New city base will help US firm expand further
AUS engineering, architecture and construction company which opened in Birmingham in 2017 has moved to a new office in the city.
Burns & McDonnell has relocated from its original base in Broad Street to a new office at Cornerblock, in Cornwall Street.
Since launching in the city two years ago, Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell has doubled its staff, including the recent hire of senior project manager Nick Busby.
It said it planned to double again over the next two years as part of a ten-year investment strategy for developing energy infrastructure in the West Midlands and country.
The new office was officially launched at a ceremony attended by West Midlands Mayor Andy Street during which the company pledged that a third of its senior leadership would be female by 2023.
UK managing director Jonathan Chapman said: “This is a big milestone for Burns & McDonnell and we are thrilled that the mayor is celebrating our expansion with us.
“We are looking forward to continuing to work with him and his team to create the ambitious, innovative infrastructure projects and highskilled jobs that will generate longterm prosperity in the West Midlands.
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“We are here for the long term as our brand-new office proves and are delighted to commit to promoting diversity and inclusion in everything we do through the mayor’s Inclusive Leadership Pledge.”
Mr Street added: “Investment from companies like Burns & McDonnell is essential to the continued prosperity of the West Midlands.
“As the West Midlands Combined Authority and I continue to work to deliver improved transport links and infrastructure across the West Midlands, partnerships with private organisations like Burns & McDonnell will be important.”