Engineering and construction firm for infrastructure, power, and industrial projects
Burns & McDonnell is a 10,000+ person engineering and construction firm headquartered in Kansas City, operating as an employee-owned partnership. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward CAD, modeling, and project-delivery tools (AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, MicroStation, Primavera P6) with domain-specific simulation software (AERMOD, CALPUFF, PSS/E, PSCAD, ETAP, RISA-3D, ETABS). Active hiring is concentrated in engineering (823 roles) and construction (239 roles), with emerging demand in environmental remediation and utility consulting—reflecting a shift toward decarbonization and brownfield decommissioning work.
Notable leadership hires: Sediment Remediation Lead, Utility Consulting Director, Remediation Lead, Mechanical Lead, Managing Director
Burns & McDonnell designs and constructs large-scale infrastructure projects across power generation, transmission, distribution, industrial facilities, and environmental remediation. The firm operates across North America and India, with 1,221 active job openings as of the last snapshot. Core service lines include EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) delivery, high-voltage transmission routing and substation design, power-plant decommissioning, and decarbonization initiatives. The organization maintains an ownership-driven culture and reports safety performance in the top 5% of AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) firms. Pain points cluster around budget control, schedule management, project P&L tracking, and risk mitigation—typical constraints for large capital projects.
Primarily AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, MicroStation, and Primavera P6 for design and project management. For simulation and analysis: AERMOD, CALPUFF, PSS/E, PSCAD, ETAP, RISA-3D, ETABS. Oracle database backend; Microsoft Office suite and ArcGIS Online for mapping.
EPC projects, electric transmission and distribution, high-voltage substation design, transmission line routing, power-plant decommissioning, decarbonization initiatives, piping design, and sediment/environmental remediation. Active focus on pre-RFP collateral and project execution planning.
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