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New Bechtel Pueblo Team Manager Keeps Momentum

Published: April 15, 2019 | Category: PCAPP News, People
Then Bechtel Pueblo Team Project Manager Brett Griebenow, left, appears at a Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission public meeting Feb. 27, 2019, with Ken Harrawood, right. Harrawood replaced Griebenow as PM at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in late March.

Then Bechtel Pueblo Team Project Manager Brett Griebenow, left, appears at a Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission public meeting Feb. 27, 2019, with Ken Harrawood, right. Harrawood replaced Griebenow as PM at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in late March.

The new project manager for the Bechtel Pueblo Team at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant is focused on paving the way for Static Detonation Chambers to join the operation later this year.

“Having the infrastructure in place and ready to receive the SDCs when they arrive on site is critical to our overall mission,” said Ken Harrawood. “We also need to maintain a focus on submitting quality packages to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in order to support needed permit changes and authorizations.”

Three SDCs have been purchased to help with the destruction of 4.2-inch mortar rounds in storage at the U.S. Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot.

“In the longer term, we will begin focusing on the efficient operation of the SDCs, as well as the transition to decontamination and demolition,” Harrawood said.

Harrawood started at the Pueblo plant in late March, succeeding Bret Griebenow who was Bechtel’s project manager since November 2017. The Bechtel Pueblo Team is the contractor hired by the government to manage the destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile in Pueblo from design through closure.

With a bachelor’s degree in nuclear technology and a certified project management professional, Harrawood has over 30 years of experience in project and program management in the nuclear industry. He has worked in nearly all aspects of nuclear facilities including design, construction, commissioning, operations, decommissioning and demolition.

Harrawood started his career in the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power program and held positions at U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration sites, as well as international projects in Canada and the United Kingdom. Just before joining PCAPP, he was general manager for Bechtel Cavendish Nuclear Solutions, a joint venture to safely decommission a 1950s-era nuclear waste storage facility in England.

With such a background, Harrawood said the best part of any project is the opportunity to learn and share.

“I’ve been blessed with the chance to work on many great projects and with some exceptional people,” Harrawood said. “In each case, I’ve learned new things that I can take with me to the next project, and I’ve been able to share experiences that enhance the current project. We should never waste the chance to learn something new.”

More PCAPP People Articles

  • Mark Honnen, an Air Force veteran and deputy chief of staff to Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, is the newest member of the Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission.

    Colorado Governor Appoints New Advisory Commission Member

    Published: April 8, 2021
  • Toxic Material Handlers from the Pueblo Chemical Depot load a pallet of munitions onto a Modified Ammunition Vehicle, or MAV.

    Toxic Material Handlers Keep Up with Demand

    Published: April 6, 2021
  • Colorado Congress Members Tour Pueblo Plant

    Colorado Congress Members Tour Pueblo Plant

    Published: February 12, 2021
  • Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Automation Specialist Wendell Savage teaches the Training Facility robot about the new Drained Munition Weight Station. Later, the lessons were applied to the plant’s Munitions Washout System.

    Pueblo Plant Worker Instrumental in Campaign Success

    Published: February 2, 2021
  • From left, Ken Harrawood, project manager, Bechtel Pueblo Team, Walton Levi, site project manager, Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant, and Col. Michael Cobb, military commander, Pueblo Chemical Depot, give the Pueblo City Council a briefing Oct. 15, 2019, on the status of the destruction of the stockpile of mustard agent-filled munitions.

    Plant, Depot Officials Keep Local Governments Briefed on Stockpile

    Published: November 20, 2019
  • Walton Levi, who has been serving as acting site project manager, will fill the position on a permanent basis.

    Acting Site Project Manager at Pueblo Plant Named to Permanent Post

    Published: July 2, 2019
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