The move to the north east was made to service the growing portfolio of clients, partners and projects in the region.

The new office is DNA’s fifth and will provide a welcome boost to the firm’s capacity in the region, and across the whole of Scotland. The Aberdeen team have already made their mark, winning the project to provide civil and structural engineering services as part of a wider group developing a new tourism and hotel complex in Inchmarlo.

Senior associate and head of Aberdeen Office, Robbie Templeton, who previously spent 15 years working in the DNA Edinburgh office, said: “Over the past few years we’ve seen a big increase in the number of projects we were winning in the north east, and we’ve built a great base of contacts amongst the architects and developers there. Opening a new office in the region felt like the next natural step in our expansion plans and allows us to provide an even better service.

“There are some incredibly exciting engineering projects happening in Aberdeenshire and the wider area right now, as well as many more coming up. I’m really looking forward to building a successful team, and I’d encourage any engineers in the area interested in working on challenging and unique projects to check out our website for current vacancies.”

DNA managing director, Ben Adam, added: “I’m delighted that the Aberdeen base has opened, the region was previously being covered by our Inverness and Edinburgh offices, but we felt it was important to have a dedicated base there. As we hopefully begin easing lockdown restrictions, it’s going to be exciting to see Robbie grow the team with the support of the other offices. We’re confident 2021 is going to be a fantastic year for the company as we celebrate our 35th birthday.”