Engineering, architecture and construction firm Burns & McDonnell, which has a regional headquarters in Wallingford, said it plans to hire 54 people in New England this year.
The firm said demand is driving the additions. It posted $2.3 billion in sales across all its business units last year, up 15 percent from $2 billion in 2012.
The Kansas City company, which has 325 New England workers, said the planned additions are part of a company-wide plan to hire 600 people this year.
The employee-owned firm said it added 700 jobs in 2013, ending the year with 4,300.
