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Atwell’s evolving ESG program will impact its people, clients, and communities

 

At the Atwell Family of Companies (Atwell), we are continually evaluating and evolving our efforts to remain a top consulting, engineering, and construction services firm. As part of this progression, we have developed our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) plan. Our ESG plan aims to embody the strong work that we’re already doing, formalize it under a unified strategy, and set the framework for the future. Companies that embrace ESG principles aren’t just more resilient in the face of challenges; they’re also more innovative, more competitive, and more attractive to clients.

ESG has become more than just a buzzword. It can help us be more competitive in the marketplace, reduce risk, retain staff, and further adhere to our company values. ESG is a commitment to our clients, employees, and communities, and it takes into consideration the meaningful work we’re already doing as a company
such as:

  • Hosting Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) where our employees can access support, connection, and resources for development, growth, and belonging. They focus on creating unique committees that foster an inclusive and diverse workforce.
  • Reducing idling time for our organization’s fleet to continue to measure ourselves against best-in-class comparable fleets.
  • Improving our safety statistics and sustainability scores within ISNetworld, a supplier information management system that more than 80 of our current clients rely on.
  • Engaging in Client driven sustainability assessments and questionnaires including The Sustainability Project survey – a tool utilized by utility clients to educate suppliers on environmental best practices, benchmark their sustainability progress, and grow their sustainability programs.

By aligning our business practices with ESG values, we unlock new opportunities for growth, differentiation, and long-term value creation. Doing so allows us to anticipate regulatory risks, market shifts, and changing consumer preferences. And perhaps most importantly, we leave a positive impact that extends far beyond the balance sheet – a legacy of sustainability and responsibility.

Across the Atwell Family of Companies, we are continually evaluating our corporate sustainability program, embedding it into our core business operations.  To support our commitment, Atwell has a dedicated ESG Panel that is leading the organization’s vision and driving our efforts forward with the support of executive leadership.

Deb Wilson, Vice President of Safety, Sustainability and Compliance is leading the Atwell ESG Panel which is composed of Atwell, RVi and SCS employees from various departments and levels of the Atwell Family of Companies who each dedicate their talent to the cause.  The ESG Panel is dedicated to developing ongoing initiatives that highlight sustainability, as much as understanding industry trends.

With support of executive leadership, the ESG Panel and their efforts serve as a testament to Atwell’s dedication to thoughtful, action-oriented initiatives. With geographic, market, and client expansion on the horizon, leading the industry with an ESG strategy is incredibly important. Our internal sustainability efforts, combined with projects that support clients in achieving their ESG goals, help position us for continued long-term growth.

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Celebrating National Surveyors Week: An Interview with Senior Director Justin Cecil

In honor of National Surveyors Week, we connected with Senior Director and surveyor Justin Cecil to ask about his career and where he thinks the future of surveying is headed.

How did you become interested in surveying, and what motivated you to pursue it as a career?

My journey into the surveying career was a bit of a winding road. In college, I majored in construction engineering, and surveying was a part of that program. The surveying classes were some of my favorite, we got to map parts of campus, but the coursework was primarily focused on route surveying and topographic surveying.

After college I went to work for Pulte Homes working on the construction side of things. Atwell was a consultant to Pulte, so I got to work with a lot of the engineers and surveyors. That’s where I go to know and work with Matt Bissett (current President at Atwell). I started thinking about wanting a career change, so I met up with Matt and he helped me get into the survey group with Atwell.

After some time working in the field and learning about all the things surveyors do, I decided to go back to school to take some additional survey classes at a local community college so I could learn more about the boundary and law portions of surveying. I really love the variety of work and the history of how it helped develop the country. I’ve been with Atwell for 19 years now and I couldn’t think of anything else I would want to do. It’s a valuable and rewarding position to be in.

Are there any particular areas or types of surveying that you find especially challenging, and how do you overcome those challenges?

Right now, I feel like the biggest challenge is hiring surveyors and growing your team. I don’t think many people know enough about surveying and what a great and important profession it is. Very few places offer a degree specifically in surveying, and there aren’t many opportunities for people to get trained and really learn the profession. I feel it’s on surveyors now to promote and get the word out to help teach the next generation what a survey career really entails.

How do you collaborate with other professionals, such as engineers or architects, to ensure seamless integration of surveying data into larger projects?

