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KCI, formerly McLaren Engineering Group, is consistently ranked among the nation’s leading design firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR). In 2026, the firm ranked No. 50 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms list, No. 41 among the Top 100 Pure Designers, and No. 17 among the Top 20 Design Firms. Beyond its national rankings, KCI and its projects are regularly recognized by professional organizations and industry publications for technical achievement, innovation, and community impact.

KCI, formerly McLaren Engineering Group, is consistently ranked among the nation’s leading design firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR).

Beyond its national rankings, KCI and its projects are regularly recognized by professional organizations and industry publications for technical achievement, innovation, and community impact.

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Awards

2026

New Jersey Top Workplaces - KCI Technologies
NJ Advance Media, 2026
Merit Award with Green Ribbon Recognition for Analysis and Planning - South Wetlands Park
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter, May 2026
Top 500 Design Firms #50 - KCI
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2026
National Recognition Award - Mount Sinai Hospital Behavioral Health Center
American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), May 2026

2025

Award for Outstanding Achievement - Four Entertainment Projects
Themed Entertainment Association, November 2025
Overall Building Award Winner - New Construction Under $10M Category - National Aquarium Harbor Wetland
Building Congress & Exchange, November 2025
Award for Excellence in Design - World’s Fair Marina Pavilion
NYC Public Design Commission, October 2025
Award for Excellence in Design - Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
NYC Public Design Commission, October 2025
Best Construction Companies NYC - Specialization Analysis
ConstructionPlacements, September 2025
Wavemaker Award - The National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetland
ULI Baltimore, September 2025
Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award - The National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetland
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Maryland Section, June 2025
Rockland County Highway Facility Complex - Planning Achievement Award
Rockland Municipal Planning Federation, April 2025

2024

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Project of the Year: Multimodal Processing Plant

The American Society of Civil Engineers – NJ Section (ASCE-NJ), May 2024
Top Parking Structure Engineering Firm, Top Sports Facility Engineering Firm, Top Government Building Engineering Firm, Top Airport Facility Engineering Firm, Top Office Building Engineering Firm, Top Nonresidential Building + Multifamily Housing Engineering Firm, Top University Building Engineering Firm, Top Healthcare Engineering Firm
Building Design + Construction, November 2024
Public Works Project of the Year Award - Rockland County Highway Facility Complex
The New York Metropolitan Chapter (NYMC) of the American Public Works Association (APWA), November 2024
Analysis and Planning Honor Award - Sojourner Truth State Park for Scenic Hudson
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), September 2024
Large Project of the Year - Lower Westchester Bundled Bridges
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley, June 2024
Engineering Drone Video of the Year - Promontory Point Shoreline
Civil + Structural Engineer Media, June 2024
Award of Excellence in Engineering Design - The Smyth
CREW Connecticut (CREW CT), May 2024
Backstage Legends and Masters Award - William Gorlin, PE, SE
Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, April 2024
Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award - James Earl Jones Theater
New York Landmarks Conservatory, April 2024
Top 500 Design Firms #442
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2024

2023

Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement – Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), November 2023
Craftsmanship Award – National Aquarium Rain Forest Exhibit
Building Congress & Exchange, November 2023
Project of the Year – Over $50M category – Mount Sinai Health System Sinai Beth Israel Behavioral Health Center
AMFP NYC – Association of Medical Facility Professionals, July 2023
Big Apple Brownfield Award for Open Space – Eagle + West Project
New York City Brownfield Partnership, June 2023
Tappan Zee Award: Large Project of the Year – Rockland County Highway Facility
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Metropolitan Section, June 2023
Engineer of the Year – Malcolm McLaren, PE
New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE-NY), June 2023
Big Apple Brownfield Award for Economic Development – The Taystee Lab Building
New York City Brownfield Partnership, June 2023
Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award – Pier 57
New York Landmarks Conservatory, April 2023
Top 500 Design Firms #429
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2023
Architecture & Interiors Awards, Architecture: Mixed Use category, Merit Winner, ONStage at Kaufman Astoria Studios
ARCHITECT, February 2023

