Black & White Engineering opens Melbourne office

Black & White Engineering, a global engineering design consultancy specialising in mission-critical buildings and infrastructure, has opened a Melbourne office as part of its APAC expansion.

The Melbourne office represents the company’s first permanent presence in the local market and reflects what the company says is increasing demand for data centre infrastructure across APAC.

Black & White Engineering expects its APAC headcount to grow by 165% between 2025 and 2026, with a projected increase of around 316% by 2029 as delivery capability scales across the region.

As part of this growth, chief operating officer Stephen Tode has relocated from Dubai to Singapore, marking the first time the company’s C-suite leadership has been permanently based in the APAC region.

Alongside his group responsibilities, he is also overseeing operations across APAC, including Singapore, as area director.

The expansion is also supported by the recent appointment of Kevin Miller as regional data centre director, APAC.

The Melbourne office will initially support a core engineering team, alongside design management and project functions, with capacity to expand as project demand develops; recruitment is ongoing as the business builds out its local capability.

“We have opened in Melbourne to support growing demand across the APAC data centre market and to establish a presence in a location where there is a clear need for additional delivery capability," said Clive Smith, head of design management at Black & White Engineering APAC.

“Establishing a presence in-country is central to how we are building the business across APAC. It allows us to support clients earlier in the project lifecycle and scale delivery capability in line with project requirements.”

The Australian expansion sits within a wider programme of regional growth. In Malaysia, the business has established a presence in Johor Bahru to support live data centre projects and is continuing to develop a front-end engineering team in Kuala Lumpur, alongside ongoing growth in Singapore.