Pioneer Selects New CEO
Pioneer Technical Services, Inc., an environmental remediation and restoration company, selected Tim Ranf as its new CEO starting in 2023.
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New Helena Office
Coming in 2023...We have broken ground on a new office building in Helena Montana. Visit our Facebook page for more information -
2019 National Grand Award
Pioneer Technical Services and METG Win National Engineering Excellence Grand Honor Award for The Prickly Pear Creek Realignment Project in East Helena, Montana
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Pioneer Receives 4 Safety Awards
A commitment to safety driven by dedicated employees helped Pioneer receive four awards at the annual BP-RM Supplier Meeting in Houston (one of only two companies receiving that many awards). Pione...
Soda Butte Creek to be Delisted for Metals
Soda Butte Creek will be delisted for metals from the 303d impaired water’s list! This is a result of many years of hard work in mine reclamation in the watershed.
Bannack State Park Won’t be Taken by another Flood Soon
Bannack State Park Won't be taken by another flood anytime soon.
The Great Falls Tribune posted an update to the Bannack State Park Projec...
Welcome Mark Schaffer
Pioneer welcomes Mark Schaffer, hydrogeologist, to our team.
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Welcome Ryan Bekkum
Pioneer welcomes our new IT Manager, Ryan Bekkum (@RyanBekkum), to our team.
More new faces at Pioneer Laboratories
Welcome Sue Kenyon and Erin Loudin. They join the Pioneer laboratories.
Sue and Erin join our team in the Helena Laboratory. Erin's specialty is environmental science, Sue's is environmental tec...
Updates on Pioneer Work at Bannack
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' Matt Marcinek joins Chet Layman of MTN News to talk about the construction underway for flood control at Bannack State Park. Pioneer designed the flood mitigation ...
Pioneer-Designed Flood Mitigation Project Underway at Bannack State Park
News: Flood Mitigation Project Underway at Bannack State Park
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2017
Flood Mitigation Project Underway at Bannack State Park
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Smith joins Pioneer Team
Welcome to Environmental Engineer Craig Smith, who joins our Anaconda office.
Peterson Joins Pioneer Team
Welcome to Professional Geologist Charlie Peterson who joi...
Pioneer is part of the cleanup work in Helena, MT
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Pioneer helping to protect Bannack State Park from flooding
Pioneer is designing a flood mitigation system to help keep Bannack State Park safe from flooding. In July 2013, a 500-year flash flood sent a surge of floodwater through Bannack, carrying rocks, t...
We’ve Updated Our Website
We redesigned our website with you in mind. Immediately you will notice streamlined menus and navigation areas with access to related projects for each service and people you can contact for more i...
Pioneer West Elementary Project
Pioneer contributed to updates to the West Elementary Project in Butte, Montana. We designed extra curbs and gutters, created a storm water pollution prevention plan fee, and designed the parking l...
Pioneer is part of some major projects in and around Montana
Proud to be part of Butte’s growth.
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Two Pioneer Projects on the Top 10 DNRC Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program Recommended Funding List
11/16/2016. The Pioneer team in Billings (Joel Kane and Chad Raisland) had two of their projects listed within the top 10 DNRC Renewable Resource Grant and Loan Program funding recommendations. The...
Pioneer Work Featured at Conference
The Pioneer-designed Opportunity Ponds Superfund Cleanup project was featured at the October SAME DCHWS Conference (
New PA/SI project
A new project for Pioneer this month. We will develop a Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI) at a site in Nevada. The PA/SI will determine the presence and concentration of contaminants ...
Pioneer Presenting at the NAAMLP Conference – Sept 25-28, 2016
Sponsoring and Presenting. At the NAAMLP Conference, Pioneer will present Subsidence Monitoring with a Survey Network: Comparison of Post Pr...
Pioneer at NAAMLP Conference Sept 25-28
September 25-28. Mark your calendars! Pioneer will be at the 38th Annual National Association of Abandoned Mine Lands ...
Visit Pioneer at the ASMR Conference June 4-9
June 4-9, 2016. Pioneer will be at the ASMR Conference 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining & Reclamation.Spokane, Washington. Theme – Reclaiming the West –
Renewing Support for Montana Folk Festival
Pioneer is continuing to support the Montana Folk Festival in Butte (July 8-10) by renewing as a major sponsor. Details https://www.fac...
Mark Your Calendars! Presentation Dates
Mark your calendars! Pioneer will be hosting and presenting at various upcoming conferences related to mines/abandoned mine lands remediation/reclamation. First up
Montana Contractors’ Association awards for Pioneer and Team
The Montana Contractors' Association presented two Environmental Excellence awards to projects Pioneer is working on: UBMC Phase 2 project won the Special Recognition - Water Quality award.
Interstate Callahan Project
Check out the November 2015 issue of the EPA Bunker Hill Superfund Site Basin Bulletin (Basin Bulleti...
Recent Pioneer BLM Projects
Some recent projects Pioneer completed or is working on for the Bureau of Land Management.
