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INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER/TECHNICIAN

Bison Engineering, Inc., an air quality engineering and consulting firm, is looking for an instrument engineer/technician in our Billings, MT office to design and assemble our gas flow monitoring instrument.  We have manufactured and supported our EMRC flow measurement instrumentation for over 30 years.  Its reliability and longevity are recognized by clients world-wide.  While it is a well-established product, this is a unique opportunity that will require innovation & problem solving from day to day.   The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the future of the product line. The position entails designing and building the monitors, production

INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER/TECHNICIAN2022-10-04T14:37:40-06:00

STAFF/PROJECT ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

Bison Engineering, Inc., is a Montana-based, employee-owned environmental engineering firm with 41 years of experience in helping our clients comply with air quality and environmental regulations. We specialize in air quality permitting, emissions testing, ambient air monitoring, and gas flow monitor design and manufacture. We are recruiting for a staff or project engineer/scientist for our Consulting Services Department.   We will consider applicants with a four-year engineering or other technical degree. A minimum of two to five years of environmental experience in industrial, regulatory, and/or consulting settings are required. Applicants should have background or interest in learning stationary source air

STAFF/PROJECT ENGINEER/SCIENTIST2022-10-04T14:36:43-06:00

A2LA – Accredited Air Emissions Testing Body

Our goal is to provide the highest quality environmental services which key on communication with your facility and the regulatory agencies involved. Bison is recognized as an accredited air emissions testing body (AETB) through the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). We are certified as an accredited air emissions testing body to ASTM D7036-04, “Standard Practice for Competence of Air Emission Testing Bodies".

A2LA – Accredited Air Emissions Testing Body2019-10-29T15:59:54-06:00

Christopher P. Hiltunen, P.E. President

Certifications: Professional Engineer MSHA/OSHA Safety Trained Chris joined Bison in 1995 and is currently the Helena Branch Manager. Chris obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of New Hampshire. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Montana. His duties involve project management and oversight of ambient monitoring, source testing, and permitting/compliance activities. Chris’s past duties included ambient air and meteorological data collection, quality assurance, processing and reporting on a variety of ambient monitoring systems, including PM10, PM2.5, SO2, CO, NOx, O3, and meteorology installations as well as continuous emissions monitoring systems. He

Christopher P. Hiltunen, P.E. President2019-01-11T14:33:13-07:00

Zach Harding, QSTI Environmental Scientist

Zach joined the Source Testing group at Bison in 2017. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with concentrations in Management and Marketing from Carroll College. Zach is certified by the Source Evaluation Society as a Qualified Individual in the performance of source testing. Zach currently serves as the Director of Source Testing for Bison and manages all source testing-related activities and personnel. He also serves as the Technical Director on the Quality Management Team. Zach specializes in logistics, planning, and management of Bison’s most complex and challenging projects. Prior to joining Bison, he was

Zach Harding, QSTI Environmental Scientist2022-06-13T15:25:23-06:00

Daniel Bitz Environmental Engineer

Daniel is an Environmental Engineer who joined the Ambient Monitoring group in the Helena office of Bison in 2022. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Montana State University. His project assignments commonly include ambient air and meteorological data collection, quality assurance, processing and reporting. He performs quality assurance audits, calibrations and maintenance on a variety of ambient monitoring systems, including PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and meteorological installations. Daniel also performs audits, calibrations, and maintenance on continuous emissions monitoring systems. He performs siting, installation, and maintenance of remote meteorological and ambient air data collection systems. Daniel also

Daniel Bitz Environmental Engineer2022-06-02T16:17:36-06:00

Robert J. Drake, CPA, Chief Financial Officer

Certifications: Bob re-joined Bison in 2020 as the Chief Financial Officer. Bob oversees all of the financial aspects of the company and is a part of the company management team. He prepares financial statements, analytical reports, budgets, and other reports related to the 401(k) plan and the Bison ESOP Trust. In addition, he acts as Human Resources Director and leads the administrative team. He also acts as an advisor to the Bison Board of Directors. Bob originally joined Bison in 1995 as the Chief Financial Officer and he performed the functions noted above through 2006. Bob

Robert J. Drake, CPA, Chief Financial Officer2021-03-12T00:07:23-07:00

Jake Wiggs, Q.I. Ambient & GFM Director / Billings Branch Manager

Jake joined Bison in 2015 as a Project Engineer with the Billings Source Testing group. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University in Bozeman. Jake became the Branch Manager for the Billings office in 2016. He is the director of the Ambient Monitoring services and gas flow monitor (GFM) manufacturing in Billings, as well as oversees the source testing in the Billings office. Jake has extensive knowledge and experience in flow measurement and stack emission measurement and calculations. Previously, Jake worked as an MWD Engineer for Baker Hughes. He spent two years on

Jake Wiggs, Q.I. Ambient & GFM Director / Billings Branch Manager2021-02-04T16:27:56-07:00

Harold W. Robbins Executive Manager

Hal has over 40 years of experience in engineering and in management of environmental projects and programs in industry, government, and consulting. He has a B.A. degree in physics and an M.S. degree in environmental studies.  Hal joined Bison in 1987. Hal retired from Bison in 2014 and now serves as a professional consultant on special projects. Hal has been the project manager for many PSD and NSR permit applications for power generation stations, the lime manufacturing industry, petroleum refineries, a coal-liquefaction facility, compressor stations, wood products facilities, and many other industries. As a project manager, he

Harold W. Robbins Executive Manager2019-01-11T13:37:51-07:00

Don V. Milmine, E.I.T. Project Engineer

Certifications: Engineer In Training MSHA/OSHA Safety Trained HAZWOPER Certified Don is a Project Engineer ll and has been with the Ambient Monitoring group in the Billings office of Bison since 1999. He has been providing technical services to industrial and governmental clients for over 37 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech. His project assignments commonly include ambient air and meteorological data collection, quality assurance, processing and reporting. He performs quality assurance audits, calibrations and maintenance on a variety of ambient monitoring systems, including PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and meteorological installations.

Don V. Milmine, E.I.T. Project Engineer2019-04-24T08:55:59-06:00
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