Международная компания Arup открыла офис в Ла-Холле и планирует расширить штат до 100 сотрудников

LA JOLLA – An international design and engineering company based in London, Arup, has opened an office in La Jolla. With 19,000 employees worldwide and California offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Arup leased a 4,111-square-foot San Diego office in La Jolla Commons. As of mid-August, the firm had a 12-person San Diego staff, but expects to grow to have more than 100 locally, according to Ger Bythell, a principal of Arup who moved from Dublin to become San Diego office leader. “If we win a big project, it would increase significantly. The growth would definitely be double digit, especially year over year for the first five years,” Bythell said. “We’re recruiting locally. Recruiting people from the San Diego talent pool is a key thing that we do.” Founded in 1946 by Ove Nyquist Arup, the firm’s U.S. operations have more than 2,000 employees in 19 locations across the U.S., Canada and Columbia. Arup chose La Jolla for its San Diego County office because, “a lot of our clients are located in La Jolla as well,” Bythell said. The company’s San Diego County clients include Kaiser Permanente and Rady Children’s Hospital, the University of California San Diego, San Diego International Airport, the Port of San Diego, San Diego Natural History Museum, Pfizer, Novartis and the Salk Institute. “Global companies like Arup choose our region for its innovation pedigree and collaborative spirit, and we look forward to seeing the team continue to shape the future with global leaders in biotech, healthcare and design, right here in San Diego,” Eduard Velazquez, vice president of economic development and research at San Diego Regional Development Corp., said at the opening of Arup’s La Jolla office. Diversified Global projects that Arup has worked on have included subways in New York, the Sydney Opera House in Australia, Pompidou Centre in Paris, and a 75,459-square-foot new civic center in Mito City, Japan, that incorporated fire-proof structural timber in its design. Bythell said that Arup’s success in San Diego “and for the broader Southern California region, relies on strong partnerships.” “In La Jolla, our San Diego team will continue to work with clients and collaborators to help shape resilient infrastructure, high-performing places and climate-positive development for decades ahead,” Bythell said. Arup has been working on San Diego County projects since 1989, after establishing its first California office in San Francisco in 1985. Having worked on more than 100 projects in San Diego County, “We thought it was high time that we opened and office here,” Bythell said. “We’ve actually been planning to open this office for a number of years.” Arup started off as a civil structural consulting firm, according to Bythell. “Over the years, we have diversified to a team that provides everything,” Bythell said, adding that the company covers more than 150 disciplines. “We design. We do nuts-and-bolts engineering and design with architects. We also do a lot of advisory work with governments and cities about strategy for climate change, intelligent transportation systems, town planning and city planning,” Bythell said, adding that, “Literally, anyone who builds something, who has something that’s built and needs to be modified, we’re there.” “We’re not a construction company but we work very closely with construction companies,” Bythell said. “We basically work in every sector globally.” Bythell said that the San Diego market is strong for the services that Arup provides. Arup FOUNDED: 1946 HEADQUARTERS: London CEO: Jerome Frost BUSINESS: engineering and design EMPLOYEES: 19,000 WEBSITE: www.arup.com(opens in new tab) CONTACT: 619-935-0700 NOTABLE: Since establishing its first regional office in San Francisco in 1985, Arup has grown to have more than 2,000 professionals across 19 locations in the United States, Canada, and Colombia. A native of New England, Ray Huard has been a reporter at newspapers in California, Florida and New England, including The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, the Miami Herald, the Palm Beach Post in West Palm Beach, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the North County Times, and the San Diego Business Journal. He has covered a wide variety of beats including real estate, politics, science, the environment, state and city government and courts.