We’re involved from the beginning to the end of the project. It’s important for us to set up an initial meeting with the developers, engineers and architects to help build the scope of the project and to understand what it is they are intending to do with the survey. Before engineering anything, we have to map it out and determine property limits and if there are any easements that could potentially cause issues with where they want to build. Once we do the initial survey, they can then begin their project. Once the design is completed, the surveyors work on the platting and any easements required, perform stake-out of the proposed improvements, and at the end of each project, we to go back and do a final survey to make sure everything was constructed per plan and to provide an as-built for project financing.

How has technology, such as GIS (Geographic Information System) or drones, influenced the way you approach surveying projects?

Technology really influences the way we approach projects. GIS is an incredible resource for surveyors. It makes research a lot easier as it shows you parcel information, areal imagery and sometimes contours of the land, need versus having to do a site visit or go the local courthouse to pull a deed or tax map. It’s still important to visit the site to get a feel for what you’re working with, but GIS really helps frame out the property lines and show what type of terrain we’re working with. It’s also helpful in supplying legal descriptions of the property so we know how to handle any of those issues accordingly.

Drones, terrestrial scanning and UAVs also benefit our projects and make our field work more accurate and efficient. We can utilize them to map out certain parts of the project that are more difficult to map conventionally. We’re working on creating a virtual Crew Chief position who can go out with a drone and collect data and be able to analyze it later on.

In what ways do you see the field of surveying evolving in the future, and how do you plan to adapt to these changes?

Scanning and drone technology are definitely the future of mapping. It’s up to us to be able to embrace those tools and use them to make our projects more efficient and to create a more accurate product. It’s still going to be important for us to be able to interpret the data that these technologies provide, so it’s not like these technologies are going to completely replace conventional surveying; there’s still going to be a need for surveyors to accurately measure and interpret the data.

An interesting thing about surveying is that you have to have the ability to read cursive writing, because many of the old records that were taken in the 1700s and 1800s are written in cursive. We’re still relying on those records for some projects, so even though technology has greatly advanced since then, surveyors are still needed to interpret what has been recorded.

What advice would you give to someone considering a career in surveying or just starting out in the field?

I think the best thing you can do is go out in the field and get experience. Work with a survey crew and learn as much as possible to really gain a solid foundation. The most successful surveyors are the ones who have spent time doing it and put in the work. It gives you a chance to see all aspects and learn about the variety of projects you get to work with. Be curious, ask questions, and absorb as much as you can.

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An immersive STEM experience in high school opened doors for my Environmental career

 

By Katy Reminga, Associate Project Manager at Atwell

As a young professional, I strive to combine my love for learning with opportunities for exposure to the field of environmental science and its wide network of environmental professionals to grow my knowledge and advance in my career. Interestingly, some of my earliest career moves have opened doors for me a decade after pursuing these learning opportunities, ultimately leading me to my current role as an Associate Project Manager at Atwell, where I’ve been on the Environmental services team for just over two and a half years.

Katy Reminga, Associate Project Manager

The high school experience that jump-started my career   

Presented with an early opportunity to learn science outside of the classroom in the summer of my senior year of high school, I attended a course called the Summer Science Institute (SSI) through Hudsonville High School, located in west Michigan. This incredible experience both cemented my desire to work in Environmental Sciences and established the beginning of my professional network in the field.

About 10 years later, I had finished my master’s degree and was working as a geologist in contamination remediation for an environmental consulting firm when I was presented with an opportunity for a full-circle career moment. Andrew DeWitt, Director at Atwell (and also a former SSI alumnus who now co-leads the program), asked me to assist in teaching and chaperoning the SSI course in the summer of 2020. Re-solidifying the early connections I made through the branching network of SSI ultimately lead to my transition away from the world of remediation consulting, and introduced me to the possibility of working in renewables with Andrew and the Atwell team.

Reminga (center) in the SSI Program as a high-schooler. She’s pictured with SSI instructors Chris Bolhuis (left) and Atwell Director Andrew Dewitt (right) at the top of Avalanche Peak in Yellowstone National Park.

