conceptual engineering for the southern
segment of the proposed light rail corridor.
He’s also the task lead for the safety
and security report to address impacts and
mitigation measures for the prevention of
accidents by evaluating the confi guration
of the alignment, safety features and security
enhancements, as well as supporting
with the traffi c, geotechnical and economic/
fi scal impact analysis for the corridor.
In 2014 Hetland helped create an
employee network group within CH2M
called “Junior & Mid-level Professionals”
(JuMP) to help promote staff retention,
development. He has helped junior and
mid-level staff connect with senior leaders
We work a little differently.
mentoring and professional
Because at CH2M, we accomplish more by working together.
With industry leaders like Charlie Hetland, we take on amazing
challenges. By encouraging diverse opinions, we arrive at
uncommon solutions and deliver results our clients need.
Because ours is a culture of collaboration and respect. And we’ve
got a passion for leaving the world a better place than we found it.
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Congratulations to
CH2M’s Charlie Hetland
a top 40 Under 40 honoree.
within the company.
IT WAS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
coach that sparked the interest of infrastructure
in Charlie Hetland. Th e
coach would come in suit and tie with a
CH2M badge and talked about working
on things like high-speed rail, the Panama
Canal, a variety of major projects.
Th rough college Hetland maintained that
relationship and when he was a senior, he
started an internship in the Los Angeles
offi ce and has been there ever since.
Coupling transit planning and engineering
safety skills with a passion
for pushing the industry forward, Hetland
has become a valuable resource to
CH2M’s transportation team in California.
He has tackled responsibilities with
alternative analysis, conceptual engineering
and environmental clearance for Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority’s (Metro) West Santa
Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor,
California high-speed rail’s Los Angeles
to San Diego project section, and Metro’s
SR-710 North bus rapid transit alternative.
As project engineer and an environmental
task lead for the WSAB environmental
study, he’s helped with the
Fact:
The day before
the November
2016 election,
Hetland passed
out m&ms
alongside Mayor
Eric Garcetti at
Union Station,
advocating
for support of
Measure M.
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“What I find really fascinating is how the public
transportation industry is the intersection with the current
global trends that are happening, whether it’s climate
change, migratory shift or techn ology. We’ve got these
global issues related to these trends and public transit is
a potential solution to some of these problems. We’ve got
a bright future and it’s helping address these issues.”
Charlie M.
Hetland
Transportation
Planner/Engineer
CH2M