Efren Alcala has been named a supervising engineer in the New York City office of Parsons Brinckerhoff. In his new position, Alcala will initially be responsible for the design of plumbing and fire protection systems for the East Side Access project, which is extending The Long Island Rail Road into Grand Central Terminal.

Alcala has 35 years of experience in the design of plumbing and fire protection systems for commercial, institutional, health care and industrial buildings. He has worked on major transit facilities, ports projects, hospitals, oil refineries, university buildings and power plant projects in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to joining PB, he was a supervising engineer for a New York transportation-engineering firm.

Alcala earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering at Leyte Institute of Technology, Philippines, and is a registered professional engineer in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. His professional affiliations include the National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Plumbing Engineers, and National Fire Protection Association.