NEW YORK, NY WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff recently announced the appointment of several employees to Senior Vice President and Vice President positions in its U.S. buildings practice.

"Our strategic vision has resulted in significant organic growth in the buildings practice over these last several years which has provided our staff with fantastic opportunities for professional development," said David Cooper, President of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff's U.S. buildings practice and the region's Chief Commercial Officer.

Newly appointed Senior Vice Presidents:

Herbert Els - Building Technology Systems (BTS) Department Head in San Francisco, California, for the last three years and national BTS practice leader starting in 2015.

Daniel Hurley - Presently responsible for management of major projects along with providing electrical department leadership to the Boston, Massachusetts, office. Hurley will be assuming a larger role with project delivery and client management.

Mark Montgomery - Managing Director of the buildings' office in Denver, Colorado, (including Boulder, Colorado, and Kansas City, Kansas).

David Sinz - Managing Director of the buildings' office in Houston, Texas.

David Wright - Co-Manager of the buildings' office in Richmond, Virginia.

Vice President promotions:

Esteban Anzola 

 (New York City, New York - Structures)

James Coppage 

(Richmond, Virginia - Systems)

Lindy Damato 

(San Francisco, California - Systems)

Jay Goode 

(Dallas, Texas - Systems)

Adam Kyle 

 (San Francisco, California - Built Ecology)

Scott Petit 

 (Boston, Massachusetts - Commissioning)

WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff also promoted 48 senior buildings practice staff employees to other positions, with a total of 107 promotions in all across the group.

"The quality and passion of our staff are essential to our success and we are proud to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of all 107 individuals as exemplars of our effort to attract, develop and retain the best talent in the industry," Cooper said.