The Leadership Team
D. Kirk Harman PE, SE, SECB, FACI
President and Managing Principal
Favorite Project: Ocean Resort Casino
Kirk Harman serves as President and Managing Principal of The Harman Group, now IMEG, which he co-founded in 1984. He works closely with architects and owners to design structures that provide solutions, realize visions, and create better communities. Mr. Harman is particularly focused on large scale mixed-use structures and has worked on such notable tall buildings as Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey; the Gaylord National Harbor Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland; and Arrive University City Residential/Mixed-Use tower in Philadelphia.
His passion for his work is exemplified by his commitment to the industry, including membership and participation in several important organizations, such as:
- Fellow of the American Concrete Institute
- Past member Committee 318, Building Code Requirements for Concrete
- Past member Subcommittee 318-G, Prestressed Provisions
- Past member Subcommittee 318-H, Seismic Provisions
- Member of American Institute of Steel Construction
- Committee for The Code of Standard Practice
- Philadelphia Chapter President for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
- Board member and past President of the Structural Engineers Association of Pennsylvania
- Board member and Past President of the Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers
- Past board member of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA)
- Past Chair of the Code Advisory Subcommittee on Special Inspections/Quality Assurance
This experience, coupled with his unmatched passion for client service, will continue the long-standing tradition of delivering an outstanding client experience at The Harman Group, now IMEG.
Mr. Harman earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College and his M.S. in Structural Engineering from Drexel University. He holds licenses in over 30 jurisdictions, and is certified by the Structural Engineers Certification Board.
- The Harman Group’s Kirk Harman Awarded American Institute of Steel Construction Lifetime Achievement Award
- Arthaus Tops Out in Philadelphia
- Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center at Lafayette College Celebrates Grand Opening
- American Society of Civil Engineers Named Kirk Harman as Structural Engineer of the Year
- New Transportation Center Breaks Ground in Oxford
- The Laurel Breaks Ground
- Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center at Lafayette College Tops Off
- Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center at Lafayette College Hosts Beam Signing Ceremony
- Five Harman Group Projects Named Best Real Estate Deals of 2017 by Philadelphia Business Journal
- Kirk Harman Guest Blogs for SMPS Northeast Regional Conference
- Kirk Harman Awarded SMPS Philadelphia’s Honoring Legends Award
- Kirk Harman Interviewed by Curbed Philly
- Kirk Harman Discusses Comcast Innovation and Technology Center with Urban Land Magazine
- Kirk Harman of The Harman Group Appointed City Leader – Philadelphia for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Posts:
- How to Select the Right Structural System for your Building Project
- The Rising Classroom: Lafayette College’s New Sciences Center Inspires Students Before Doors Open
- Understanding and Applying Supplemental Damping Systems
- Why Do Some Buildings go up so Fast?
- Kirk Harman Offers Six Tips for Better Business Development at SMPS Northeast Regional Conference