KS Engineers, P.C. is proud to announce that the firm, in partnership with AKRF, has been named the 2026 ACEC New York Empire Award winner for its joint venture work on the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project in Manhattan.
The honor was presented this evening at the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) Engineering Excellence Awards Gala, held at the Midtown Hilton in Manhattan.
The Empire Award represents ACEC New York’s highest distinction, recognizing the top-ranked project designed and built in New York State and celebrating excellence and innovation within the engineering community.
The award was accepted on behalf of KS Engineers, P.C. by Kamal Shahid, P.E., President and Founder; Tom Tehrani, PE, Senior Vice President and NYC Branch Manager; and George Assis, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President and Structures Department Manager. The project owner is the NYC Department of Design and Construction.
In addition, the KSE–AKRF joint venture received an ACEC New York Diamond Award for the same ESCR work and will travel to Washington, DC next month to accept an American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Honor Award for the project.
KSE was further recognized with a Platinum Award for the “Multi‑Location Safety and Infrastructure Improvement Citywide” initiative and a Gold Award for the “Webster Avenue Bridge Replacement” project.
Congratulations to the entire KS Engineers, P.C. team whose dedication and expertise made these achievements possible.
