistance
for the operation of water and wastewater systems in Gallatin County.
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JAMES R. NICKELSON, P.E.
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PROVIDING RESOURCES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS
Water Reclamation Facility Expansion, Bozeman, MT.
Task Manager for site design and permitting for a
$50,000,000 expansion of the City of Bozeman’s
Water Reclamation Facility. The facility upgrades
include a new head works, a new primary effluent
pump station, a new and revised bioreactor facility,
additional secondary clarifier capacity, an additional
digester and ultraviolet disinfection system and a new
outfall location. Serves as Project Manager for the
construction engineering serves for the project.
Small Onsite Wastewater Systems, Gallatin County, MT.
Design of numerous small onsite wastewater systems
for single family residents utilizing a variety of
treatment technologies.
TRANSPORTATION
Oak Street, (North 7th to North Rouse Avenue) Bozeman,
MT. Managed this road reconstruction and extension
project for the City of Bozeman from preliminary
design through construction. Tasks included right-of-
way acquisition, plan review, and construction
administration.
Durston Road, (North 7th to North 19th Avenue) Bozeman,
MT. Managed this roadway reconstruction project
through the pre-design phase.
Montana Department of Transportation, North Reserve
Street, Missoula, MT. Responsible for all hydraulic
engineering aspects of this project. Tasks included
storm sewer design, stream relocation design and
culvert design.
Signal Projects, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for the
construction administration of three signal projects
installed in the City of Bozeman.
Montana Department of Transportation, Lonepine, MT.
Provided design services for the hydraulic structures
on this ten-mile reconstruction project.
Highland Bike Path, Bozeman, MT. Managed CTEP
funded project for the City of Bozeman from final
design through construction.
Subdivision Road Projects, Bozeman, MT. Design of
numerous roads and streets for development projects
in the Bozeman and Big Sky areas. Projects ranged
from roads in mountain terrain to local and arterial
streets in urban environment.
WATER
Water Treatment Plant, Bozeman, MT. The City of
Bozeman is beginning work on a replacement water
treatment plant. The project will utilize membrane
filtration technology and is budgeted to cost over
$30,000,000. Roles include site design, permitting,
residuals handling, stream intake modifications and
construction engineering project management.
Lyman Creek Reservoir Improvements, Bozeman, MT.
Project Manager for the City of Bozeman’s Lyman
Creek Reservoir Improvements project. The project
consists of improvements to the spring water source,
expansion of the water plant capacity, numerous
capacity related upgrades and improvements at the
City of Bozeman’s Sourdough Reservoir facility.
Yellowstone Mountain Club, Big Sky, MT. Master plan for
water system to serve 13,000 acre development.
Design of supply line and two pump stations to extend
the Big Sky Water and Sewer District water system to
the project. Design of ground water supply system,
booster station including chlorination and ultraviolet
disinfection system, reservoir and distribution system
for base area development.
Circle H Ranch, Missoula, MT. Design of water distribution
system including pump station, reservoir and pressure
reducing stations for 60 lot subdivision.
Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Design of
groundwater supplied water system for 65 lot
subdivision.
Water Facility Plan, Hamilton, MT. Comprehensive water
facility plan update to review new service areas,
supply and distribution systems.
Northwest Water Line SID 665, Bozeman, MT.
Responsible for managing this project for the City of
Bozeman to expand the service area in the northwest
area of the community.
Hyalite Transmission Main, City of Bozeman, MT. Project
Manager for the Hyalite intake and raw water
transmission pipe line for the City of Bozeman. The
project consisted of a new intake structure and
approximately 25,000 lineal feet of 30 and 24 inch
ductile iron pipeline. The project cost was
approximately $5,000,000. Coordinated the design,
permitting and construction phases of the project.
Agencies involved in permitting included the United
States Forest Service, the United States Army Corp of
Engineers, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife
and Parks, Gallatin County, the Middle Creek Ditch
Users Association and the City of Bozeman
North Rouse Avenue Water Project, Bozeman, MT. Water
line replacement project.
Mountain Village Water System, Big Sky, MT. Developed
a water distribution system model for the Big Sky
Water and Sewer District’s Mountain Village Water
System.