Four approaches you can take to advance your career

It was those earliest connections and networking opportunities that shaped the path I have walked over the last decade, starting with an interactive field course in science in high school all the way to a career I have found real meaning and potential to grow in. Now, my experiences continue to shape my typical workday as an Associate Project Manager. When I reflect on the characteristics that have helped me advance in my career, I can pinpoint four approaches I took:

1. Have a hunger to learn

I’ve progressed in my career with the intention to never stop learning. After completing my bachelor’s and master’s degrees, I considered going on to get my doctorate because I was nervous at the prospect of becoming stagnant in my learning. In some industries, the work can get very monotonous and lack challenge. I didn’t want to fall into that routine. Thankfully, at Atwell, I’ve been served with continuous opportunities to expand my knowledge base to better serve clients. This ranges from staying up to date on the permitting landscape and the changes occurring at the local, state, or federal level, to helping to establish a brand-new service market for Atwell in the offshore wind energy space.

In these past two and a half years, I’ve had the opportunity to get hands-on experience supporting solar, onshore wind, and offshore wind development projects, and have had the opportunity to support the National Environmental Policy Act permitting projects to contribute to commercial development. Through these projects, my teams are pushed to be nimble and continually educate ourselves on changes and updates occurring at all levels of government while offering creative and tailored solutions to help each of our clients meet their objectives. The appetite for continuous learning and the desire to maintain our expertise drives our work forward, and ultimately is what sets Atwell apart.

2. Build a network and maintain connections

Many of the connections I benefit from today were born from relationships I formed during the early parts of my career at SSI and beyond. Whether I consciously realized it or not, I was becoming part of a network of like-minded individuals who were passionate about the environment and solving environmental problems. That summer experience created instant connections and lasting relationships. As I progress in my career, I have come to learn that much of success comes from your ability to establish and maintain trust with your network of peers, colleagues, and clients.

3. Get comfortable being uncomfortable and creative in finding solutions

I think the ideal person for Atwell is someone who’s not afraid to stretch into new experiences and get creative in finding solutions for our clients. When it comes to Environmental consulting and working in the applied sciences, you’re really looking for someone who is highly adaptable and can think outside the box to solve a myriad of different issues. No two problems are going to be the same and no single solution is going to transcend all circumstances or meet every client need. You must be comfortable with analyzing a complex issue that you may not know the answer to right away, and be open to learning and teaching yourself new things. I find that this is where we get to be the most creative and even exceed expectations by coming up with creative solutions that may not have been considered before.

4. Be a team player and a team builder

Just as offering technical advice and providing high quality deliverables to clients is important, so too is building and creating teams that can help make those things happen. You can have great ideas, but it won’t mean anything if you don’t have a talented group of people working together to bring those ideas to fruition. Cultivating a community and a place where people want to work, and being a teammate people want to work with, is really the glue that holds it all together.

Students in the program enjoying the view after a day of hands-on learning and discovery.

Other ways to gain valuable experience, learning, and connections towards your career growth

Because not everyone may be able to experience something specifically like the Summer Science Institute early in their career, I want to suggest two action steps you can take today to shape the future of your career:

1. Find a mentor who is willing to help you grow your skillset and provide you with opportunities to step up to the plate.

Many meaningful careers are built with the support of experienced professionals who offer others a seat at the table. Seek out a trusted advisor and help them to help you grow. This could be a quick connect over coffee, a standing monthly call, or lunch with a leader to develop that relationship.

2. Get as much exposure as you can to all the different opportunities in the consulting industry early on in your career.

If you do this, in just a few years you will develop a diverse and holistic skillset. You may also stumble upon something that excites you and shapes your career for years to come. Combine these two action items to jump start your career and expand your network.

In the early days of any career, networking and connections can serve you in your first job or in your third. As a young professional, I’ve combined the above to open doors for myself as well as my colleagues.

I am happy that there are many other students who got their start in the Summer Science Institute who have also gone on to become Atwell interns and even full-time employees like me. If you are intentional about continued learning, building connections, and being a team player, then those actions will likely take you where you want to go!

 

About the Author

Katy Reminga

Associate Project Manager

Katy Reminga is an Associate Project Manager on the Power and Energy Team. Katy has experience in special land use permitting for solar and battery energy storage developments, NEPA permitting experience, and experience in permitting for U.S. offshore wind development. Katy is an avid hiker and cyclist, bringing her passion for the outdoors to her work at Atwell.

