SGH Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure Group Welcomes Graham Cranston

Graham specializes in leading, managing, and integrating multidisciplinary and cross-functional project teams to complete critical energy and marine infrastructure projects, covering development, delivery, condition assessment, fitness for service, lifetime extension, and rehabilitation. He has experience designing and constructing on- and offshore wind farm assets, with particular emphasis on technical integration, requirements management, and certification. His technical specialties include bolted connection design, corrosion and fatigue analyses, stability and buckling, composite materials, nonlinear material modeling, wind effects on structures, seismic loadings and analyses, and structural dynamics.

“I am thrilled to rejoin SGH and work with many of the esteemed industry leaders who helped shape my career,” said Graham. “It is very rewarding to bring the experience and expertise I’ve gained to contribute to high-impact projects that drive new infrastructure and energy solutions.”

Graham started his career with SGH and spent more than a decade advancing to senior engineering positions with the firm. Recently, he held management positions with an offshore wind project developer and a global assurance and risk management consultancy. He is an active participant in the industry, contributing to several technical standards committees and chairing the American Clean Power Association’s Offshore Compliance Recommended Practice (ACP OCRP-1). He is also a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission committee on wind energy generation systems (IEC TC 88), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC).

He is a registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts and Vermont, a registered Structural Engineer in Hawaii, and a certified Project Management Professional. He received master’s and bachelor’s degrees of applied science in civil engineering from the University of Waterloo.