Burns & McDonnell, a global engineering, architecture, construction and environmental services firm based in Kansas City, Mo., has opened a new office in Pasadena, its fourth in California.

The company, founded in 1898, opened its doors at 200 S. Los Robles Avenue this fall and employs eight people. It expects to double that number in the next year, said Corporate Communications Manager Kristi Widmar.

Widmar said the company opened the new office because it expects to see growth in work for power plants, airport expansions and environmental remediation.

Burns & McDonnell’s other California locations include a 100-person office in Brea and smaller sites in San Diego and San Francisco. Globally, the company has 33 locations and employs about 5,000 people. It is entirely employee-owned with annual revenue of more than $2 billion.