Gretchen Giesler

Project Associate @Sargent & Lundy

Chicago, IL, US

Gretchen is responsible for natural gas focused project coordination and design.2022 Project Work Highlights:• Project manager of new surface facilities to move water for a natural gas aquifer to a new disposal well. Project includes new pump house with primary injection pumps and filtration system, new injection well building, and interconnecting pipeline.• Project manager for compressor station removal and replacement of all onsite transmission piping. Included a new TBS, bidirectional launchers/receivers, slug catcher and connections for future compression capabilities.• Technical lead for codes & standards development of RNG distribution & gathering systems.• Project manager for mechanical & electrical design of multiple natural gas facility retrofits.• Project manager for multiple renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across the U.S.• Project manager for a carbon capture technical feasibility & engineering analysis.2021 Project Work Highlights:• Natural Gas Lead/Project Manager for the NICTD Doubletrack & Westlake commuter rail gas conflict relocations. Led analysis of 140+ conflicts for a federal funded project.• Project Manager for a 13,300\' brownfield natural gas distribution replacement project in Pennsylvania.2020 Project Work supporting clients in the US & Caribbean:• NICTD Doubletrack & Westlake• Confidential Carbon Capture Technology Feasibility & Bid Evaluations• Hydraulic Pipeline Analysis for future natural gas transmission system & preliminary routing2019 Project work supported clients in the U.S, Caribbean, Middle East, & Canada:• Pipeline EPC specification SME for new natural gas transmission system.• Code & compliance, including 49 CFR 192 \"mega-rule\".• Operating standards internal audit & recommended actions.• Technical natural gas compression bid evaluation, including reciprocating, centrifugal, and screw types. • Natural gas steady state pipeline hydraulic modeling, pressure regulation, ASME B31.1 MAWP analysis.