Kerrie Greenfelder, P.E., is a member of Burns & McDonnell’s Principal Group and serves as engineering director for the firm’s Water Group. In these dual roles, Greenfelder has repeatedly demonstrated her value as a chemical engineer to the company and the industry while bringing an unrivaled level of energy, productivity, and mentoring skill.

After graduating with a B.S. in chemical engineering from The University of Kansas in 2000, Greenfelder began a career in the water sector in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 2015, she returned to the Midwest and now maintains a tidy corner cubicle at the firm’s headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.

With seven professional engineering licenses, as well as certifications in design-build and environmental engineering, Greenfelder oversees a team of engineers across four locations, spanning six unique disciplines, including architectural, civil, electrical, hydrogeological, mechanical, and structural engineering.

Over her 25-year career, Greenfelder has thrived as an executive leader, people manager, project manager, and designer of record for small to large water and wastewater treatment projects for various municipal, industrial, and federal clients. Her work has included project management, design, reporting, bidding, purchasing, construction management, scheduling, and startup.

In 2022, Greenfelder decreased her project involvement to strategically focus on talent management, growth, mentoring, and succession planning. Additionally, she serves as the executive sponsor of four groups: Water’s New Professionals employee resource group, Rising Professionals resource group, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Alliance, and the firm’s Abled and disAbled Allies Partnering Together employee resource group, known as ADAPT. Through this sponsorship lens, she frequently collaborates with remarkable employee-owners around the world.

Outside the office, Greenfelder is a passionate and active leader with the Society of Women Engineers, the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers (KPSE), and the Water Environment Federation. A proud SWE life member, she has served in a variety of leadership roles during her 24-year membership span. Most recently, Greenfelder completed two terms on the SWE Board of Directors, and she currently serves as president of KSPE.

Within each of these organizations, Greenfelder has been recognized for her leadership, outreach, and contributions to DEI and mentorship, including being a proud recipient of SWE’s Distinguished New Engineer, Emerging Leader, and Spark awards. She was also the first recipient of the Water Environmental Federation Mentorship and the Missouri Water Environment Association DEI awards. In 2023, she was selected as KSPE’s first woman fellow in the organization’s 114-year history.

Greenfelder lives in the Kansas City metropolitan area with her husband, teenage son, and three rescue dogs. She enjoys recommending a good book or challenging others to join her in yet another half marathon.