About Burns & McDonnell
Burns & McDonnell is an employee-owned engineering, construction, architecture and consulting firm founded in 1898. It works through offices around the world, bringing engineers, construction professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists together. Its core focus is critical infrastructure, with services intended to connect technical planning and design with practical delivery.
Markets and Project Experience
Its published project portfolio includes power facilities, manufacturing and industrial work, transportation infrastructure and construction assignments. Examples include Princeton Road Station, Gibson City Solar, the Everman Parkway progressive design-build project and a demonstration-scale bioindustrial manufacturing plant. These reflect different asset types, from electricity systems to facilities supporting industrial production and movement.
Construction and Technical Services
The organisation provides integrated planning, engineering, construction and related professional services. Its family of businesses includes 1898 & Co., a business, technology and security consultancy serving critical infrastructure industries, and AZCO, a heavy industrial construction company with self-performed craft capabilities. This connects strategic and operational advice with the technical and construction work required to implement a project.
People and Delivery
Safety, employee ownership and social responsibility are central elements of the company’s published approach. Its teams use shared systems and processes to coordinate disciplines, while professional development and community programmes support the wider organisation. Burns & McDonnell’s profile is therefore more than that of a building contractor: it brings engineering-led solutions to infrastructure and industrial assets. The mix of consultancy, design and construction capabilities is relevant when owners need technical decisions and field execution aligned from early planning onward.