250+ Engineering & Science Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Direct local pay data says architecture and engineering occupations in Kansas City averaged $46.94 an hour in May 2025, below the national group average of $51.36. Older local medians put civil engineers at $95,280 and mechanical engineers at $94,810. Newer directional pay signals from job ads are higher: Missouri engineering & scientific openings showed a mean offered salary of about $101,778 in August 2026, and Kansas City posted ranges centered on about $120k to $160k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 70 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $67,500 at the 25th percentile, $111,928 at the median and $129,405 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Kansas City is a workable market for Engineering & Scientific job seekers, but it is not an easy one. The local base is real: architecture and engineering occupations make up 2.0% of metro employment versus 1.7% nationally, and several local engineering occupations have location quotients above 1.0. Recent demand signals are better inside the specialty than in the broader white-collar economy, with Missouri engineering & scientific employment up 4.7% year-over-year and active postings up 10.5% year-over-year, even as Kansas City professional and business services employment is down -1.1013% year-over-year. Expect a selective market because the posting mix skews toward experienced talent and mostly on-site work.

Best positioned: Mid-career and senior civil, mechanical, MEP, systems, and project-facing engineers who can work on-site or hybrid and show project management, AutoCAD, Revit, and ideally a PE track have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming this is a remote-friendly or sponsorship-friendly market: about 65% of postings are on-site, about 5% are remote, and less than 5% of postings that state a policy mention visa sponsorship.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 278 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Black & Veatch Corporation: 38 open roles
2. WSP Global Inc.: 24 open roles
3. Burns & McDonnell: 22 open roles
4. GBA Team: 13 open roles
5. GBA: 12 open roles
6. Henderson Engineers: 12 open roles
7. Kiewit: 12 open roles
8. Olsson: 11 open roles
9. Kiewit Corporation: 10 open roles
10. Kansas City National Security Campus: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• Overland Park: 92
• Kansas City: 68
• Lenexa: 58
• Olathe: 26
• Liberty: 5
• Independence: 4
• Mission: 3
• North Kansas City: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 215 (78%), hybrid 56 (20%), remote 3 (1%)

Where the demand is

Opportunities are concentrated in built-environment and project-delivery work. In the local posting sample, construction accounts for about 30% of Engineering & Scientific demand and architectural & engineering services another about 15%, with Black & Veatch Corporation, Kiewit Corporation, Burns & McDonnell, and GBA showing up repeatedly among active employers. That fits the metro's occupational footprint: architecture and engineering roles make up 2.0% of local employment versus 1.7% nationally, and several occupations are more concentrated here than in the U.S. overall. The market is not only consulting and infrastructure. Healthcare, design services, and engineering each account for about 10% of postings, while Garmin appears among the more active employers, hinting at some product and systems demand alongside the heavier civil and building-systems mix. But the evidence is uneven across sub-roles: local direct counts are strongest for engineering titles, with older metro estimates showing 3,270 civil engineers and 2,010 mechanical engineers, while lab-science and research-science demand is measured less directly.

• Built environment, EPC, and project delivery (high): This is the clearest local lane, driven by construction at about 30% of postings and architectural & engineering services at about 15%, with Black & Veatch Corporation, Kiewit Corporation, Burns & McDonnell, and GBA among the recurring names.
• Product, systems, and quality-adjacent engineering (moderate): This lane is smaller but real: Garmin appears among the more active employers, and a separate Kansas City-area lead quality engineer search points to systems-oriented quality demand.
• Healthcare and scientific support roles (limited): Healthcare is about 10% of postings, but the direct local evidence is thinner for lab scientist and research scientist titles than for civil and mechanical engineering roles.

Where to focus: Prioritize civil, mechanical, MEP/building-systems, and project-facing roles at construction, design, and engineering-services employers; treat pure research-science searches as a narrower lane here.