Silver King Mine Site, Montana – Characterization and Preliminary Engineering Evaluation/Cost ...
Presentation this Week: Is my house going to sink?
"Is My House Going to Sink?" Tim Ranf (Pioneer) and Bill Snoddy (Montana DEQ) will answer this question. Miles of former coal mine tunnels lie beneath the town of Red Lodge, MT at 8 different level...
Pioneer presenting at the 2015 NAAMLP Conference
Pioneer's Tim Ranf will be speaking at the 37th Annual Conference National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs. The conference is September 28-30, 2015, at the La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, New...
Pioneer Prequalified for Projects in Billings
Pioneer was recently prequalified to work on projects for the City of Billings, Montana, and for the Stillwater Conservation District.
Pioneer will provide services for new Montana Tech Building
Montana Tech’s newest building on campus will be the Natural Resources Research Center (NRRC). Pioneer will provide Materials Testing and Inspection on the new building. Go Diggers!
Pioneer’s new Linked In Page
Check out Pioneer's new Linked In page here - Follow us and stay up to ...
Pioneer Selected by City of Post Falls, Idaho, for Term Contract
Pioneer was one of three consultants recently selected for a term contract by the City of Post Falls, Idaho, to provide Technical and Scientific Expertise to the City.
Pioneer Part of 16-Year Silver Bow Creek Remediation
After 16 years, major remediation of Silver Bow Creek (Montana) is almost complete. Part of that remediation is the Greenway project. Since 1997, Pioneer has been the lead engineering firm on the S...
Pioneer Receives National ACEC Award for Exemplary Engineering
Pioneer Technical Services Inc. has received a national recognition award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) 49th annual 2015 Engineering ...
Pioneer to work with Butte-Silver Bow on two CTEP landscaping projects
Pioneer was selected to provide consulting services for Butte-Silver Bow’s two CTEP projects: Landscaping areas of Butte and providing a Montana Street At-Grade Pedestrian Crossing.
McLaren Reclamation Project Team receives Montana Contractors Construction Excellence Award
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Pioneer, and Knife River this week received the Montana Contractors Construction Excellence Award for their work on the McLaren Abandoned Mine...
Pioneer Awarded For Aquatic Organism Barrier
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish awarded Pioneer a project to perform Aquatic Organism Barrier Engineering Services for the State of New Mexico.
Pioneer Employee Helps Build Homes in Sri Lanka
Pioneer employee Janet Manchester traveled half-way around the world, rolled up her sleeves and engaged in hard labor helping a ...
Pioneer Receives Local Business of the Year Award
November 13, 2014. Pioneer Technical Services, Inc., along with two other Butte businesses (Steele’s and Headframe Spirits), received recognition from the Butte Local Development Corp. Thursday nig...
DEQ and Pioneer Technical Services Receive Engineering Excellence Award
Helena -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. this week received an Engineering Excellence Award in the environmental category from the Americ...
Pioneer and Local Projects – Fish Concrete Barrier and American Legion Baseball Field Plan
9-24-14 Pioneer designed a fish concrete barrier as part of the overall Silver Bow Creek remediation/restoration project (and part of the trail system and facilities master plan for the Silver Bow ...
Baseline Field Data Collection Project
9-22-14 Pioneer was awarded a contract to collect baseline field data for producing oil and gas facilities located in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota on a monthly basis through December 20...
Pioneer to Perform Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection for BLM
Pioneer was awarded a task order under our Environmental Services Blanket Purchase Agreement from the U. S. Department of Interior/Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct a Preliminary Assessmen...
Pioneer to Evaluate and Design Outdoor Pool Options
9-19-14 The Butte Council of Commissioners approved a contract with Pioneer to design three options for an outdoor public pool in Butte, Montana.
Pioneer Part of Successful Soda Creek Cleanup Project
Remediation of the Soda Butte Creek near Yellowstone National Park is wrapping up -- and the trout are returning. Pioneer provided design and construction administration on the McLaren area.
Pioneer Environmental Support Services GSA Award
May 2, 2014. Pioneer has been awarded a BLM Blanket Purchase Agreement through our GSA Schedule to provide environmental support services.
NRDP Fish Crossing Project Awarded to Pioneer
The Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP) awarded Pioneer the Cottonwood Creek Crossing and Fish Screen Engineering Design project. Pioneer will design a new fish-friendly crossing structure on Ko...
Pioneer Receives Safety Award
In March, BP recognized Pioneer’s record of safely working for 6 years and 10,000 hours without a recordable injury.
Parking and Bike Lane Project Awarded to Pioneer
For Butte-Silver Bow, Pioneer will survey selected streets along 21 city blocks to determine areas for possible angled parking and viable bike lanes that could provide safe access to parks,
Red Lodge Coal Mine Subsidence Investigation Awarded to Pioneer
[Subsidence is the motion of a surface as it shifts downward. Land subsidence can lead to many problems including changes in elev...
