Moffatt & Nichol was founded in 1945 to provide design engineering services to the evolving maritime infrastructure on the west coast of the United States. Early successes in port facility planning and coastal structures design earned the firm a reputation for innovation and creativity. By the next decade, Moffatt & Nichol's practice had expanded... more»
What has kept you with the firm?
I work on a wide variety of projects located all over the world--from dredging to transportation. Primarily, I work on dredging projects for port and naval facilities, but I have designed storm drains and grading projects for port backland developments, and I have also been involved with underwater inspections of waterfront facilities. The variety of work is exciting!
How has your role developed at the firm?
I was hired on as a junior engineer/CAD technician. Now, I have CAD technicians and designers working with me. I am also beginning to take on the role of project engineer on some projects.
How would you describe your work environment?
It is very professional and team orientated.
What about your role gives you the most satisfaction?
It is extremely satisfying when our clients repeatedly come back to M&N for design services. I’m also impressed with the professionalism and experience of M&N employees and the quality of services M&N delivers.
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Improving Service Life and Preserving Waterfront Structures
Improving Service Life and Preserving Waterfront Structures
Moffatt &Nichol Blaylock, a recent consolidation of the operations of Blaylock Engineering Group and Moffatt & Nichol, specializes in the inspection, design, and repair of commercial and marine structures worldwide. Bringing specific expertise in marine engineering and facility inspection and rehabilitation, with a particular focus on the design and repair of marine structures and development of repair schemes to extend the useful service life of marine facilities; the firm serves port, military, and transportation clients.
As nationally-recognized experts in waterfront structural investigations and marine construction, the cornerstone of our portfolio has been quick response to client demands and production of high-quality engineering documents leading to construction of repair, rehabilitation, or modernization projects. Our engineering tradition dates back to the 1960s and a long history of traditional structural engineering assignments that included Design of buildings, bridges, seismic retrofits, and defense-oriented forensic investigations. The firm now offers special expertise in underwater inspections conducted by certified engineer-divers. Our engineer-divers have supported both surface-supplied and scuba-equipped dive inspection operations worldwide in some of the most challenging conditions.
As the only waterfront firm in the United States offering service life/durability modeling, we provide significant added value for our clients, quantifying the remaining life of waterfront structures and optimizing preservation strategies to achieve specific service life goals.
Air quality is one of the most challenging issues facing the transportation industry today. The movement of goods through ports has come under increasing scrutiny due to strong growth in freight volumes and tight regulations on sources of air emissions.
Effectively addressing air quality concerns requires a thorough understanding of each segment of the goods-related transportation system – ships, tugs, cargo handling equipment, rail, and trucks – and how these segments interact. Accurately quantifying and forecasting emissions from marine transportation operations and port expansions is critical to continued operation and future development of global supply chains.
As a premier global port and terminal planning and design firm, Moffatt & Nichol fully understands the unique aspects of, and critical linkages among, the key segments of the marine transportation system. This understanding, coupled with our in-depth knowledge of engine emissions and regulatory requirements, enables us to offer our clients the right solutions for managing and minimizing the environmental impact of emissions from increased cargo throughput.
We strive to hire the most talented and creative people possible, knowing that success will inevitably follow when our creative employees perform advanced work that leads to practical solutions to clients' problems. Practical solutions are ones that contractors can build, are cost-effective, or that help improve our clients' operations, enabling them to be more competitive and efficient. Our blend of imagination, high-end analytics, and decades of practical experience is a distinguishing quality of Moffatt & Nichol.
Our Values
Consistently holding to a unique set values.
Our values underlie our culture and reputation, govern our actions, and reinforce the essential beliefs that sustain Moffatt & Nichol.
Integrity is paramount. Be fair, honest and forthright with all parties.
Maintain a strong tradition of ethical conduct as the foundation of our business.
Never stand on past successes. Constantly improve our skills and approaches.
Overachieve on project assignments while understanding the important distinction between excellence and perfection.
Secure our future by constantly exceeding our clients' expectations.
Respect our competitors.
Share our earnings with employees.
Maintain a meritocracy in which employees' hard work, sacrifices and achievements will be rewarded.
Be good corporate citizens within our communities.
Our Vision
Working together to be the best in our core practices and supporting disciplines.
Our value to clients comes from our professional practices. We will focus on these, grow them and make them the best in our industry by adding value through technical excellence and creativity. In some fields, this might mean that we are the biggest. However, we see no value in striving to be the largest at anything for its own sake. Rather, we will strive simply to be the best. We do not have to be all things to all people to be successful.
