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KLJ Engineering LLC is proud to announce that Zillgitt Civil Design has joined the KLJ team! Bringing nearly two decades of civil engineering and survey experience, the addition of Zillgitt Civil Design creates opportunities for the two firms to come together and further partner with communities by engineering progressive infrastructure throughout southeastern Minnesota.

Surface disturbances are required to reap the benefits of the underground oil and gas bounty. But what happens to these disturbed areas when all the oil or gas is extracted?

Oz Khan, a transportation engineer and planner, in KLJ’s Saint Paul office, has earned his professional engineering license (PE) in Minnesota.

Charlie Bowen has earned his professional engineering license (PE) in North Dakota.

KLJ Engineering is excited to announce that Chad Erickson in our Saint Paul, MN office has accepted the position of area manager for our civil transportation department. He will lead the growth and development of KLJ’s technical civil transportation professionals.

KLJ Engineering is proud to announce that Nick Baker has been promoted to the company’s benefits coordinator. He will manage all operations for KLJ’s benefits program.

We are excited to announce that Curt Cady in our Bismarck office has accepted the position of Aviation’s Area Manager! He will oversee the growth and development of KLJ’s technical professionals in aviation.

KLJ Engineering is excited to welcome Larry Hamilton as a Telecommunications Market Director in their Englewood, CO office. Hamilton comes to KLJ with extensive operations and business development experience and will be working to grow KLJ’s telecom department across the nation.

KLJ Engineering is proud to welcome Caitlin McNeilly as a business development manager in their oil and gas department. She will be working to grow KLJ’s presence in the Permian Basin.

Congratulations to Awesome KLJer Kent Penney on passing his American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification exam! This exam is the final step in becoming a certified planner through AICP after meeting specific education and experience requirements and submitting an essay.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Chris Davis to KLJ! Chris joins the team as an archaeologist, and is located in our Englewood, CO office. He is an expert in archaeological excavation, zooarchaeology and taphonomy, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), technical reporting, and digital techniques in archaeology, just to name a few.

The Grafton Flood Risk Reduction Project Lifted the City of Grafton, ND out of a 100-year Floodplain. KLJ is proud to announce that the Flood Risk Reduction Project for the City of Grafton, ND has received a 2021 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Dakota (ACEC/ND).

Both will speak on the benefits of engineered well pads and access roads as part of the KLJ-sponsored conference.

KLJ is proud to announce that Corie Ereth, Senior Environmental Planner, has received a permit from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that allows her to complete Dakota skipper butterfly presence/absence surveys.

KLJ Engineering is proud to welcome Jason Audette as a Market Manager for Power. Audette has 21 years of experience leading and overseeing business development in electrical transmission and distribution, power generation and mining industries. Audette will focus on the Western Slope region of Colorado.