Every fact below links to its source. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, Missouri (city on the Texas board firm record and the USAspending recipient record)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- Founded
- Founded in 1898, per the firm's home page descriptionSource: burnsmcd.com
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm describes itself as 100% employee-ownedSource: burnsmcd.com
- Sponsor or parent
- The firm's employee ownership page describes employee ownership as a feature of the firm's culture and careersSource: burnsmcd.com/about/employee-ownership
- Website
- burnsmcd.comSource: burnsmcd.com
Legal name, DBA and former names
- Burns & McDonnell, Inc. (Texas board record: BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO INC)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI SS8JL7WNHPX9 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 845.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/856d46b6-3adc-8be6-f0…
Offices
- More than 75 offices worldwide, per the firm's home page description.Source: burnsmcd.com
Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the firm describes itself as 100% employee-owned.Source: burnsmcd.com
Sponsor, parent or transaction
- The firm's employee ownership page describes employee ownership as a feature of the firm's culture and careers.Source: burnsmcd.com/about/employee-ownership
Services and markets
- Engineering, construction, architecture and consulting, per the home page title.Source: burnsmcd.com
Leaders
- Leslie M. Duke, Chair and Chief Executive Officer.Source: burnsmcd.com/about/meet-our-people
- Paul Fischer, President and Chief Operating Officer.Source: burnsmcd.com/about/meet-our-people
- Renita Mollman, Chief Administrative Officer.Source: burnsmcd.com/about/meet-our-people
- Chris Baxter, Chief Risk Officer.Source: burnsmcd.com/about/meet-our-people
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING CO INC (firm no. 845, type NS, expires 2028-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
DOT prequalification
- TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. with 73 areas of certification, renewal status APRIL 4, 2023 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt2.htm
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. (Kansas City, MO), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $0, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $127,289,331, FY2025 $170,061,882 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/856d46b6-3adc-8be6-f0…
ESOP plan data (Form 5500)
- DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: BURNS & MCDONNELL, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250918130954NAL0001450081001), 10,567 active participants and total plan assets of $5,463,861,407 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: BURNS & MCDONNELL, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN (ACK_ID 20250918130954NAL0001450081001, 10,567 active participants); BURNS & MCDONNELL, INC. 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN (ACK_ID 20250918125132NAL0003191490001, 10,884 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac…
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi…
Sources of record
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/856d46b6-3adc-8be6-f070-c5a11e8b6c2a-P/latest
- https://www.burnsmcd.com/
- https://www.burnsmcd.com/about/employee-ownership
- https://www.burnsmcd.com/about/meet-our-people
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt2.htm
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-1
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
