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 power, oil and gas, water, telecommunications, government, mining, data centers, smart cities and banking and finance markets.
| Company type | Employee-Owned |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering, procurement, and construction, and consulting |
| Founded | Kansas City, Missouri (1915) |
| Headquarters | Overland Park, Kansas |
Areas served | Power, water, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining, government, data centers, banking and finance |
Key people | Mario Azar, Chairman and CEO
Andrea Bernica, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Laszlo von Lazar, President, Energy & Process Industries Hoe wai Cheong, President, Asia-Pacific & India Barry Clegg, President, Black & Veatch Operations Joy Johnson, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Mike Orth, President, Governments & Environment Dave Hollowell, President, Connectivity & Commercial Michael Williams, Chief Financial Officer Irvin Bishop Jr., Chief Information Officer Timothy W. Triplett, Board Secretary, General Counsel Patrick Hogan, Chief Client Officer |
| Services | Asset management, consulting, data analytics, EPC and design build, operations, physical and cybersecurity, program and construction management, sustainability |
| Revenue | $4.25 billion (2022) |
Number of employees | Approximately 11,000 (2022) |
In 2022, BV was the 9th largest 100% employee-owned company in the United States. In 2022, the company reported total revenue of $4.25 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 2022. In its annual ENR 500 rankings, the magazine also reports that BV is the nation's 3rd largest provider of design services to the Power market, 5th largest in Telecommunications, 8th largest in Water and 11th largest in Sewer and Waste.
BV has more than 100 offices worldwide and has completed projects in more than 100 countries on six continents.