2022

MASterworks Award for Best New Urban Amenity – Fountain of the Fairs Mist Garden
The Municipal Art Society of New York (MASNYC), October 2022
New York Best Project Award of Merit in Healthcare – White Plains Hospital Center for Advanced Medicine and Surgery
Engineering News-Record (ENR), August 2022
Top 500 Marine and Port Facilities #11
Engineering News-Record (ENR), July 2022
Lifetime Achievement Award – Malcolm McLaren, PE
National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Rockland Chapter, June 2022
Tappan Zee Award: Large Project of the Year Award – I-87/287 Bridge Replacement Scotland Hill Road and College Road Bridges
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Metropolitan Section, June 2022
Top 500 Design Firms #354
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2022

2021

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TopLift of 2021 – Tiffany & Co.’s Crane Lift

International Cranes and Specialized Transport, December 2021
Project Excellence Awards’ Grand Award Winner and New Metal Roofs Category Winner – NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Renovation
Metal Construction News, December 2021
Best Landscape/Urban Development Project – St. Pete Pier
Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southeast, November 2021
Young Engineer of the Year – Stephanie Richmond, PE
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Maryland, October 2021
Top 20 Largest Engineering Firms #15
Crain’s New York Business, August 2021
Engineer In Construction Award – Jon T. Skinner, PE
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley, June 2021
Empire State Award – White Plains Hospital Site Plan
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley, June 2021
Ward House Award – Hungry Hollow Road Bridge Replacement over NYS Thruway
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley, June 2021
Top NY Design Firms #30
Engineering News-Record (ENR), June 2021
Top 500 Design Firms #334
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2021
New Jersey and New York Region’s Top Young Pros Class of 2021 – Jeremy Billig, PE
Engineering News-Record (ENR), January 2021

2020

Civil Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB, M.ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), October 2020
Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement – 3 theme park projects
Thea Award, September 2020
Top 20 Largest Engineering Firms #14
Crain’s New York Business, August 2020
Top 500 Design Firms #328
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2020
Engineering Excellence Diamond Award, Category I: Special Projects – MGM Cotai Hall of Stars Theater LED Wall
American Council of Engineering Companies, New York, April 2020
Engineering Excellence Platinum Award, Category A: Studies, Research and Consulting Engineering Services – Capital District Gondola Project
American Council of Engineering Companies, New York, April 2020
Engineering Excellence Platinum Award, Category C: Structural Systems – Post Avenue Railroad Bridge Replacement
American Council of Engineering Companies, New York, April 2020
Engineering Excellence Platinum Award, Category H: Transportation – NYC Ferry Infrastructure
American Council of Engineering Companies, New York, April 2020
Preservation Project Award – Belvedere Castle
New York Landmarks Conservancy, April 2020
Preservation Project Award – Empire Stores
New York Landmarks Conservancy, April 2020
Preservation Project Award – TWA Hotel
New York Landmarks Conservancy, April 2020

2019

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Public/Private Partnership Award – Newark Downtown District Capital Improvements

Urban Land Institute, November 2019
Metal Building and Roofing Award, New Metal Walls – 108 Chambers Street
Metal Construction News, December 2019
Best of Design Award for Unbuilt, Education – Otto Specht School
The Architect’s Newspaper, December 2019
Public Space Leadership Award – Domino Sugar
Design Trust for Public Space, November 2019
Grand Award in High Rise Category – Two Light
Multifamily Executive Awards, October 2019
Top 20 Largest Engineering Firms #15
Crain’s New York Business, August 2019
Lifetime Achievement – Steven Grogg, PE
New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE) Rockland County Chapter, June 2019
Engineer of the Year – Gerard Bartucci, PE
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley, June 2019
Large Project of the Year – All Electronic Cashless Tolling at Yonkers Toll Plaza
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley, June 2019
2019 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Award for Building and Architecture – 53 West 53rd MoMA
American Galvanizers Association, May 2019
Top 500 Design Firms #358
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2019
Best Retail/Hospitality Project in Baltimore – Live! Hotel
The Baltimore Business Journal, Best In Real Estate Awards, April 2019
Capstone Award – Two Light
Kansas City Business Journal, March 2019
MASterworks Award for Best New Urban Amenity – Domino Park
Municipal Art Society, March 2019
Oscar for Best Visual Effects – First Man
Academy Awards, February 2019
Rentals over 8 Stories and Regional Award – Central U.S. Region – Two Light
National Association of Home Builders – International Builder’s Show, February 2019

