With the most advanced and reliable services available in-house, McLaren’s marine engineering division is changing the landscape of the maritime industry. Comprised of over 45 engineers, divers, designers, and scientists, we provide unrivaled services in complex waterfront inspection, design, rehabilitation, permitting, and construction management.
Our work ranges from large-scale projects like the expansion of the NYC Ferry system, the design of complex berths and ship terminals, and the support of offshore wind development, to the rehabilitation of piers, bulkhead designs, and dive inspections led by Professional Engineers. From offices nationwide, our firm supports clients with innovative marine engineering solutions from concept to completion and beyond.
- Marine Structural Design & Geotechnical Engineering
- Inspection, Maintenance & Rehabilitation
- Coastal Engineering, Permitting & Resiliency
- Hydrographic Survey & Mapping
Marine Structural Design + Geotechnical Engineering
The design and rehabilitation of waterfront facilities require effective integration of coastal, structural, and geotechnical engineering principles. Typical services include site selection and characterization, concept design, berthing and mooring analyses, hand and computer-based analysis, regulatory permitting, marine construction cost estimating, development of contract drawings and specifications, and support during construction. The successful combination of these services and core engineering principles allows us to perform new design and rehabilitation of piers, bulkheads, floating structures, marinas and small craft harbors, marine terminals, and ferry landings in any environment.
Inspection, Maintenance + Rehabilitation
McLaren’s PE-led Dive teams are leaders in the field of waterfront investigation, analysis, design, and rehabilitation. Highly skilled in the identification of damage and deterioration, the evaluation of cause and significant findings, and in the development of constructible, durable repairs of waterfront structures throughout the world, our engineer-divers take the gathered information and perform load calculations, design repairs, perform service-life analyses, provide construction cost estimates, and produce contract bid documents. With over 16 ADCI-certified divers and the commercial diving and inspection equipment to safely field five teams by land or water, we can mobilize anywhere in the United States within hours.
Coastal Engineering, Permitting + Resiliency
McLaren’s 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. Our engineers understand the dynamics and interdependencies of the physical and ecological functions that are critical to the development of sustainable, resilient solutions, bringing the system back to balance while protecting critical assets and people. We understand the complex environment where land meets water and provide solutions for shoreline protection, waterfront re-development, coastal green infrastructure, flood risk management and dredged material management.
Hydrographic Survey + Mapping
McLaren’s in-house hydrographic survey and mapping team is an integral first step for determining if a project in or near water is conceptually and physically feasible. In addition to large offshore or near-shore construction projects, these surveys can also be used as analysis for flood inundation, scour and stabilization, water-quality studies, waterfront facility inspections, habitat mapping, dam removals and environmental spills.
Featured Coastal Projects
McLaren’s marine engineering team has successfully undertaken hundreds of innovative projects for clients from NYC to California, and waters around the world. With a portfolio spanning coastal to offshore, discover some of our most iconic marine work.
Related Marine Services
With a diverse portfolio ranging from small to iconic, we bring a unique understanding of the full building lifecycle both on land and near water. McLaren offers a wide range of structural engineering services from new construction design to sustainability and resiliency.
Our geotechnical experts analyze the behavior of earthen materials and how they interact with man-made elements to best assess and monitor risks. Additionally, we support marine developments with specialized foundation engineering and design.
Our inspection, innovative design and rehabilitation services help bridge the gap between land and water infrastructure. We specialize in pedestrian bridges, roadway structures, full span bridges, culverts and dams.
Our Entertainment Division helps create immersive audience experiences on the waterfront. Project highlights include events on piers, animatronic sculptures, eye-catching signage, floating displays, staging and a-list productions worldwide.
Whether land, deep ocean or shallow water, our Geomatics Division offers the latest high-tech survey and mapping capabilities to support marine projects like dredging, off-shore energy, shoreline stabilization and infrastructure remediation.
McLaren offers full litigation support with high-tech investigation capabilities to develop detailed analyses, narrative reports, demonstrative evidence and expert witness testimony. Our experience includes piers, marinas, bridges, etc.
Building construction services include cranes and rigging, specialty structural engineering (SSE), connection design, demo/erection sequencing, support of excavation (SOE), structural lifting, shoring and jacking.
Our Civil Division offers land site development services for waterfront, infrastructure and building projects including beach restorations, parks and green spaces. Our services include grading, stormwater management, permitting, slope stability and more.
Our specialized facade engineers are skilled in the interdependence of envelope elements throughout the building’s life cycle and aim to improve constructability, maximize energy efficiency, strengthen security and enhance architectural vision.