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4 questions to consider as you navigate your AEC career

 

Deb Wilson is the Vice President of Land Solutions within the Power and Energy market sector at Atwell. With more than 25 years in the industry, you may be surprised to know her career did not start in the AEC industry, nor is her degree in the field she serves today.

Wilson began her career working in finance at General Motors, but after a few years, she knew she was driven to pursue other opportunities. Despite the role’s job security, she chose to pursue her education at the University of Michigan, where she received a degree in Environmental Studies. After several twists and turns, having served in the Environmental industry and a decade in the Land Surveying field, she now leads the Land Solutions Right of Way group with the Power & Energy sector at Atwell, driving new client relationships and advocating for Atwell’s services. It’s because of her non-linear career experience that she’s passionate about career-path conversations.

Throughout her career, Wilson credits much of her success to her mindset and determination to maintain a positive perspective. Over the years, Wilson invested in herself, followed her intuition, and worked on her personal and professional development. She has always believed that her career was hers for the shaping and works to impart this advice upon her team.

“Any good career-path conversation must start with self-reflection,” Wilson says. “Anyone seeking career direction must ask themselves what they really want out of their career before they can gain truly helpful advice or direction from a conversation with a leader.”

The process of identifying goals, defining and evaluating priorities, and deciding what you’re willing to commit to are all part of a fruitful career-pathing conversation. Consider the following questions as you head into the new year and the next 12 months of your career:

1. What do you really want for yourself?

Knowing yourself well can be one of the first steps in evaluating the direction of your career. How much responsibility do you want? What activities give you a tremendous amount of satisfaction? What concerns you, and can you grow beyond those fears?

“When I’m in career conversations with my team, one of the first questions I ask is what their top priorities are, because it’s not my decision to make,” Wilson states. “In some roles, there’s an amount of commitment required and that can infringe on other priorities. My initial goal is to help people identify their priorities, then plan with those in mind. Life is alive with changes, and we may prioritize different goals at different times.”

Wilson emphasizes the importance of recognizing that your career is a journey, not a destination. People are ever evolving and growing, and priorities will change. Knowing what you want for yourself and recognizing that you can change your direction leaves room for opportunity.

2. How can you drive your personal career growth, and who can help?

Your career is one of the greatest personal investments you will ever make. Thinking of career growth as an investment is empowering, and the best person to promote your capabilities is you. Consistently exposing yourself to new skills, methodologies, and concepts gives you the ability to refine and improve your competencies at any level.

Additionally, career growth requires supporters who can mentor, coach, and advocate for you. Career advocates create opportunities for exposure, training, and education. Wilson states, “I attribute my career success to the many individuals who supported, believed, and trusted in me. Yes, I had to earn trust, but I don’t discount their contributions; without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today.” Expose yourself to people you respect and recruit your career advocates to give yourself the best opportunity to drive the direction of your career.

3. How much responsibility do you really want?

Knowing how far you want to challenge yourself and understanding the amount of responsibility you’re seeking can help you set goals and expectations for yourself. If you want to be the one making the decisions, Wilson suggests you go on a track to a leadership position; however, if you’d rather have someone to whom you can defer decisions to, a director or vice president position may not be the ideal role for you.

Decisions don’t only exist within leadership roles, but when it comes to responsibility, leadership roles will meet your expectations if that’s what motivates you. “What I recommend, if you haven’t had autonomous responsibility before and want to try it out, is to identify areas of need in your work environment,” Wilson advises. “Then, talk with a decision-maker about solutions, and ask to lead the initiative all the way through execution. Well before I was in a leadership role, I remember being in these situations.”

The key for Wilson was offering to take responsibility for execution. “Those moments really moved my career,” she recalls, “but I recognized that if things didn’t go as planned, I owned it; I took responsibility.” Knowing the level of responsibility you’re seeking will allow you to be more concise in making career decisions.

4. What is your self-talk saying?

Your inner dialogue can tell you a lot about what you do or do not think is possible for your career; after all, it is the voice you listen to more than any other. Working on your inner dialogue can open doors for you simply because you made the choice to pursue a new position, rather than throwing up roadblocks of self-doubt that can prevent new opportunities.

“This is the one thing we always have access to,” affirms Wilson. “When you’re at your best and your self-dialogue is favorable, you’re in a good position to be successful. You’re more open to the possibilities around you.”

