The SK&A Group

What The SK&A Group does

The SK&A Group is a privately-held structural engineering consulting firm founded in 1960, headquartered in Potomac, Maryland, with offices in Washington DC and Atlanta (opened in 2026). The firm operates through four integrated service lines: Structural Engineering (analysis, design, and repositioning of new and existing buildings), Repair + Restoration (condition evaluation and repair design for existing structures), Building Enclosure + Waterproofing (BECx, hygrothermal/WUFI analysis, and forensic investigations), and Testing + Inspection (field monitoring, special inspections, and NDE methods including ground-penetrating radar, ultrasonic pulse velocity, and infrared thermography). SK&A serves 13 market segments — multifamily, senior living, mixed-use, commercial, K-12 and higher education, renovation/adaptive reuse, healthcare/life sciences, hospitality, mission critical, arts/recreation, and embassies — with a client base spanning developers, property owners, architects, and government entities, and is licensed in 29 states.

SK&A's service model is principal-led, with senior engineers (31 registered engineers on staff out of nearly 100 total employees) directly managing project engagements. The firm reports an average employee tenure of 12.6 years, with 18 staff at 20+ years and 37 employees who started their careers at SK&A. The firm has engineered more than 805 million square feet over its history and is consistently ranked among the Washington Business Journal Top 25 Local Engineering Firms (since 2013). Revenue is generated through project-based professional services fees; no pricing is publicly disclosed and the firm is privately held with no external institutional ownership. SK&A holds DC CBE certification since 2005, is a signatory to the SE 2050 Challenge with a published Embodied Carbon Action Plan, and offers AIA-approved continuing education courses as a thought-leadership channel.

Name

The SK&A Group

Legal name

SK&A Structural Engineers

Website

https://skaengineers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The SK&A Group is a 65-year-old, privately-held structural engineering consulting firm headquartered in Maryland, employing nearly 100 people including 31 registered engineers. It delivers structural engineering, repair and restoration, building enclosure, and testing/inspection services to developers, property owners, architects, and government clients across 13 market segments in the Washington DC metro area and, as of 2026, Atlanta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Structural Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Building Inspection Services (54135)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• Structural engineering consulting
• Building enclosure services
• Repair and restoration
• Testing and inspection
• Waterproofing consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Potomac

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Structural Engineering Consulting Services: Professional fees for structural analysis and design of new buildings, building repositioning, major expansions, and historic renovations. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements.
2. Repair and Restoration Services: Structural repair, restoration, and maintenance consulting services including condition evaluation, repair design, and construction monitoring.
3. Building Enclosure and Waterproofing Services: Building enclosure consulting, waterproofing design, BECx services, and functional performance testing.
4. Testing and Inspection Services: Special inspections, quality control, field services, and NDT services for construction projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The SK&A Group is a structural engineering consulting firm providing four integrated service lines: Structural Engineering (analysis and design of new buildings, building repositioning, major expansions, and historic renovations including seismic, wind, blast-resistant, and progressive collapse mitigation); Repair + Restoration (condition evaluation, repair design for parking garages, façades, roofs, balconies, and historic structures); Building Enclosure + Waterproofing (BECx, hygrothermal analysis, functional performance testing, and forensic investigations); and Testing + Inspection (special inspections, NDT services, field/laboratory testing for concrete, steel, and masonry).