2018

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Project of the Year – Post Avenue Bridge Replacement

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Long Island Branch, May 2018
CIB Award of Merit – 416-420 Kent Ave
The Concrete Industry Board, November 2018
Honor Award – 706 Giddings
American Institute of Architects, Chesapeake Bay, November 2018
Excellence in Design for Commercial Architecture – 706 Giddings
American Institute of Architects, Baltimore, October 2018
WaveMaker Award – 706 Giddings
Urban Land Institute of Baltimore, October 2018
People’s Choice Award – 706 Giddings
American Institute of Architects Maryland, September 2018
New York’s Best K-12 Education Project – Hackley School, Walter C. Johnson Center for Health & Wellness
Engineering News-Record (ENR), October 2018
New York’s Best Residential/Hospitality Project (tie) – Zaha Hadid’s 520 W. 28 St.
Engineering News-Record (ENR), October 2018
Best Practice Award – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, September 2018
Honor Award for Research – National Aquarium Floating Wetland Prototype
American Society of Landscape Architects, August 2018
Top 20 Largest Engineering Firms #18
Crain’s New York Business, August 2018
American Web Design Awards – McLaren Engineering Group’s Website
Graphic Design USA, June 2018
BQDA Brooklyn People’s Choice Award – Brooklyn Steel
American Institute of Architects, Brooklyn + Queen Design Awards, June 2018
Excellence in Design – NYCDPR Adaptive Re-Use of the Reflecting Pool and Fountain of the Fairs
NYC Public Design Commission, May 2018
Engineer of the Year – William B. Gorlin, PE, SE, SECB
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, May 2018
Top 500 Design Firms #347
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2018
Best Public Exhibition – SOFTER: Jenny Holzer at Blenheim Palace
Global Fine Art Awards, March 2018
Most Creative Stage Production – Roger Waters
Pollstar Awards, February 2018
Best New Concert Venue – Brooklyn Steel
Pollstar Awards, February 2018

2017

Featured

Honor Award – Battery Park Perimeter, Bikeway, Oval and Woodland Reconstruction

American Society of Landscape Architects, April 2017
Tappan Zee Large Project of the Year Award – NYSDOT Region 8, Bundled Bridges Design-Build Project
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) New York Metropolitan Section Lower Hudson Valley Branch, June 2017
Ward House Small Project of the Year Award – Old Croton Aqueduct Retaining Wall Reconstruction Project
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley Branch, June 2017
Lifetime Achievement Award – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
Boy Scouts of America, Hudson Valley Council, June 2017
Engineer in Education Award – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Rockland County Chapter, June 2017
Distinguished Engineer of the Year – William B. Gorlin, PE, SE, SECB
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Rockland County Chapter, June 2017
Government / Institutional Winner – Public Safety Answering Center II
NYCxDESIGN, May 2017
Top 500 Design Firms #363
Engineering News-Record (ENR), May 2017
Showroom Winner – Cadillac House
NYCxDESIGN, May 2017
Creative Space in Retail Environment Silver Award – Cadillac House
SHOP!, May 2017
Commercial Lobby Winner – 195 Broadway Lobby and Retail Space
NYCxDESIGN, May 2017
Honor Award for Historic Preservation – 195 Broadway Lobby and Retail Space
American Institute of Architects, New York State, May 2017
Proclamation – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter, March 2017
Honor Award for Architecture – Magnolia Mound Visitors Center
American Institute of Architects, New Orleans, 2017

2016

Showroom Winner – Cadillac House
Interior Design, December 2016
1st Place Category D: Municipal Parks/Recreation Projects Recipient – Weehawken Recreational Pier
New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers, November 2016
Hero of the Harbor – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
Waterfront Alliance, October 2016
Harbor Stewardship Award – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
Billion Oyster Project, May 2016
Above and Beyond Award – (E1.43 Task Group) William B. Gorlin, PE, SE, SECB
ESTA, March 2016

2015

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Largest Hammock – Paradise Bay

