MKEC

What MKEC does

MKEC Engineering, Inc. is a privately held, multi-discipline engineering consulting firm founded in 1982 and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, with regional offices in Overland Park, Kansas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The firm delivers professional engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and surveying services across six core practice areas: Industrial/Energy, Transportation, Public Works, Land Development, Architectural Engineering, and Power Delivery (formerly Electric Utility Design, rebranded in April 2025 to incorporate renewables). MKEC serves both public-sector clients (state DOTs, turnpike authorities, cities, counties, municipal governments, school districts) and private-sector clients (industrial operators, developers, food processors, utilities), with a stated geographic reach spanning the United States and Canada.

The firm's technology stack is conventional for an established engineering consultancy and is built around CAD/BIM software (Revit, AutoCAD, Navis), GIS-based spatial analysis, terrestrial 3D laser scanning (adopted in 2006), and LiDAR-based high-definition surveying. MKEC's differentiators are non-technological: a 200+ associate multi-discipline staff that allows single-firm delivery from feasibility through construction administration, embedded decades-long relationships with municipalities and school districts, and a "discovery-first" problem framing approach. Notable project credentials include design participation in Wichita's $494.2 million Northwest Water Facility (capacity: 120 million gallons per day, serving over 500,000 Kansans), Spirit AeroSystems' water recycling system (500 million gallons recycled annually, 70% reduction in potable use), and the largest wind farm in Nebraska powering 120,000 homes.

MKEC operates as a project-based professional services firm. Pricing is scope-specific and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through competitive bidding on public-sector work (qualification-based selection, design-build consortiums) and direct negotiated contracts with private clients. The firm's go-to-market is enterprise field sales, leveraging long-term relationships to secure repeat engagements and referrals. Strategic partnerships are central to its delivery model, including consortium roles with Burns & McDonnell (Wichita water facility), Atkins/Jacobs/Kleinfelder/Quantum Spatial (Oklahoma turnpike program), and ElectriComm (Texas utility-scale solar). The company has remained privately held since founding with no parent, institutional investor, or PE backing identified in available source material.

Name

MKEC

Legal name

MKEC Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://mkec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MKEC Engineering is a privately held, multi-discipline engineering consultancy founded in 1982 and headquartered in Wichita, KS, providing planning, surveying, and engineering services across industrial/energy, transportation, public works, land development, architectural, and power delivery sectors to public-sector and private clients throughout the United States and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Infrastructure Planning, Capital Programs & Project Delivery Offices (PMOs) (BPAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Transportation engineering
• Power delivery design
• Land development consulting
• Public works engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional engineering and design services billed on a project basis. Services include feasibility studies, design, construction administration, and commissioning support for infrastructure projects across transportation, water/wastewater, power delivery, industrial, and land development sectors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MKEC is a full-service engineering consulting firm that provides multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, landscape architecture, and surveying services across six core service lines: Industrial/Energy, Transportation, Public Works, Land Development, Architectural Engineering, and Power Delivery. The firm serves both public-sector clients (state DOTs, turnpike authorities, municipalities, school districts) and private-sector clients (industrial operators, utilities, developers, food processors) with services spanning feasibility studies, design, construction administration, and commissioning support.

