For Immediate Release
Vancouver, BC, October 31, 2024 – McElhanney Ltd. (McElhanney) one of Canada’s largest employee-owned engineering and geomatics firms, is pleased to announce the appointments of the Energy and Resources Market Sector Vice President and Prairies South Regional Vice President.
In May 2024, McElhanney appointed Nathan Sikkes, P.Eng, ALS, CLS, SLS to the role of Energy & Resources Market Sector Vice President for both British Columbia and Alberta. Nathan has been a staple at McElhanney since 2004 where he previously led the Major Projects team, and since 2019 as a McElhanney board member. He has a reputation among clients and partners for bringing high-quality and innovative solutions to major infrastructure projects, and for leading teams to drive forward the evolution of the energy and resources sector in Western Canada.
“I joined McElhanney at the start of my career, and I’ve had the opportunity to see first-hand the different areas of the business. As Energy & Resources Market Sector Vice President, I’m eager to dig my hands into the challenges of this dynamic market to better serving our clients and communities,” says Nathan.
In September 2024, McElhanney appointed Warren Lippitt, MBA, P.Eng, ALS, CLS as Prairies South Regional Vice President. Warren has nearly two decades at McElhanney leading teams to support clients across Southern Alberta, including three years overseeing McElhanney’s Canmore, AB branch, and five years serving as a McElhanney board member. Warren’s appointment follows a thorough search process for the Prairies South Regional Vice President role.
“I’m thrilled to be taking up the mantle as Prairies South Regional Vice President,” says Warren. “In this role, I look forward to growing McElhanney’s presence and strengthening the services our clients need most.”
“Appointing Warren and Nathan were no-brainers for our firm. Warren’s understanding of the region and our clients’ needs, combined with Nathan’s deep knowledge of the energy and resources market, position McElhanney to better tackle our clients’ challenges as our own,” says Jennifer Price, McElhanney President & CEO.
The Energy & Resources Market Sector Vice President position is the second market sector appointment at McElhanney, furthering the firm’s commitment to clients, partners, and employees to deliver strategic innovative, and high-quality services to improve the quality of life for communities locally and beyond.
Contact: Jenica Montgomery
Communications Lead
McElhanney
communications@mcelhanney.com
About McElhanney: Established in 1910, McElhanney is an award-winning, employee-owned professional consulting firm providing geomatics, engineering, geospatial, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. With 30+ locations across Western Canada, McElhanney serves cities & communities, energy & resources, and transportation & transit sectors.
McElhanney has earned the recognition as a Platinum member of the Best Managed Companies program and is listed among the Top 100 Employers in Canada. The firm received the Schreyer Award from the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, the highest annual honour for outstanding technical projects, for the work on the Trans-Canada Highway Avalanche Mitigation project. Since 2010, McElhanney have been recognized with over 100 awards celebrating their people, project excellence, and employee programs.
McElhanney’s journey takes them to amaze their clients, care for their communities, and empower their people. They care deeply for their employees and the communities they serve with dedicated resources to improving Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in their workplace and the McElhanney Cares program which provides charity donations or sponsorships for staff-identified charities. For more information visit www.mcelhanney.com.
