McFarland-Johnson opens Syracuse office, expands Onondaga County presence

McFarland-Johnson’s new Syracuse office puts more engineering and planning capacity in Onondaga County at a moment when Central New York is chasing bigger infrastructure and development projects. The Sherwood Office Park location is meant to handle highways, bridges, multimodal transportation, aviation, civil and site development, facilities, planning, environmental services and construction-phase services.

The company marked the opening with a ribbon-cutting on May 11, 2026, and said the move expands its local presence in Syracuse and the broader Central New York market. McFarland-Johnson described itself as a 100% employee-owned firm with New York roots that stretch back 80 years, a history that began in Binghamton in 1946 and has since grown to 13 states.

Dave Smith, P.E., the firm’s Regional Director for New York, is leading the Syracuse office’s growth. Jason Kantak, P.E., serves as Regional Engineering Manager for the Civil Engineering Services Division. Together, they will oversee the office’s push into work that touches daily life across the county, from roads and bridges to airport and site-development projects.

The company said the Syracuse expansion reflects stronger demand tied to infrastructure investment and economic development activity in Central New York. McFarland-Johnson also pointed to its prior work in the region, including projects involving Syracuse Hancock International Airport, the New York State Department of Transportation and the New York State Thruway Authority. That background positions the firm to compete for the kinds of public and private projects that shape how people move through the county and how new development gets built.

County Executive J. Ryan McMahon, II attended the opening. McMahon has led Onondaga County since Nov. 2, 2018 and has made job creation, infrastructure and economic development core priorities. The addition of McFarland-Johnson’s Syracuse office fits that agenda by adding another local employer focused on the technical work that supports roads, aviation, utilities and site development across the region.