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A leading full-service engineering firm renowned for our trusted, high quality, and innovative approach to solving complex challenges.

Philadelphia
Engineering Firm

We are a leading Philadelphia engineering firm providing custom, full-service building solutions for projects of all sizes and complexities, from concept through completion.

Address

100 South Juniper Street
3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Headshot of Diego Eras, PE, Structural Practice Leader and Pennsylvania Engineering Lead at McLaren, a Division of KCI
Diego
Eras
, PE
Practice Leader
McLaren, a Division of KCI, delivers high-quality, innovative solutions across a full range of services, including consultation, engineering, design, construction support, inspection, and project management. Our multidisciplinary team supports projects throughout Philadelphia with a practical, results-driven approach.

Full-Service Engineering + Surveying

Structural Engineering

New Construction, Building Additions, Renovations, Inspections, Sustainability, Specialty Services...

Site + Civil Engineering

Land Development, Public Infrastructure, Water Resource Management, Traffic Engineering, Sustainability….

Marine + Coastal

Structural Design, Geotechnical, Inspection, Rehabilitation, Permitting, Resiliency...

Construction Engineering

Crane Engineering, Rigging, Heavy Lifts, Steel Connection, Shoring, Logistics, Site Safety…

Bridge, Highway + Rail

Design, Design-Build, Bridge Construction, Inspections, Rehabilitation, Culverts, Dam Structures…

Entertainment Engineering

Live Events, Venues, Rigging, Staging, Show Action Machinery, Rides, Theming, Signage…

Facade + Envelope

Consulting, Design, Glass, Glazing, Metal Panels, Inspection, Remediation…

Geotechnical Engineering

Soil Testing, Foundation Engineering, Earthwork Design…

Forensic Investigation

Litigation Support, Investigations, Expert Testimony, Demonstratives...

Survey + Mapping

Hydrographic, Topographic, Drone, Reality Capture, Construction, Survey Control…

Featured

Philadelphia Engineering Services +
Local Experience

From our Center City Philadelphia office, we provide structural engineering, civil engineering, construction engineering, marine and coastal engineering, bridge and transportation engineering, facade consulting, geotechnical engineering, forensic investigation, surveying, scanning, and mapping services throughout Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.

Our multidisciplinary team supports public and private clients across commercial, industrial, healthcare, entertainment, mixed-use, waterfront, transportation, and adaptive reuse projects. With local experience across Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania market, we bring practical engineering insight to projects ranging from building renovations and infrastructure improvements to complex urban developments and construction-phase support.

Service

Civil
Engineers

Civil engineering plays an integral role in bringing public and private developments to life. From pre-development and due diligence studies to remediation and construction phase, our firm delivers innovative land solutions throughout the entitlement and building process.

Our civil and geotechnical engineers, environmental professionals, and permitting specialists work to develop site plans, land use designs, engineering support, and inspection services for projects of every size, shape, scope, and complexity. In addition to technical expertise, we understand complex regulatory and environmental requirements to ensure project goals are met on time and within budget.

Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Parking Garage

Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Development

Provided site, civil, geotechnical, and structural engineering services for this project that involved razing the site’s former hotel complex and building a brand-new facility in its place.

Service

Philadelphia Structural
Engineering

As a leading structural engineering firm in Philadelphia, we provide comprehensive services from concept through completion. Our team is built on technical excellence, advanced analytical capabilities, practical problem-solving, and a strong sensitivity to architectural intent.

We offer multidisciplinary structural consulting, analysis, design, project management, and construction-phase support to help clients meet project goals efficiently and cost-effectively. With experience spanning new construction, additions, renovations, and historic preservation, our team delivers tailored structural solutions for projects of all types and complexities.

Service

Structural Building
Inspections + Assessments

Early signs of deterioration are not always obvious to the untrained eye. As such, detailed visual, hands-on, and sometimes probe inspections by expert structural engineers are imperative. 

Whether a high-rise, residential complex, commercial building, or industrial facility, structures of all sizes should undergo periodic assessment to maintain their overall health and safety.

Our robust Pennsylvania engineering structural inspection and investigation services can identify deterioration to determine the structural well-being of a building and its individual components. Additionally, we perform root cause analysis and help provide short and long-term remediation, rehabilitation, and repair support.

Emergency Structural Inspection and Repair - McLaren Engineering Group

Emergency Structural Repair Services, PA

Immediate response to a construction accident that inadvertently damaged a building column at a local manufacturing warehouse.

Service

Philadelphia Facade +
+ Building Envelope Engineering

We provide facade and building envelope engineering services for new construction, renovations, recladding, historic restoration, specialty glass, glazing systems, metal panels, and exterior wall assemblies throughout Philadelphia. Our facade engineers support architects, owners, developers, contractors, and public agencies with practical design review, investigation, inspection, remediation, and construction-phase support.

From commercial towers and healthcare facilities to transit stations and historic buildings, our Philadelphia building envelope team helps improve performance, durability, safety, and aesthetics while supporting project goals from design through construction.

