# Burns & McDonnell — Integrated engineering and construction for energy, grids and water

> Burns & McDonnell is a Kansas City engineering and construction organization founded in 1898 and wholly owned by its employees. Its integrated delivery brings engineering, procurement, construction, environmental services and consulting together for power, grid, renewable, water and industrial projects. Construction operations include AZCO, while 1898 & Co. provides business and technology consulting. The project records distinguish a commercially operating solar facility, an ongoing substation replacement and a progressive design-build water contract, preserving each announced delivery stage.

- **Legal name:** Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.
- **Headquarters:** Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- **Founded:** 1898
- **Official website:** [Burns & McDonnell](https://www.burnsmcd.com/)
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## CEO and leadership profile

### Leslie Duke

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Leslie Duke took the Burns & McDonnell CEO role in 2024. She joined in 1999 as a structural engineer in Houston and later led the South Central region. She studied civil and structural engineering at Texas Tech.

- **In role since:** 2024-01-01
- **Sources checked:** 2026-10-10
- **Profile:** [Leslie Duke](https://voltformer.com/ceo/leslie-duke)

[Official leadership and appointment record](https://www.burnsmcd.com/news/new-ceo-leslie-duke)

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## Engineering specializations

- Utility-scale solar and energy storage
- Power generation and high-voltage networks
- Water and wastewater design-build
- Industrial engineering and construction

## Declared capabilities

- **Basic and detailed engineering:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Procurement and supply:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Civil and structural construction:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Testing and commissioning:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **High-voltage substation EPC:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Transmission lines:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Turnkey power plant EPC:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope
- **Grid interconnection:** Listed capability; confirm project-specific scope

## Representative projects

### Gibson City Solar
- **Capacity / scope:** Gibson City Solar commercial operation
- **Country:** United States
- **Description:** Earthrise Energy’s 346 MWdc Gibson City Solar in Illinois reached commercial operation with Burns & McDonnell as EPC contractor. The project uses an adjacent gas plant’s existing switchyard and surplus interconnection capacity; Burns & McDonnell designed and commissioned coordinated SCADA controls.
- **Technologies:** Solar photovoltaics, SCADA
- **Original source:** [https://www.burnsmcd.com/news/illinois-solar-project-demonstrates-path-around-bottlenecks](https://www.burnsmcd.com/news/illinois-solar-project-demonstrates-path-around-bottlenecks)

### Anaheim Southwest Substation
- **Capacity / scope:** Anaheim Southwest Substation replacement
- **Country:** United States
- **Description:** Burns & McDonnell described its USD 30 million EPC replacement of Anaheim Public Utilities’ Southwest Substation in California. Work includes two 69/12 kV transformers, 12 kV switchgear and capacitor banks, plus a new control building; existing equipment remains in service during phased work.
- **Technologies:** High-voltage grid systems, SCADA
- **Original source:** [https://info.burnsmcd.com/benchmark/article/a-powerful-substation-designed-to-boost-capacity-aesthetics](https://info.burnsmcd.com/benchmark/article/a-powerful-substation-designed-to-boost-capacity-aesthetics)

### San Marcos
- **Capacity / scope:** San Marcos water reclamation design-build
- **Country:** United States
- **Description:** The City of San Marcos, Texas, selected Burns & McDonnell for progressive design-build delivery of a new water reclamation facility. The announced design capacity is two million gallons per day; early collaboration supports the city’s wastewater needs and growing residential development.
- **Technologies:** Water reclamation
- **Original source:** [https://www.burnsmcd.com/news/design-build-water-reclamation-facility-san-marcos-texas](https://www.burnsmcd.com/news/design-build-water-reclamation-facility-san-marcos-texas)

## Technical services

- **Integrated EPC and construction:** Engineering, procurement and construction through company operations, subsidiaries or consortium delivery with defined project responsibilities.
- **Transmission and substations:** High-voltage transmission, substations, protection, controls and integration of new infrastructure with operating electricity networks.
- **Water and industrial infrastructure:** Water treatment, wastewater, industrial process facilities and supporting civil and electromechanical infrastructure.
- **Testing and commissioning:** Construction completion, equipment testing, controls verification and startup support coordinated with the owner and technology suppliers.

## Standards and certifications



## Official contacts

- **Address:** Kansas City, Missouri, United States

## Reference statistics

- **Founded:** 1898
- **Headquarters:** Kansas City
- **Ownership:** Employee-owned

## Company and energy news

- [Burns & McDonnell — SewerAI inspection and capital planning](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-sewerai-asset-planning-partnership-2026) — 2026-09-28 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-sewerai-asset-planning-partnership-2026.md)
- [Burns & McDonnell — Gibson City Solar commercial operation](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-gibson-city-solar-operation-2026) — 2026-09-01 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-gibson-city-solar-operation-2026.md)
- [Burns & McDonnell — Gritt solar construction robotics partnership](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-gritt-solar-robotics-partnership-2026) — 2026-08-25 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-gritt-solar-robotics-partnership-2026.md)
- [Burns & McDonnell — Anaheim Southwest Substation replacement](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-anaheim-southwest-substation-2026) — 2026-08-21 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-anaheim-southwest-substation-2026.md)
- [Burns & McDonnell — Bengaluru engineering office expansion](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-bengaluru-engineering-expansion-2026) — 2026-07-27 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-bengaluru-engineering-expansion-2026.md)
- [Burns & McDonnell — San Marcos water reclamation design-build](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-san-marcos-reclamation-design-build-2025) — 2025-09-22 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-san-marcos-reclamation-design-build-2025.md)
- [Burns & McDonnell — Muskegon Solar EPC groundbreaking](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-muskegon-solar-groundbreaking-2024) — 2024-06-11 · [Markdown](https://voltformer.com/news/burns-mcdonnell-muskegon-solar-groundbreaking-2024.md)

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