James Chavin-Grant, a Project Manager with SK&A, is responsible for structural design and analysis, the preparation of project drawings and specifications, project coordination, and field observation of projects for conformance with design drawings. His project experience includes office, retail, residential, academic, recreation centers, and hotel buildings. James is also heading the firm’s initiatives to encourage substantive embodied carbon reductions in structural systems, pushing towards the firm’s goal of net-zero embodied carbon emissions by 2050.
									James Chavin-Grant, PE, SE, CDT
Project Manager
Education
- Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech
 - Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Clemson University
 
Industry Leadership
- Member of the Structural Engineers Association of Metropolitan Washington Sustainable Design Committee
 - Leader of SK&A’s Embodied Carbon Committee
 - Member of SK&A’s Steel Technical Committee
 - Member of SK&A’s Education and Local Government Focus Groups
 - Frequent presenter for university courses and at industry events
 
Featured News + Insights
        Awards
Multiple SK&A Projects Honored at AIA-PV Awards
        Staff Highlights
Summer Internship Spotlight: Kamryn Laureys
Project Updates
Leckie Education Campus Addition Tops Out
Staff Highlights
            Celebrating 10 Years
With James Chavin-Grant        
        Event
Strategies on Embodied Carbon Reduction
        Giving Back
Racing, Spinning, Solving: SK&A at the 2025 T1D Games
Select Project Experience
		Richland Mall Redevelopment
COLUMBIA, SC
		Joy Evans Therapeutic Recreation Center
WASHINGTON, DC
		Philip’s Academy
PATERSON, NJ
		
			Benjamin Banneker 
  High School		
WASHINGTON, DC
		
			Capitol Hill Montessori
at Logan		
WASHINGTON, DC
		The Boro
TYSONS, VA
		DC Water Headquarters
WASHINGTON, DC
		Park Central at North Hills
RALEIGH, NC