Product overview

The SK&A Group is a structural engineering consulting firm offering four integrated service lines: Structural Engineering (new construction and design), Repair + Restoration (existing building services), Building Enclosure + Waterproofing (enclosure consulting and BECx), and Testing + Inspection (quality assurance and NDT). The firm also provides AIA-approved continuing education courses as a complementary educational offering. Services are delivered through collaborative, team-based approaches across 13 market sectors including multifamily, mixed-use, commercial, healthcare, and hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Comprehensive structural analysis and design services for new buildings, building repositioning/conversion, major expansions, and historic renovations. Includes seismic, wind, blast-resistant, and progressive collapse mitigation design. Delivered to developers, property owners, architects, and government entities.
• Repair + Restoration Structural repair, restoration, and maintenance consulting services including condition evaluation, repair design for parking garages, façades, roofs, balconies, and historic structures, plus construction monitoring.
• Building Enclosure + Waterproofing Building enclosure consulting and waterproofing design services including hygrothermal (WUFI) analysis, Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx), functional performance testing, and forensic investigations for real estate developers, property owners, and institutional clients.
• Testing + Inspection Structural testing and inspection services including laboratory testing, forensic testing, special inspections, field services, and NDT services for concrete, steel, and masonry. Certifications held under WACEL, PTI, ACI, AWS, ICRI, and ICC inspector/technician categories.
• AIA LU|HSW Continuing Education Courses Six AIA-approved continuing education courses exploring structural engineering and building enclosure topics, each providing 1 AIA LU|HSW credit. Includes courses on wood-framed multifamily construction, engineering for adaptive reuse, NDE of concrete, Passive House (PHIUS) design principles, hygrothermal analysis for building enclosures, and FRP as delegated design.

Quantifiable outcome

• 805 million+ square feet engineered over six decades
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• SmithGroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect on Virginia Tech Academic Building One project where SK&A provided testing and inspection services. Represents one of many collaborations with prominent architectural firms on complex projects.
• DLR GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitect on Joy Evans Therapeutic Recreation Center project where SK&A provided structural engineering services. Award-winning project receiving AIA Northern Virginia Award of Merit.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor on Virginia Tech Academic Building One project. SK&A provided testing and inspection services alongside the contractor team.
• Smoot Construction CompanycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor on Joy Evans Therapeutic Recreation Center project. Award-winning project requiring unique structural steel detailing.
• SE 2050 ChallengestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerSK&A is a signatory to the SE 2050 Challenge - a coordinated industrywide initiative aimed at reducing embodied carbon in the construction industry. The firm has published an Embodied Carbon Action Plan (ECAP) supporting this initiative.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thornton Tomasetti: Global structural engineering consulting firm offering structural design, forensics, and applied science services. A larger, broader-geography direct peer to SK&A across structural analysis, repair, and advanced analysis/inspection work.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): Structural engineering firm with deep building enclosure, building science, and structural repair practices. Directly comparable to SK&A across the Structural Engineering and Building Enclosure + Waterproofing service lines.
• Severud Associates Consulting Engineers: Mid-sized structural engineering consulting firm specializing in new design, adaptive reuse, and historic preservation. Directly comparable to SK&A's market-segments emphasis on Renovation + Adaptive Reuse and Embassies.
• Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers: Structural and building enclosure engineering firm covering commercial, institutional, and residential sectors. Comparable to SK&A in service-line breadth and project-based consulting model.
• DeSimone Consulting Engineers: Structural and façade engineering firm serving new construction and existing buildings with integrated repair/restoration capabilities. Closely mirrors SK&A's mix of structural design and building envelope services.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): National structural engineering and architecture firm specializing in investigation, repair, and rehabilitation of existing structures. WJE is the closest competitor to SK&A's Repair + Restoration and Testing + Inspection practices and operates a similar principal-led consulting model.
• Walter P Moore: Structural and civil engineering consulting firm serving building, transportation, and water-resources markets. Comparable to SK&A in size, structural focus, and integrated diagnostics-and-repair service offering; similar national geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with structural engineering and building performance disciplines. Overlaps with SK&A on commercial and higher-education structural design at the larger-project end of the market.
• Arup: Global multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm with a substantial structural and building-enclosure practice. A broader, larger-scope incumbent that competes with SK&A on signature buildings and mission-critical facilities.

Regional players

• C.W. Howe & Associates / Praxis Engineers (large multi-disciplinary engineering): Broader structural and multi-disciplinary engineering firms with regional/national footprints that compete with mid-sized structural specialists like SK&A on institutional, civic, and higher-education projects.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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