Ms. Murchison joined James W. Sewall Company in 2007 and manages Sewall’s branch office in Caribou. She has over 30 years of experience in the civil engineering field and has managed, designed, and monitored a wide variety of projects throughout Aroostook County and eastern Maine including roadway, storm drain, water, and sewer systems. She also has practical experience with downtown revitalizations, pedestrian trails, boat landings, parking lots, site design, environmental permitting, building construction, and building and civil construction administration services.
When she is not playing in the dirt at work, Jan enjoys taking long walks with her husband, Ken (who still holds her hand, setting the bar too high for many of their friends); watching all kinds of movies, quoting pertinent scenes as needed; reading great mystery novels; listening to loud rock music; and relaxing at their lake-view camp, with early-morning canoe paddling on Long Lake. Jan and Ken are also the proud parents of a daughter and a son, both UMaine college graduates, who have turned out okay, so far.
Education
M.S., Business, Husson College, Caribou, Maine
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Maine
Year Joined Sewall
2007
Professional Affiliations & Licenses
Licensed Professional Engineer: Maine #7125;
Washington #56758; Idaho #18140; Virginia #60210;
Nebraska #E-17525; Minnesota #56895;
South Carolina #38712; Kansas #27526; Texas #138708
MaineDOT LPA Certified
Experience
Sewall, 2007-Present
Project Manager
Representative Projects
Pearl Street Reconstruction Project, Biddeford, Maine: Managed and designed improvements for the full-depth reconstruction of Pearl Street for a length of approximately 900 LF over a width of approximately 55 FT – 65 FT. The work includes a bituminous paved roadway at the west end and a concrete paver roadway and sidewalks (Woonerf area) at the east end, concrete and permeable paver sidewalks, granite curb, storm drain and associated catch basins, gravity and force main sewer lines and associated manholes, water lines, concrete encased conduits for electrical, communications, lighting, video and associated vaults/handholes; street lights and associated foundations, and trees. Managed construction phase services with project substantially completed in 2023. The Pearl Street Reconstruction Project was the recipient of the 2024 Maine Chapter ASCE Kitty Breskin Award.
Reservoir Hill Road Reconstruction Project; Houlton, Maine: Currently designing 1,300 LF road reconstruction, including improvements to steep grades, 90-degree corners, drainage, and erosion control. Anticipated construction completion in 2025.
Route 1 Sidewalk Project, Madawaska, Maine. Designed and managed construction phase services for new sidewalks within an 800-foot stretch of Route 1 between 14th and 16th Avenues, near the Four Corners Park, per MaineDOT LPA requirements. Project was completed in 2024.
Road Maintenance Facility Project, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point, Maine. Currently designing a 6,000 SF road maintenance facility, including water and sewer upgrades, site design, and the proposed demolition of the existing public works garage upon project completion