Roles worth searching next

• Mechanical engineering technologist or technician: This path keeps you close to engineering teams while lowering the entry bar on some roles and leaning into hands-on execution.
• BIM or Revit coordinator: The local market heavily rewards Revit and AutoCAD, and the industry mix leans toward construction and design delivery, making BIM coordination a realistic neighboring lane.
• Quality engineer: Quality control shows up in the local skill mix, and a recent Kansas City-area search for a lead quality engineer points to demand for process, compliance, and systems-minded talent.
• Project controls or construction project coordinator: Project management is one of the most requested local skills, and the market is concentrated in construction and A/E services, so schedule, cost, and delivery roles sit next to core engineering work.

What postings ask for

• Project management (table_stakes | immediate): Project management shows up in about 20% of local postings, and that matters more because the market skews toward senior and lead work. Who: Mid-career engineers, project engineers, and anyone targeting consulting or construction-linked firms.
• AutoCAD (table_stakes | immediate): AutoCAD appears in about 20% of local postings and aligns directly with the area's heavy construction and A/E-services mix. Who: Civil, mechanical, MEP, facilities, and design-support candidates.
• Revit (differentiator | immediate): Revit appears in about 15% of postings, making it a practical separator for building-systems, MEP, and design-delivery roles. Who: Engineers targeting building design, BIM-adjacent, or multidisciplinary project work.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license (premium | near-term): The PE is the most commonly named certification in the local posting sample, even though it appears in only about 5% of postings; that usually means it matters most for the higher-responsibility roles that are hardest to replace. Who: Civil, structural, MEP, and project-responsible engineers who want access to signing authority or client-facing advancement.
• Quality control and technical documentation (differentiator | near-term): Quality control and technical documentation each appear in about 5% of postings, and a separate local search for a lead quality engineer suggests employers value systems-minded candidates who can formalize process and compliance work. Who: Career switchers, manufacturing-adjacent engineers, and systems or supplier-quality candidates.
• Bachelor's degree (table_stakes | immediate): Among postings that state an education requirement, about 85% ask for a bachelor's degree, while about 10% ask for a master's degree. Who: Anyone entering the field or trying to clear automated screening.

Questions about this market

What do Engineering & Scientific roles pay in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Direct local pay data says architecture and engineering occupations in Kansas City averaged $46.94 an hour in May 2025, below the national group average of $51.36. Older local medians put civil engineers at $95,280 and mechanical engineers at $94,810. Newer directional pay signals from job ads are higher: Missouri engineering & scientific openings showed a mean offered salary of about $101,778 in August 2026, and Kansas City posted ranges centered on about $120k to $160k. This is a market where engineering still pays well above the metro's roughly $66,540 average across all occupations, even if local engineering pay trails national engineering averages.

Where is demand for Engineering & Scientific roles in Kansas City, MO-KS concentrated?

Opportunities are concentrated in built-environment and project-delivery work. In the local posting sample, construction accounts for about 30% of Engineering & Scientific demand and architectural & engineering services another about 15%, with Black & Veatch Corporation, Kiewit Corporation, Burns & McDonnell, and GBA showing up repeatedly among active employers. That fits the metro's occupational footprint: architecture and engineering roles make up 2.0% of local employment versus 1.7% nationally, and several occupations are more concentrated here than in the U.S. overall. The market is not only consulting and infrastructure. Healthcare, design services, and engineering each account for about 10% of postings, while Garmin appears among the more active employers, hinting at some product and systems demand alongside the heavier civil and building-systems mix. But the evidence is uneven across sub-roles: local direct counts are strongest for engineering titles, with older metro estimates showing 3,270 civil engineers and 2,010 mechanical engineers, while lab-science and research-science demand is measured less directly.

Which employers are hiring the most Engineering & Scientific talent in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Recent postings show the most activity from Black & Veatch Corporation (20 postings), Kiewit Corporation (20 postings), Garmin (15 postings), Burns & McDonnell (15 postings), GBA (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Engineering & Scientific roles in Kansas City, MO-KS be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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