Tailored civil, structural, and marine engineering solutions.
Founded in 1998, Darden Engineering Services provides a broad range of civil, structural, and marine engineering solutions. Licensed across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Virginia, the practice delivers tailored, flexible designs and structural inspections to meet diverse client needs.
John Darden Jr.Principal Engineer & Owner
John Darden IIIPrincipal Engineer & Owner
Candice BankheadOffice Manager
Tony MooseStaff Engineer & Marine Specialist
Mitchell MooseEngineering Technician
Jeremy BradyStaff Engineer
Melissa Merritt-DardenVP
Ashtyn ParkerEngineering Technician
Kevin WhineryCivil Technician
Provides comprehensive site planning and civil engineering solutions for projects ranging from small lots to major subdivisions.
Delivers robust structural design and analysis for new constructions, renovations, and pre-engineered structures across commercial and residential sectors.
Specializes in marine engineering, offering design and planning for docks, marinas, seawalls, and other waterfront structures.
Performs specialized structural and foundation assessments, including regulatory compliance inspections for residential properties.
Designs custom and unique structures including billboards, mobile exhibits, signage, and recreational installations.
Commercial · Residential · Multifamily Residential · Healthcare · Retail · Food & Beverage · Industrial · Freight & Logistics · Marine
Mooresville, NC · Healthcare · 2004
A 22,500-square-foot, three-story office building. The practice was responsible for the structural design and plans of the building, which features partial masonry bearing walls, wide-flange steel framing, open web steel joists, and a concrete slab.
Mooresville, NC · Food & Beverage
An upfit of a 5,460-square-foot space in an existing historic mill to establish Alino Pizzeria. The scope of work included site design and complete building permit drawings.
Charlotte, NC · Multifamily Residential
Provided complete structural design documents as the Structural Engineer of Record for multiple three-story wood-framed walk-up apartment buildings and amenity structures.
Mooresville, NC · Commercial
Delivered structural framing design for a 5,000-square-foot second floor and provided the foundation plan for a 14,000-square-foot pre-engineered metal building.