Among the Leading Design & Construction Firms
Burns & McDonnell is proud to rank among the nation's leading design and construction firms. Our most recent rankings:
From Engineering News-Record:
Top Lists
- #1 - Designer of the Year by ENR Midwest (2013)
- #16 in Top 50 Program Management Firms (2012)
- #19 in Top 100 Green Design Firms (2012)
- #20 in Top 500 Design Firms (2013)
- #22 in Top 100 Design-Build Firms (2012)
- #22 in Top 100 Construction Management-for-Fee Firms (2012)
- #44 in Top 50 Designers in International Markets (2013)
- #54 in Top 200 Environmental Firms (2012)
- #56 in Top 150 Global Design Firms (2012)
- #79 in Top 400 Contractors (2012)
Industry-Specific Lists
- #1 in Transmission and Distribution (2012)
- #4 in Aerospace (2012)
- #5 in Fossil Fuel (2012)
- #5 in Power (2013)
- #8 in Cogeneration (2012)
- #9 in Airports (2012)
- #9 in Chemical Plants (2012)
- #13 in Refineries and Petrochemical Plants (2012)
- #13 in Industrial Process (2012)
- #14 in Site Assessment and Compliance (2012)
- #15 in Commercial Offices (2012)
- #18 in Chemical and Soil Remediation (2012)
- #18 in Water Treatment and Desalination Plants (2012)
- #19 in Wastewater Treatment Plants (2012)
- #20 in Manufacturing (2013)
- #21 in Nuclear Plants (2012)
- #25 in Government Offices (2012)
- #26 in Hazardous Waste (2012)
- #26 in Petroleum (2012)
- #33 in Water Supply (2012)
- #36 in Transportation (2012)
- #45 in Sewerage and Solid Waste (2012)
- #47 in General Building (2012)
From Building Design + Construction's Giants 300 (2012):
- #5 in Green Accredited Staff at Engineering Firms
- #6 in Military Sector Engineering
- #6 in Office Sector Engineering
- #7 in Green Building Engineering
- #8 in BIM Engineering
- #11 in University Sector Engineering
- #12 in Data Center Sector Engineering
- #14 in Engineering/Architecture
From Consulting-Specifying Engineer's MEP Design Giants 100 Report:
- #5 in mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) design (2012)
From Electrical Construction and Maintenance's Top 30 Electrical Design Firms:
- #1 in electrical design (2012)
Spotlight

Power magazine names KCP&L's Iatan 2 Project of the Year
The 850-MW plant is the first new baseload power generator installed by KCP&L in nearly 30 years. Burns & McDonnell is proud to have been a part of it.

Road and bridge designs can bring drivers and cyclists together safely
Resolving the challenges of different road uses can help the traveling public coexist on urban streets, across rivers, through neighborhoods.
