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Who we are

S&I Engineering was established in New York City in 2022 by Jose Lockhart with a craving to keep an immediate one-on-one relationship with clients continuously and remain involved in playing out his underlying practice through building assessment. As structural engineering, we provide a comprehensive range of technical services to help restore or improve the load-carrying capacity of reinforced concrete, masonry, timber, and steel structures.

Our services can be used alone or in combination to meet almost any project requirement. Our inhouse team of structural engineers collaborates with designers, contractors, and owners to develop bespoke solutions to help address the most difficult structural problems.

Our motto is “feel, talk, and listen to the structure.” We are progressing to assess and improve who we are as a team. Providing the best quality service experience for our clients is our goal. We achieve this through expert design and structural engineering, proactive and positive project management throughout its entirety, and responsible and timely presentation to our customers.

With extensive knowledge in a wide range of building systems, S&I Engineering comprehends structural integrity and is related to dynamic decision-making. Therefore, we can give you an investigation of your present circumstance, recognize possible failure and offer our expert opinions against on where your structure stands within its life span.

About the CEO

Jose Lockhart, a licensed structural and earthquake engineer, is the Chief Executive of S&I Engineering. Lockhart has over 30 years of progressively senior management and diversified experience and a consistent track record of identifying opportunities, building optimal businesses, and developing high-performance teams, building designers as well as house engineers. Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in multi-cultural environments and build and motivate teams to achieve business goals. Built enduring and multi-level relationships with Regulators, apartment contractors, and Business Leaders.

He has worked at WRG Engineering, PC, and held multiple senior roles before conceiving the idea of starting his own business under the name & style S&I Engineering with a moto “Talk to the structure, feels it, and listen to it.” With hands-on experience in the most valuable and robust structural computer programs- he is more focused on providing the right answer to his client’s requirements. Over his long career, he has applied qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for progress to strategic governance efforts.

Lockhart completed his studies at the State University of New York in Buffalo and holds an MS in Structural & Earthquake Engineering, and demonstrates well-developed communication skills; as an apartment builder, he is conversant in Spanish and familiar in French.

MAKING YOUR OBJECTIVES OUR OWN

We focus on tracking down the most suitable answer for each client’s requirements, be they in light of economic worries, supportability objectives, or any other. As affordable home builders, we undertake our clients’ objectives as our own. Our considerable experience in all aspects of the design and construction process, from building condition assessment and rehabilitation to detailed steel structure design and site supervision, helps us achieve the best results for our many clients. We strive for excellence in every project we undertake.

Our expertise includes work in the residential, commercial, industrial and institutional sectors, and we’ve designed new buildings, assessed existing ones by property conditions assessment, overseen repairs and provided management from the smallest project to large, complex ones.

Attention to each and every detail:

Our thorough critical thinking approach gives our clients the confidence that all options have been thoroughly evaluated and that the weight of evidence is behind the recommended course of action. What makes us unique is our clear understanding of the engineering prospects and our dynamic solutions. Our teams work closely by collaborating with our clients throughout the project. We build support, ensure momentum, and reach workable solutions that will have a real impact.