Founded in 1948, SSOE is an international architecture and engineering firm – the 8th largest in the US—that provides comprehensive services to diverse clients.

Our 19 locations across the US and China are committed to a set of attitudes and actions that distinguishes us in the A/E world…in very tangible ways. Every project presents dozens of money and time-saving opportunities IF your resource is determined to find them. We are and we do. We’re also sticklers for design accuracy to save you costly changes down the road. If we can come up with a way to condense schedules or trim the scope of the project, we’re on it. Adding value always comes first at SSOE; profitability and growth follow naturally.

Exceptional performance requires exceptional professionals, and those people are in high demand. We attract and retain high caliber staff by providing an environment (the benefits, flexibility, career opportunities) that has earned us a 95% retention rate and awards as a best place to work.

Decades ago we realized that using technology for design and project management would be a hedge against clients’ rising costs. We invest mightily ($7.5 million budgeted for 2009) to stay on the cutting edge, and it pays off for our clients in greater efficiency and accuracy end to end.

Smart sustainability is on the radar of every SSOE design team. The “smart” refers to our approach – solutions that offer the greatest protection for the planet with an attractive ROI for the client. Read about our LEED ® “firsts” and our extensive work in alternative energy.

• Named "Best AEC Firm to Work For" (Building Design & Construction, 2007)
• Crain’s 2007 “Cool Places to Work” award winner
• Frontrunner in the practical utilization of Building Information Modeling. SSOE is aggressively implementing BIM to give our clients a competitive edge in terms of the quality, schedule, and cost of constructing and operating their facilities
• Serves commercial, industrial and institutional clients -- from small local companies to the global Fortune 100
• Global experience includes projects in 32 countries and 48 states
• ISO 9001 certified
• 100% growth over the past 4 years
• 50% of SSOE’s employees have worked on an alternative energy project in the last year
• Responsible for the first Gold LEED certified facility in the state of Ohio and the first Gold LEED certified central utility plant in the US

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