Louis Berger, an American architectural and engineering design firm, has officially opened its new office in Doha, Qatar.

Louis Berger began its operations in Qatar five years ago with a handful of employees. Today, the headcount is approximately 340, including support and project employees executing multiple government and private sector projects.

The new office was inaugurated in the presence of US Ambassador Dana Smith and US Embassy senior commercial officer Robert Dunn.
 
“This office expansion will allow us to support our booming employee numbers and to successfully manage the delivery of over $10 billion in construction works,” remarked Belal Deiranieh, the vice president and country director at Louis Berger.

“We expect to double the number of employees by 2016, to complement our project pipeline,” he added.

According to him, Louis Berger has a long-term commitment to the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region with more than 1,000 employees, and offices located in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait.

Based in New Jersey, US, the $1-billion global professional services corporation helps infrastructure and development clients solve their most complex challenges.

In addition to the company’s expansive growth in Qatar, Louis Berger’s growth within the region has been impressive with a 200 per cent increase during the past two years under the client-focused leadership of Thomas Topolski, executive vice president and managing director for Mena and D. James Stamatis, president for Louis Berger’s international operations.-TradeArabia News Service