About Liberty Engineering

About Liberty Engineering

Our philosophy begins with three R’s: Right, Ready, Reliable.

Right: Appropriate Solutions, Technical Accuracy, Fair Fees

Ready: Prepared for Dependable, Prompt and Efficient Service

Reliable: Committed to Promised Schedules, High Quality Service

Liberty Engineering serves a diverse clientele including private and government facility owners, architects, consulting engineers, general contractors and specialty contractors. Our specialty contractor clients include communications equipment suppliers, structural steel fabricators, manufacturers of canopies and awnings, glazing contractors, light gage cold-rolled steel installation contractors and masons. We take pride in our ability to successfully work with clients from the entire breadth of the facilities design, management and construction industries.

Liberty Engineering is a professional corporation licensed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia to provide professional engineering services. The firm was founded by Jan M. Harris, PE in 1995 to provide structural engineering design services. Mr. Harris has over 24 years of experience in design and construction. We can assign up to three structural engineers and two technicians to our design projects.

Our staff is committed to continual improvement of our services. We remain abreast of current issues in engineering by actively participating in local and national professional societies, by corresponding with design and construction professionals worldwide via internet interest groups, and by pursuing appropriate professional development opportunities. Our engineers are active members of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Engineers Club of Hampton Roads, The American Institute of Steel Construction, and the American Concrete Institute.

Liberty Engineering maintains a modern, fully equipped office in the Pembroke area of Virginia Beach. State of the art computer, fax, printing and telephone systems allow for efficient, high quality service. In addition to word processing, spreadsheet and accounting software, we have software for computer aided design and drafting. The firm has the latest releases of IES Visual Analysis, MicroStation V8, and AutoCAD. IES Visual Analysis is a structural analysis program. MicroStation V8 and AutoCAD are popular computer aided drawing programs. Liberty Engineering is a member of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce and the Builders and Contractors Exchange, Hampton Roads. The firm has certificates of authority to perform engineering work in Virginia (APELSA #0405-00979), North Carolina (NCSBRPE&LS #C-1406), and New York (#769).