Burns & McDonnell is expanding its Texas footprint with a new office in San Antonio, the Kansas City, Missouri-based infrastructure contractor announced April 30. The company already has major operations in the Lone Star State in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston.
The San Antonio office enhances the firm’s ability to meet the growing demand for critical infrastructure solutions in Central and South Texas, per the release. Specifically, it will enable Burns & McDonnell to deliver integrated services to industries that are key to the region’s economy, such as electric and gas utilities, aviation, manufacturing and water.
“We’re incredibly excited to establish a permanent presence in San Antonio,” said Jake Merriman, vice president and branch office manager for San Antonio operations, in the release. “This community is growing fast and facing increasingly complex infrastructure needs. Our local team is ready to help solve these challenges by bringing deep technical knowledge and experience, and a commitment to partnership that defines our approach.”
Burns & McDonnell has worked on projects in the San Antonio area and throughout South Texas, per the release. The permanent office will enable it to grow its local team and forge stronger partnerships with area stakeholders.
The employee-owned AEC firm, the eighth largest design-build firm in the country by revenue according to ENR, recently opened a construction academy in the Houston suburb of Pearland, Texas, to provide hands-on craft construction training.
Burns & McDonnell Vice President Jeff Rashall said the top industries in which the firm anticipates demand for craftworkers include oil and gas, electrical substations, solar power and battery storage, water and aviation fueling.
