Waldemar S Nelson

read moreWaldemar S. Nelson and Company (NELSON) is a multi-discipline design and project management consultancy serving a wide range of industrial, commercial and governmental clients across the U.S.A., and at selective international sites.

read moreNELSON provides project management, engineering, environmental science and architectural services from offices in New Orleans, Louisiana and Houston, Texas. We have served multiple clients in a broad range of projects worldwide since 1945. Our staff of professionals and support personnel blends many years of experience and expertise with today's technology to deliver state-of-the-art projects for our clients, focusing on scope, schedule and budget. By providing a wide spectrum of project services, we often work with clients from concept development to start-up, and regularly maintain a life-of-facility relationship with them through continuous support of operations.

read moreIn addition to NELSON'S design experience, we have performed a variety of other services for our clients. One important function has been assistance with procurement of materials and equipment for projects. At times we specify and arrange purchase of these items using the client's forms and funds. In other instances we purchase the items on behalf of our clients. We have also performed feasibility studies, cost estimates, and market surveys. Our multi-discipline capability brings a broad scope of understanding to these types of investigations.

read moreNELSON'S Architectural Department offers professional services from Design Concept to Construction Administration on a variety of building and occupancy types. We design commercial, institutional and industrial projects. Our work includes new buildings, renovations and modifications. Our firm is multi-discipline and with in-house engineering we are able to coordinate architectural and engineering expeditiously. Three dimensional drafting allows conflict and space checking. NELSON'S architectural work is worldwide.

read moreOur understanding of the governing codes, regulations and standard practices of the petrochemical industry enables NELSON to deliver designs and services that meet our Client's expectations of safety, performance, cost and schedule.

read moreOur main function in the Human Resources department in the New Orleans and Houston offices is to recruit the most qualified Engineers, Architects, Designers and support staff to perform the varied tasks that our many projects call for. Once hired, we provide a safe comfortable workplace. We also maintain a high level of benefit and compensation packages, constantly looking to upgrade for the benefit of the staff and their families. Our staff genuinely enjoy working here and consequently are our best source of future candidates.

read moreOur complete multi-discipline staff enables the firm to provide total in-house professional engineering services on projects ranging in size from brief surveys and reports through major facility design and construction. On any given project, we can provide site selection, permitting, cost analysis, generation of design and bid/construction cost estimates, CPM scheduling, and material specification and procurement. During and following the design phase of the project, our staff can provide total support functions such as bid review, shop and vendor drawing review and approval, resident construction inspection, construction management, QA/QC, start-up assistance, troubleshooting, and operational training and instruction.

read moreOver the decades of NELSON'S existence, we have worked with a great variety of clients. In addition to industrial and municipal entities, we have provided services for shipbuilding and aerospace manufacturing facilities as well as military installations. These assignments have involved some unique requirements, and we enjoy meeting such challenges. We have been able to meet the needs of differing clients by adapting the experience gained in one sector to solve problems in another. Since we have all design disciplines in-house, we can usually provide one-source solutions for unusual project needs.