Guinness World Records, September 2015
Public Works Project of the Year – Design and Construction of the Oak Tree Road Bridge Replacement Project
American Public Works Association, New York Metropolitan Chapter, November 2015
Top 500 Design Firms #393
Engineering News-Record (ENR), June 2015
Top 500 Design Firms #393
Engineering News-Record (ENR), June 2015
Top 20 Largest Engineering Firms
Crain’s New York Business, June 2015
Outstanding Community Service Award – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
The Salvation Army, Greater New York Division, May 2015

2014

New York Regions Best Projects, Best Government/Public Building Project – NYC Parks Beach Restoration Modules
Engineering News-Record (ENR), November 2014
Ward House Small Project of the Year Award – Dobbs Ferry Waterfront Improvement Project
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley Branch, May 2014
Engineer of the Year – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley Branch, May 2014
Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement, Event Spectacular – Michael Jackson One
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), April 2014
Top 500 Design Firms #333
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2014
Forty Under 40 – Jon T. Skinner, PE
Rockland Economic Development Corporation, 2014

2013

Featured

Special Recognition Award – Beach Access Restoration Project

New York City Public Design Commission, July 2013
Frank Stewart Volunteer of the Year Award – (E1.21 Task Group) William B. Gorlin, PE, SE, SECB
PLASA North American Regional Board, November 2013
Top 25 Largest Engineering Firms #24
Crain’s New York Business, April 2013
Top 500 Design Firms #418
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2013
Engineer of the Year – Steven L. Grogg, PE
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Rockland Chapter, 2013
2012 Excellence in Preservation through Rehabilitation – Clinton Presidential Park Bridge
Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas, January 2013

2012

Entrepreneur of the Year – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
Rockland Economic Development Corporation, November 2012
Contribution in the Field of Education – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, May 2012
Top 500 Design Firms # 459
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2012
Rising Star in Structural Engineering – Jeremy D. Billig, PE
Structural Engineer Magazine, 2012
Thea Outstanding Achievement Award – Crane Dance at Resorts World Sentosa
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), March 2012

2011

Ward House Small Project of the Year Award – Pierson Park in Tarrytown
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley Branch, May 2011
Top 500 Design Firms #478
Engineering News-Record (ENR), April 2011
Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award – Belasco Theater Renovation
New York Landmarks Conservatory, New York, April 2011
Excellence in Structural Engineering Award for Special Structures – Sentosa Dancing Cranes
SEAoNY, Singapore, June 2011

2010

Featured

“Best Of” 2010 – Walkway Over the Hudson
Public Construction Project of the Year – Walkway Over the Hudson

New York Construction News, October 2010
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, May 2010
Construction Professional of the Year – Malcolm G. McLaren, PE, SECB
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, May 2010

2009

Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award – Longacre Theater Renovation
New York Landmarks Conservatory, New York, April 2009
Young Engineer of the Year – Jeremy D. Billig, PE
New York State Society of Professional Engineers, 2009
Thea Outstanding Achievement Award – Tree of Prosperity, Wynn Casino
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), March 2009

2008

Best Public Works Project – Battery Park City and Hoboken Ferry Terminals
New York Construction News, December 2008
Project of the Year Award – Mystic Seaport Lift Dock
PDCA, April 2008
Biz Bash Award
Bank of Americard “Gift on Fifth”, April 2008
The Ten Best Places to Work
Rockland Magazine, April 2008
Thea Press Release and Award Listing – Cirque du Soleil “KA”
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), March 2008
Thea Outstanding Technical Achievement Award – Cirque du Soleil “KA”
Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), March 2008

2007

Featured

Tappan Zee Large Project of the Year Award – Rockland Community College Technology Building

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) New York Metropolitan Section Lower Hudson Valley Branch, 2007
Special Infrastructure Award – Port Imperial Ferry Terminal
Urban Land Institute, Northern New Jersey District Council, November 2007

2005

Marine Award of Merit – Port Imperial Ferry Terminal
New York Construction News, November 2005
Tappan Zee Large Project of the Year Award – Haverstraw Bay County Park and Marina
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lower Hudson Valley Branch of the Metropolitan Section, 2005

2000

Craftsmanship Award – T. Rowe Price Corporate Campus
The Building Congress & Exchange, 2000

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