Regardless of where you are, no career path is going to be linear. With time, those twists and surprises will take you in directions you may never have thought of in those initial career conversations. While you can’t plan for surprises that may occur, you can get clarity on what matters most to you today and what you’re willing to commit to through effort, dedication, and the support of those around you.

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How the Environmental team is working today to anticipate the regulatory demands of tomorrow

As Atwell continues to grow, so too does its Environmental team. From permitting to habitat mapping, their services continue to grow to meet our clients’ demands. Vice President Bourke Thomas shares the story of the team’s journey and his vision for their future.


What brought you to Atwell, and how long have you been leading the Environmental team?

Bourke: Unlike most, I knew that I wanted to be a wetland consultant in sixth grade. My dad ran the wetland program in Michigan, so I knew what it meant to be a wetland consultant at an early age.

In high school, I shadowed one of my dad’s friends, who was a wetland consultant, to learn about the career path he took. He told me where he went to school, what he minored in, and what he received his undergraduate degree in. By the time I was a high school senior, I knew I wanted to receive my undergraduate degree in environmental science from Michigan State University.

When I graduated from college, however, there were no jobs available. I sent resumes all over the world looking for a job. My brother was living in New Zealand at the time, so I even applied for roles there. I couldn’t get a job anywhere, so I went back to my dad’s friend who happened to own a wetland consulting business in Detroit. I worked for him for a year and a half until the day I received a phone call from Kevin O’Connor, who at the time was a recruiter at Atwell. We met for coffee shortly after that call, and I’ve been with Atwell ever since.

The Environmental team is where it is today because the two people leading the diversification conversation way back in 2005 were Matt Bissett and Tim Augustine. They were selling environmental work and selling our full services. They sold a raptor nest survey for two projects in Michigan in 2008 and here we are today, a $15 million environmental group doing most of our work in the renewable space.

What would people outside of your team be surprised to learn about the Environmental team?

Bourke: They’d be surprised to learn how big we are and how much work we do. The Environmental team has more than 70 people with a business plan that represents 5% of the firm’s hours. That’s a substantial number of hours considering the environmental team only had 37 employees in March of 2021. We have six archaeologists on staff, and we have 3 full-time avian biologists. We do bird surveys, cultural resources surveys, critical issues analysis (CIAs), wetlands, habitat mapping, and local, state, and federal permitting. There are a select few states including Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan where we’re doing county, state, and township municipal permitting. We do all that work in-house.

What would a prospective client be surprised to learn?

Bourke: Every time I talk about our work with a current or potential client, they say, “I didn’t know you did that.” We’ll be talking about an environmental project in Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, or Michigan and we’ll share, “We do electrical design; we do transmission design; we have six licensed professional surveyors in this state.” They’re always surprised to learn about the breadth of our services.

Our clients would also be surprised to know about the growth of the Environmental team.  In 2021, we had 37 people. Today, we’re at more than 70 people. We’ve almost doubled our team in just two years We know that as our clients’ needs and scopes increase, our team will continue to grow as well because we know they’re going to need our bandwidth.

What is your vision for the future of the Environmental team?

Bourke: I’m excited about providing opportunities for our staff. I like working at Atwell because the opportunities are endless. I started as a technician 18 or 19 years ago and look where the opportunity brought me! Some leaders within Atwell took me to coffee when I was a technician and asked, “What do you want for your future? If you want to do this, these are the things you can focus on. And, if you focus on those things and you master them, you can move to X, Y, and Z roles. The future is available to you.”

I would like to do the same thing for someone else at Atwell, whether they’re an intern, newly out of college, or 20 years into a career but new to Atwell. I want to know who people are as individuals, learn what excites them, and help them find a path that will motivate them to show up to work every day. Whether it’s in the environmental group, the program group, the survey group, the engineering group, or any group within Atwell.  Wherever it is, I want to help people envision their careers and get started on that path.

How do you see the landscape of environmental services changing in the next five to 10 years?

Bourke: The beautiful thing about the environment is that regulations are not going to get any easier regardless of local, state, national, or global politics. The environment is important, and it will continue to be important. The regulations are only going to get stricter.