Product overview

MKEC Engineering Services is a full-service engineering and land-planning consulting firm founded in 1982 that offers a broad range of engineering services to both private and public sectors. The company provides six core service lines: Industrial/Energy Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Public Works Engineering, Land Development Engineering, Architectural Engineering, and Power Delivery (recently rebranded from Electric Utility Design). Within these core services, MKEC offers specialized sub-services including Process Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Stormwater Management, GIS Mapping and Analysis, Land Survey, High Definition Laser Scanning, Landscape Architecture, Construction Services, and Water Resources. The company operates with over 200 associates across offices in Wichita (KS), Kansas City/Overland Park (KS), and Oklahoma City (OK), serving clients throughout the United States and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial / Energy Engineering Engineering consulting services for oil and gas development, petroleum engineering, process engineering, and industrial facility design including refineries and manufacturing plants, serving industrial and energy-sector clients.
• Transportation Engineering Engineering services including streets and intersection design, bridge structures design, highway design, traffic engineering, railroad design, airport design, and complete streets planning for state DOTs, turnpike authorities, and municipalities.
• Public Works Engineering Municipal engineering services including water and wastewater treatment, dam design, solid waste landfills, stormwater management, and city/county engineering services for government and municipal clients.
• Land Development Engineering Comprehensive land development services including platting, zoning, site engineering, public infrastructure design, land planning, and cost estimating for retail, industrial, multifamily, and mixed-use developments serving private developers.
• Architectural Engineering Architectural engineering services including building mechanical and electrical systems, structural design for buildings, and architectural coordination for commercial, institutional, and educational facility clients.
• Power Delivery Electric utility design services including generation, transmission, and distribution systems, substation design, protection and control systems, and SCADA/RTU/HMI/PLC monitoring for traditional and renewable energy clients such as electric cooperatives and utilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wichita water recycling project completed $2.4M on schedule with no significant cost increases, providing 500M gallons recycled water annually and 70% reduction in potable water usage for Spirit AeroSystems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wichita Water Partners (Burns & McDonnell)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Design-build partnership for Wichita's $494.2 million Northwest Water Facility. Wichita Water Partners formed by Burns & McDonnell leading design effort with multiple engineering firms. MKEC contributes civil, electrical, mechanical, process, and instrumentation/controls work.
• Atkins North AmericaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Consulting partner on Northeast Oklahoma County Loop/Kickapoo Turnpike project.
• Jacobs Engineering GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Consulting partner on Northeast Oklahoma County Loop/Kickapoo Turnpike project.
• KleinfelderminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Consulting partner on Northeast Oklahoma County Loop/Kickapoo Turnpike project.
• ElectriComm, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign/build partnership on three utility-scale solar farms in east and central Texas. MKEC provided engineering design services for power delivery protection systems; ElectriComm performed field construction services. Partnership enables delivery of solar power solutions to rural Texas communities.
• Hollis + Miller ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture and engineering partnership on Blue Springs School District projects including the Wildcat Drive bridge. Long-standing working relationship across multiple school facilities.
• GSI EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeotechnical engineering partner for Angus substation project, performing subsurface soil condition studies needed for structural foundation design.
• CC EnvironmentalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnvironmental consulting partnership on Little River Bridge project, developing strategy to avoid federal regulatory constraints and reduce approval timeline.
• R.E. PedrottiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction contractor partnership on Wichita Northwest Water Facility, working with MKEC and Wichita Water Partners on instrumentation and controls systems installation.
• J.E. DunnminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Blue Springs School District projects including Wildcat Drive bridge. Long-term relationship built over significant number of projects on existing site.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TranSystems: Transportation-focused engineering and planning firm with deep Midwest DOT practice (KDOT, MoDOT, Oklahoma). Comparable in size and overlaps with MKEC on highway, bridge, and rail projects.
• Garver: Employee-owned, multi-discipline engineering firm headquartered in North Little Rock with offices across the South and Midwest, focused on transportation, water, aviation, and facilities — directly comparable in size, ownership model, and service mix to MKEC.
• Olsson: Employee-owned engineering and design firm headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, with strong Midwest presence in transportation, water, power delivery, and land development — comparable in scale, ownership structure, and regional footprint to MKEC.
• Burns & McDonnell: Kansas City-headquartered, employee-owned full-service engineering firm with very similar service mix in transmission, water, transportation, and industrial energy. Directly comparable as both competitor and consortium partner (e.g., leads Wichita Water Partners).
• Black & Veatch: Overland Park, Kansas-based global engineering, procurement, and construction firm with deep overlap in water, power delivery, and transportation infrastructure — direct regional competitor for Midwest public-sector and utility clients.
• PEC (Professional Engineering Consultants): Wichita-based, employee-owned multi-discipline engineering firm with similar size and overlapping services in civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and surveying — closest direct peer in terms of size, ownership, and geography.

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: Privately held, employee-owned national engineering consulting firm with strong land development, transportation, and water practices. Comparable ownership model and multi-discipline structure; competes for municipal and private development work across the Midwest.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm with significant US infrastructure and water practices. Competes with MKEC on municipal water and transportation work in the Midwest, but at much larger scale.
• HDR Inc. Omaha-based global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with major practices in transportation, water, and power. Significantly larger scale than MKEC but competes head-to-head on Midwest DOT, water, and utility programs.
• WSP USA: Global professional services firm with substantial US transportation, water, and power practices. Competes with MKEC on Midwest infrastructure pursuits, though at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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