Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No. 333-205333 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 25, 2016, relating to the consolidated and combined financial statements of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., (“the Company”) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph related to the completion of the spin-off of the Company effective June 30, 2015 by The Babcock and Wilcox Company) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2015.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
May 10, 2016