Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. is an employee-owned full-service engineering and environmental services firm. Our 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 providinginnovativesolutions that enable our clients to build and maintain a competitive advantage.

Water is key to life on our planet. Our engineers understand the complexities involved in managing groundwater and surface water as resources, and the trade-offs needed to balance supply and demand, economic and social factors, and the integrity of the natural environment. We have the expertise in hydrology, hydraulics, and hydrogeology to model, predict, and design solutions. A leader in the assessment and rehabilitation of surface water bodies, Pioneer's experience includes floodplain surveys, mapping and delineation, wetlands delineation and design, stream reconstruction and restoration, streambank stabilization, hydraulic structure designs, irrigation system designs, fish passage design, storm water system evaluation and design, surface water sampling and monitoring, and water treatment.

Pioneer offers a variety of professional geotechnical and construction materials testing services to public, commercial, and residential construction industries. Working from a high standard of quality control we provide clients with accurate results needed for design and specification. Our services include field inspections, construction materials testing and geotechnical testing. Pioneer Technical Services, Inc. provides land surveying services to homeowners, developers, contractors, municipalities, and state and federal agencies.

Pioneer personnel are experts at designing and implementing environmental remediation projects to address pollution or contamination of soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water. Each project has its own specific array of contaminants, regulatory requirements, and human health or ecological risks. Pioneer helps clients assess, evaluate, remediate, and close many types of environmental cleanup projects. Our work includes lead support on some of the largest environmental cleanup projects in the nation.

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Pioneer’s own Patty Olson is hard at work testing out some project samples with a ModernWater RaPID Assay field testing kit, while safely observing Covid-19 protocols in our office! The RaPID Assay kit allows for the quick analysis of soil and water for remediation, assessment, and industrial...

Posted on Mar 10, 2021  •  Facebook

Being that it’s #InternationalWo mensDay which happens to coincide with #NationalWomensH istoryMonth, we thought it would be a great opportunity to introduce you to the women of Pioneer! They work tirelessly for our #EmployeeOwned company and the communities in which they live. We are proud of their...

Posted on Mar 08, 2021  •  Facebook

Congratulations to Joel Chavez and the entire team at the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for their hard work and dedication over the last 20+ years on the Streamside Tailings Operable Unit (SST OU) remediation project. We are proud to have worked hand-in-hand with you and our...

Posted on Mar 06, 2021  •  Facebook

Some new pictures of the ongoing Shodair Children's Hospital construction project in Helena, Montana! The hospital focuses on specialized care for children ranging from psychiatric services to a nationally recognize genetics program. Pioneer’s #Helena Lab is involved with the materials testing for...

Posted on Mar 02, 2021  •  Facebook

Here are some amazing pictures from an engineering project in #Idaho that Marty Bennett is managing! Marty has been… https://t.co/bay9qbSd4z

Posted on Feb 25, 2021  •  Twitter

It’s our favorite time of the year! This week is #NationalEngineersWeek and we thought it would be fun to highlight… https://t.co/mzbcz0bxy8

Posted on Feb 25, 2021  •  Twitter

Our @pix4d software friends processed the images from the #Perseverance landing and turned them into an incredibly… https://t.co/nn9QH9yA44

Posted on Feb 23, 2021  •  Twitter

#CountdownToMars With hundreds of thousands of parts, 2 million lines of code, and 126 million miles of travel we a… https://t.co/7DwrjYUZi7

Posted on Feb 18, 2021  •  Twitter

#RandomActsofKindnessDay. We often forget how a simple act of #kindness can change someone forever. Reach out to fr… https://t.co/O9jCAqXe1c

Posted on Feb 17, 2021  •  Twitter

Are you a #Hydrogeologist or a #Hydrogeological engineer looking for a change? Want to work at an #EmployeeOwned or… https://t.co/P5yKMyxoKV

Posted on Feb 16, 2021  •  Twitter