The office is Atkins’ third in the country, complementing those in Riyadh and Jeddah. Atkins is already delivering projects in the Eastern Province, including Dammam 3 Industrial City and Ras Al-Khair Industrial City.
The new office will provide Atkins with a permanent base in Eastern Saudi Arabia from which to deliver its full range of services across the property, mixed-use infrastructure, transportation, defence, security and communications, planning and management consultancy, programme and cost management, and energy sectors.
Atkins’ regional chief executive for the Middle East Richard Barrett said: “We firmly believe in the importance of being local. Only by having people based in our core territories can we truly understand our market and the needs of our clients.
“The Eastern Province is a key part of our growth plans in the region and our new office puts down a clear marker of our commitment to truly help our clients solve their infrastructure challenges.”
Atkins and architect Mohamed Harasani formed a partnership in 2011, which licences the company to deliver its complete range of design services across the Kingdom, including construction supervision work. Atkins has been working in Saudi Arabia since the 1970s. More recently, work has included transport infrastructure projects such as Makkah Metro and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, as well as masterplanning exercises such as Oasis City, Sub-Centre East in Riyadh.
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