BJ Cope
As a civil engineer with more than 25 years of experience, Benjamin J. (BJ) Cope finds designing projects that benefit our communities—that will outlive all of us—one of the most rewarding things about his career. He enjoys tackling and solving complicated problems as he considers himself to be “a jack of all trades—at least within civil engineering.”
With specialized experience in dam safety and rehabilitation and upgrades of dams and hydroelectric plants, BJ always strives to find the best solution for our clients, even if it’s not the easiest option.
“Regardless of the scope and scale of a project,” he says, “I believe it’s our duty to be cognizant of the potential impacts our work may have on the public and the natural environment.”
BJ is a licensed professional engineer who holds registrations in Montana, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming. He is based in our Bozeman, MT office.
Completed Projects
Mystic Intake Gate Replacement
Morrison-Maierle provided an engineering design and construction strategy to replace the intake gate at the Mystic Lake hydroelectric project at the remote Rowe Dam in the Beartooth Mountains.
Mystic Lake Flowline and Trolley Bridges
Morrison-Maierle provided engineering services for design and development of construction documents for the new steel trestle bridges along the Mystic Lake flowline hydroelectric project.
Thompson Falls Radial Gates
NorthWestern Energy hired Morrison-Maierle to develop a plan to increase gated spillway flow capacity on the main dam at the Thompson Falls Hydroelectric Project.