Specialty Market

Adaptive Reuse +
Historic Preservation

Conversion and repurposing of existing buildings can help meet ever-changing market demands with a more sustainable and cost effective option.

As such, our Philadelphia specialists provide innovative solutions to even the most challenging adaptive-reuse properties. With an extensive structural portfolio along with an understanding of historic preservation needs and building codes, we have helped engineer some of the most iconic and complex adaptive re-use projects in Philadelphia and beyond.

We provide a full range of services for adaptive re-use projects from structural engineering to restoration, surveying and forensics. We work closely with our clients to explore economical, innovative and sustainable solutions to extend the useful life of existing facilities.

Philadelphia Adaptive Reuse + Historic Preservation Engineering Experience

Specialty Market

Industrial + Commercial
Engineering

The construction of industrial and commercial structures brings a unique set of ever-changing challenges that require innovative solutions. Our depth of experience encompasses all aspects of structural, site/civil, geotechnical, marine and construction engineering for turn key services from start to finish.

We have a diverse portfolio of industrial and commercial projects of varying sizes, shapes, and complexities including retail fit-outs, new-construction of low-rise plazas, warehouses, storage facilities, data centers, corporate office buildings, and more.

Eddystone Arsenal Warehouse Completed Conversion

Eddystone Industrial Center, Philadelphia, PA

Renovation and conversion of the 465,680 square foot historic warehouse once known as Eddystone Arsenal.

Specialty Market

Mixed-Use
Developments

Our mixed use engineering services help redefine urban development and support the creation of vibrant neighborhoods in Philadelphia and nationwide. We specialize in integrating residential, commercial, cultural, and entertainment uses into cohesive, high-performing spaces.

With expertise spanning the full building lifecycle, we provide structural design, inspection, and construction-phase services that support efficient, high-quality project delivery.

1900 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA
Retail + Residential

Structural engineering for 1900 Arch, one of North America’s tallest light gage metal framed building projects standing 14 stories tall

Service

Coastal Resiliency +
PE Divers

With the most advanced and reliable services available in-house, our Philadelphia marine engineering team is changing the landscape of the maritime industry. Comprised of over 45 engineers, designers, engineer divers, and scientists, our firm provides unrivaled services in complex waterfront inspection, dredging support, design, rehabilitation, permitting, and construction management. Additionally, our Philadelphia coastal engineering and resiliency practice puts the focus on protecting communities and waterfront facilities through coastal flood risk management, coastal engineering, coastal restoration and mitigation, and waterfront redevelopment.

South Wetlands Park Walkway Concept

South Wetlands Park, Philadelphia, PA

A testbed for innovative adaptive reuse techniques and technologies that may soon serve as a unique model for urban ecological restoration.

Service

Philadelphia Construction +
Crane Engineering

Our Construction Engineering team offers full-service custom solutions including crane engineering, permitting, rigging solutions, designs of temporary supports, bracing, and construction sequencing for both new and renovation projects. We also offer the conventional design of steel structures and connections in addition to providing Specialty Structural Engineering Services (SSE) for delegated design elements.

From large infrastructure projects to buildings and specialty structures, our firm can determine the most optimal and cost-effective engineering solutions by assisting with means and methods of construction, planning, logistics, and project management for building projects across the country. This ensures jobs stay on time and within budget while providing the best solutions from the ground up.

Service

Top Entertainment
Engineers

We have helped create some of the best productions, events, concerts, displays, staging and entertainment facilities in Philadelphia and worldwide. Working with the biggest names in the business, our iconic work has revolutionized the audience experience with never-before-seen feats of engineering.

Additionally, we have also provided mechanical and structural engineering services for countless big name productions including on-site engineering support, equipment design, rigging design, special effects engineering, and studio fit-out design.

Specialty Market

Philadelphia Healthcare
Engineering

From large-scale medical centers expanding campuses to smaller senior housing facilities needing structural support for upgrades, we can accommodate the healthcare industry’s unique needs and deliver healing health spaces.

We have broad experience designing elegant, operationally focused engineering solutions for healthcare facilities to deliver best-in-class care.

Pennsylvania Healthcare Experience

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Philadelphia Area
Engineers

Renowned for a trusted, high-quality approach, our award-winning firm solves complex engineering challenges with creative, custom solutions tailored to our clients’ needs. Areas We Serve in Philadelphia: Based in Center City Philadelphia, we support engineering, surveying, inspection, and construction-phase projects throughout Philadelphia, King of Prussia, Eddystone, South Philadelphia, Center City, the broader Pennsylvania market, and nearby Mid-Atlantic communities.

We’re excited to share that McLaren Engineering Group is now part of KCI Technologies Inc., a 100% employee-owned firm offering engineering and consulting across all markets, and construction for communications and environmental projects.

Our commitment to excellence continues with the added strength of KCI’s full range of engineering and consulting services.

Visit KCI’s website to learn more.