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Our Commitment to Excellence

As a full-service engineering firm with 11 engineers licensed in seven states, FOCUS Engineering and Surveying has a passion for delivering the highest standards. Our team of trained and experienced professionals extends to another 14 certified industry professionals. With our commitment to quality service, we put great value on making sure our employees are trained […]

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In Focus: Spencer Llewelyn, PLS, Surveying Department Manager

Spencer Llewelyn started his career the way most field surveyors do, out in the dirt pounding stakes—but that didn’t last long. After joining the FOCUS Engineering and Surveying team (FOCUS) in 2010, he quickly advanced to crew chief. He recalls one project as crew chief, spending a month working at a salt plant west of […]

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Partner Profile: Hallmark Homes

Hallmark Homes has been in the business of building superior homes for over 27 years. During the last 15 of those years FOCUS Engineering & Surveying (FOCUS) has partnered with them on over 20 development projects. “Initially the team at FOCUS worked with us on development engineering. As the relationship developed (pun intended) and FOCUS […]

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New Name, Same Great Service: CAD Services Department

Providing added value to architects, contractors, and developers It was three years ago that Focus Engineering & Surveying realized many of our residential design and development clients needed fully-graded site plans. A department was formed to address the need and provide real value to our clients. Led by Jason Barker, the group was recently renamed […]

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In Focus: Natalie Perez, CAD Designer

For Natalie Perez, engineering architecture intrigued her early on with its intricacy, creative challenges, and concrete results. She initially fell in love with the technical aspects of the craft back in a high school drafting class. From there, she pursued the occupation through a degree and a small-firm job in Park City building decks. Valuing […]

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We’re Working with UDOT

FOCUS Engineering & Surveying Earns UDOT Prequalification As a multi-disciplined engineering firm with access to the expertise and resources of over 85 professionals, FOCUS Engineering & Surveying (FOCUS) has earned the prequalification of five General Engineering Services Pools with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). We have a team of 10 licensed professionals that are […]

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In Focus: Thomas Romney, Partner & Production Manager

In 2007, within a few months of the company’s inception, Thomas Romney joined FOCUS Engineering. At the time, he was a recent engineering graduate of the University of Utah, bringing experience from internships with Stantec and Ward Engineering. Thomas describes the changes within the company during his career over the past 13 plus years. “We’ve […]

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The Importance of Structural Engineering for Multi-Family Housing

Salt Lake City currently has a 35,000-unit housing shortage. The limited supply drives up rental rates and as a result, FOCUS sees new job sites springing up. The increase is due to a number of factors including the rising cost of single-family homes, a demand for new higher density apartments in downtown locations, and above-average […]

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In Focus: Joel Whitmer, Structural Assistant Department Manager

Since joining Focus Engineering in 2016 as a structural project engineer, Joel Whitmer has welcomed every opportunity given him. Initially he was assigned townhome and re-use projects. It wasn’t long before he was creating systems to be more efficient and improve the work. Earlier this year Joel was promoted to Structural Assistant Department Manager. He […]

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FOCUS Utah & Idaho - News & Media. Construction news, Industry blog articles, project spotlights, team spotlights and partner profiles.

FOCUS Utah & Idaho - News & Media. Construction news, Industry blog articles, project spotlights, team spotlights and partner profiles.