• Granite Mountain Memorial (GMMA)

    GMMA is an icon representing Butte’s mining heritage. In 1917, one of the deadliest disasters in metal mining history occurred. Pioneer successfully completed Superfund remediation within the strict confines of an existing community, turning a previously unusable area into a viable community park. Learn More »

  • McLaren Tailings Reclamation

    The McLaren Tailings Site has contributed to acid mine drainage into the Butte Soda Creek, which leads to Yellowstone Park. Pioneer Technical developed a corrective design to stabilize surrounding water sources and removed mine tailings.
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  • Whitney Canyon Gas Plant

    Whitney Canyon Gas Plant was closed due to declining gas production; Pioneer Technical has been brought in to reclaim the site.
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Welcome to Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. is an employee-owned full-service engineering and environmental services firm. Pioneer’s corporate office is located in Butte, Montana, with branch offices throughout the northwest.

Pioneer was founded as an environmental science and engineering firm, and to this day that work remains our focus. The scope and breadth of our projects dictated that we expand our skills. Today, we are also a premier civil engineering, construction management, land surveying and materials testing firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions that enable our clients to build and maintain a competitive advantage.

Pioneer provides our customers with start to finish support so they can confidently address their engineering needs. Our corporate strategy is to complete each project as quickly and efficiently as possible without compromising quality. This strategy results in a large percentage of return business, allowing employees to maintain productivity and minimize marketing-related overhead expense.

As technology advances and our world changes, we stand ready to solve problems, meet deadlines, and deliver superior performance to all of our clients.

Announcments

Pioneer Technical Services Announces an Open house at New Location


May 2, 2013

Please come by and check out the new Engineering Office and Geotechncial Testing Laboratory located at 106 Pronghorn Trail, in Bozeman Montana on Friday May 17th from 4 P.M to 8 P.M.

Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. (Pioneer) Opens New Office in Bozeman


April 10, 2013

Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. (Pioneer) headquartered in Butte, Montana, announces the opening of a new office in Bozeman, Montana, that will combine the experience and expertise of two previously separated engineering offices in the Gallatin Valley. Pioneer is moving the Belgrade and Bozeman offices into one centralized office at 106 Pronghorn Trail, Suite A. With 11 employees, the new Pioneer Bozeman office will combine engineers and technicians from both the previous locations, and will specialize in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Testing, Landslides and Slopes, Retaining Walls, Foundation Support, Hydrology/Hydraulic Engineering, and a wide array of Environmental and Civil Engineering services.

Mark Meyer, P.E., (mmeyer@pioneer-technical.com) will manage the new office  located at 106 Pronghorn Trail, Suite A, Bozeman, MT 59718, (406) 388-8578.

Featured Projects

Snowshoe Mine Reclamation

The Snowshoe Mine Site was an abandoned hardrock mine site listed on the Montana Department of Environmental Quality/Mine Waste Cleanup Bureau (DEQ/MWCB) Priority Sites List, based on site assessment work conducted by Pioneer in 1993. Wastes sources Read more »

Conrad 110-Railcar Shuttle Grain Facility for United Grain Corporation

As a subconsultant to Big Sky Civil & Environmental of Great Falls, Pioneer was responsible for the geotechnical engineering for the grain elevator foundations, building foundations, railroad loop, and gravel service road. We provided the designs Read more »

Copper Mountain Sports and Recreation Complex

Pioneer completed planning, design, and construction-phased engineering support for the Copper Mountain Sports and Recreation Complex, a new park facility, including approximately 1 mile of new pedestrian and bicycle trails. The project included deta Read more »

Whitney Canyon Gas Plant Site Investigation

As part of site closure and in anticipation to final reclamation Pioneer conducted a site investigation at the former WCGP owned in part by BP America Production Company along with working interest owners Merit Energy Company, Chevron USA, Inc., and Read more »