Meadow Village Water System, Big Sky, MT. Developed a
water distribution system model for the Big Sky Water
and Sewer District’s Meadow Village Water System.
Big Sky Water and Sewer District – Well Project, Big Sky,
MT. Responsible for design and permitting of a well to
add capacity to the Big Sky Water and Sewer District’s
Mountain Village Water System.
JAMES R. NICKELSON, P.E.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE cont.
PROVIDING RESOURCES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS
Cemetery Irrigation Evaluation, Bozeman, MT. Review
groundwater and surface water options for supplying
water for irrigation of the City’s cemetery.
Water Renovations Survey Project, Bozeman, MT.
Project Manager for design survey work for the City’s
scheduled water renovations project.
Rural Improvement District Project, Gallatin County, MT.
Administration assistance for the operation of water
and wastewater systems in Gallatin County.
Bridger Mountain Village Planned Unit Development,
Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for development of
the base area at Bridger Bowl Ski Area including
water resource investigation and preliminary design of
central water system.
STORMWATER
Montana Department of Transportation, North Reserve
Street, Missoula, MT. Responsible for all hydraulic
engineering aspects of this project. Tasks included
storm sewer design, stream relocation design and
culvert design.
Lonepine Highway Reconstruction Project, Lonepine,
MT. Hydrologic analysis and hydraulic design for a 10
mile state highway project.
Pineridge Drive, Missoula, MT. Storm sewer collection
system for roadway reconstruction project.
Maloney Ranch Subdivision, Missoula, MT. Storm
drainage master plan and flood plain analysis for
2,000 acre development.
Circle H Ranch, Missoula, MT. Storm drainage master plan
for 60 lot subdivision.
Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Hydrologic
analysis and hydraulic design for 240 acre
development. Preparation of erosion control plan and
storm water discharge permit.
Montana Ranch, Gallatin Gateway, MT. Hydrologic
analysis and hydraulic design for 2,500 acre
development. Preparation of erosion control plan and
storm water discharge permit.
Bozeman Storm Water Master Plan, Bozeman, MT. Team
leader for comprehensive City Storm Water Master
Plan update.
Montana State University – Storm Water Master Plan,
Bozeman, MT. Team leader for storm water master
plan for the Montana State University Campus.
SITE PLANNING
Montana State University Bioscience Building, Bozeman,
MT. Site and parking lot design for the 40,000 s.f.
office and laboratory building located in Bozeman’s
Advanced Technology Park.
Ligocyte Building, Bozeman, MT. Site and parking lot
design and permitting for the 25,000 s.f. office and
laboratory building located in Bozeman’s Advanced
Technology Park.
Costco Warehouse, Kalispell, MT. Design and permitting
for onsite water and wastewater systems, parking,
pedestrian, and traffic circulation for the new retail
warehouse facility.
Shopko Shopping Center, Kalispell, MT. Site civil design
parking lots, pedestrian, and traffic circulation for the
new retail shopping center. 1995
Plan Review, Bozeman, MT. As a staff member of the City
of Bozeman’s Engineering Department and as a
contract reviewer responsible for the review of
development proposals and floodplain permits.
Parking Garage, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for site
design, permitting and assistance with funding agency
requirements for 450 parking stall garage.
VLC Site Redevelopment, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for
site design and permitting associated with the
redevelopment of a commercial building.
CFT Building, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for site design
and permitting associated with a 70,000 square foot
office building.
Subdivision and Zoning
Oak Meadows Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project
Manager for 20 acre residential subdivision.
Wilda Lane Annexation and Zoning, Bozeman, MT.
Annexation and zone map amendment for property on
Wilda Lane.
CFT Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for the
subdivision process and infrastructure associated with
a commercial subdivision.
Bridger Mountain Village Planned Unit Development,
Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for development of
the base area at Bridger Bowl Ski Area.
Montana Ranch Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project
Manager for large recreational development near
Bozeman, Montana.
Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Project Manager
for 65 lot second home subdivision near the Big Sky
Ski Area.
Mount Ellis Meadows, Bozeman, MT. Permitting and
coordination assistance for a residential subdivision
near Bozeman, Montana.
Manley Meadows Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project
Manager for 42 lot residential subdivision.