Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch (BV) is a global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Founded in 1915 in Kansas City, Missouri, it is now headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. It specializes in infrastructure development in energy, liquefied natural gas, water, renewable energy including solar, private telecommunications, government, mining, data centers, cybersecurity, advisory services, electrified transportation and smart cities. As of October 2025, BV is the 6th largest 100% employee-owned company in the United States with approximately 13,000 employees and reported total revenue of $5.1 billion. According to Engineering-News Record (ENR) magazine, Black & Veatch is the 14th-largest design firm in the United States based on revenue for design services performed in 2025. In its annual ENR 500 rankings, the magazine also reports that Black & Veatch is the nation's 6th largest provider of design services to the Power market, 8th largest in Water, 15th in Industrial Process, Oil & Gas, and 16th in International Markets. Further, Black & Veatch ranks 49th in the top 400 contractors, 13th in the top 50 contractors working abroad, and 33rd for the top 100 contractors by new contracts. BV has more than 100 offices worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six continents.