Design and Engineering Services

Exceptional Outcomes Require Exceptional Design

Building complex manufacturing and industrial facilities requires a great deal of creativity and perspective. It takes expertise in engineering, industry and business processes. At the same time, it requires exceptional communication and collaboration skills—and a talent for aligning clients’ and teaming partners’ expectations.

At Shimizu North America, our design and engineering services teams help businesses find and follow the optimal path to productivity, efficiency and business success. We bring a client’s vision to life, whatever obstacles we encounter along the way. Innovation is rarely easy, but Shimizu provides the talent and perseverance to deliver facilities that break new ground and deliver our clients to exciting new frontiers.

Built for International and Domestic Clients

Since we entered the US market in 1974, we have helped companies around the world build modern, efficient facilities in North America—providing the edge they need to compete at the highest level. Foreign companies entering the North American market for the first time can find the experience challenging. We help these clients become comfortable with, and thrive in, the country’s regulatory, construction and business landscape. We also work with many US, Mexican and Canadian companies, bringing our signature commitment, quality and integrity to domestic projects.

Why Choose Shimizu?

Working with Shimizu’s design and engineering teams provides a number of advantages over those you will encounter at other firms.

• A deep industry focus — We have special expertise in heavy industry, manufacturing and advanced technology. Because these industries share many common challenges, we routinely use lessons learned in one vertical to solve similar problems in others.
• Tightly integrated teams — Our design, engineering and construction teams collaborate at every stage of the process, allowing us to overcome challenges more quickly.
• Clear, continuous communications — We build a natural feedback loop into our design and engineering process, ensuring that clients, teaming partners and the Shimizu team understand the problems ahead and are all part of the solutions. This arrangement often produces innovative ideas to address tough problems.
• Global resources — Shimizu North America routinely draws on specialized expertise from our offices all over the world, putting a remarkable diversity of experience and knowledge at our fingertips.
• Flexible — Great client service demands extraordinary flexibility. We bring a mindset and processes that can adapt to changing circumstances.
• Craftsmanship, integrity and commitment — Shimizu has a long heritage of delivering projects of the highest quality and honoring our commitments, whatever it takes.

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