With that in mind, how do we differentiate ourselves from our competition? We don’t do technical things any differently than our competitors, so where we can separate ourselves is by thinking ahead and anticipating what policies are coming.  We have solar projects and wind projects that aren’t going to be operational until 2026 or 2029. We’re starting to develop projects that won’t be built for three to six years. How many presidential elections is that? How many different versions of the EPA are there going to be? How many changes are there going to be in county leadership, of all the different counties or municipalities in in the United States? What’s going on at the local, state, and federal levels that are influencing or could influence these projects? How do we keep track of that?

That’s the differentiator. We are paying attention to the politics and how policies are going to drive environmental legislation. That will then inherently drive our projects.

What drives your passions?

Bourke: From a work perspective, there’s nothing that excites me more than getting a permit faster than expected.  My passion is winning as it pertains to work and getting our clients what they want as fast as we can, as efficiently as we can, and exceeding their expectations. That excites me every day.

Personally, my passion is sharing my knowledge. My hope is to work for people on the Environmental team who are smarter, quicker, brighter, more eager, more aggressive, and more strategic than I am. I want to empower the team to feel like this is a flat organization. If you’ve got an idea that’s better than mine, there’s nothing more important than our clients’ success. I want to foster creative thinking, with sound, legally-defensible science, because we must be able to defend what we do but do it in a way that is strategic with our clients in mind. I want to share what I know with the people that I work with every day, so they can take it one step further and achieve even greater things.

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How our Environmental team advanced an infrastructure replacement project in an area with multiple endangered species

 

The American Society of Civil Engineers has a D rating for Michigan’s energy infrastructure. Since 2021, consumers have been experiencing outages during storms due to aging infrastructure. In fact, according to a report written in 2015 by the U.S. Department of Energy, over 70% of America’s transmission lines are over 25 years old. If these don’t get rebuilt or repaired in the coming years, it will only cost more money, and the demand will rapidly outpace the ability to replace them.

The process of replacing current infrastructure requires diligent foresight and planning as the permitting process itself can take up to 10 years. Recently, however, our Environmental team obtained a unique-to-Michigan permit that can help companies complete projects in a timely and cost-efficient way.

Atwell was hired to provide environmental consulting services for a proposed 70-mile transmission line rebuild extending from Riggsville, Michigan to Port Calcite, Michigan, and to Rockport, Michigan. After decades of weather, erosion, and disturbances in surrounding areas, the transmission line in place had worn away, leaving much to be desired. Thus, it was time to look at what lay beneath and replace the entire 70 miles of transmission line.

 

“When we replace transmission lines or lay new lines entirely, there are a lot of factors to consider that many may not realize,” said Bourke Thomas, Atwell’s Vice President of Environmental Services. “Our Environmental team was brought on to conduct field surveys to analyze any potential endangered species that may be impacted and protect current habitats. If a project crosses through critical habitat for an endangered species, the complexity of a project dramatically increases as does the cost of the permitting application process.”

Atwell got to work surveying the projected rebuild site for any signs of wildlife or plant species that may be threatened or endangered. Over the span of just a few weeks, Atwell team members walked the full 70 miles of transmission line to understand the potential impacts surrounding plant life and wildlife. In the process of doing so, the team made a discovery that could have had massively detrimental effects to the projected timeline of the restoration. While conducting a field survey, four federally endangered species were found: an Eastern Massasauga rattle snake, the Hines Emerald Dragon Fly, a Hungerford’s crawling water beetle, and the dwarf lake iris.

Upon discovery, Atwell moved quickly to set up a thorough investigation into how these species lived, when they were most active, and when they were dormant or hibernating. “If the construction processes were to begin when the species are active, you risk harming a much greater number than if building commences while they are dormant,” said Thomas.

The next phase in the project was crucial for the safety of the species as well as the timeline of the project. To obtain a permit to proceed with the project and reduce as much impact to the endangered species habitats, Atwell had to work with the U.S. EPA, U.S. Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

The survey data collected was compiled into a detailed report for the USFWS. It was this report that helped Atwell get a permit through a Small Federal Handle. This specific permitting process is rarely used in Michigan but was granted to the team due to exceptional and thorough reporting. The report was so well written, Atwell was approved to begin breaking ground earlier than anticipated.

Atwell played a major role in surveying, analyzing, and collecting data on the endangered species that ultimately resulted in lower costs and a shorter timeline for our client. The team’s thorough research helped ensure a safe project all while saving the client time and hundreds of thousands of dollars.