Architecture and engineering firm designing community infrastructure and buildings
CPL is a 50-year-old architecture and engineering practice with 500+ employees across 8 states, anchored in CAD-native workflows (AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, MicroStation, Bluebeam). The hiring mix is heavily weighted toward senior engineers and designers, with active velocity across 72 open roles — a pattern consistent with project-based scaling in construction documentation, energy performance retrofits, and bridge design. Pain-point data reveals operational friction: RFP response bottlenecks, high-volume workload strain, and billing process inefficiencies, suggesting internal process maturity is a constraint on growth.
CPL designs and engineers buildings, infrastructure, and community spaces across healthcare, higher education, K–12 education, municipal, arts and culture, transportation, and placemaking sectors. The firm operates from offices in Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina, serving mid-market and public-sector clients. Work spans new construction, building renovations, energy retrofits, commissioning projects, and bridge design. The company is structured around engineering, design, and construction documentation disciplines, with active hiring skewed toward experienced practitioners rather than junior staff.
CPL's core stack includes AutoCAD, Revit, Civil 3D, MicroStation, and Bluebeam for design and documentation; BIM and 3D laser scanning for building information modeling; and Adobe Creative Suite for visualizations. ADP and Deltek handle project and financial management.
CPL is headquartered in Fairport, New York, and maintains 8 regional offices across Florida, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.
Current projects include K–12 energy performance retrofits, building renovation and new construction, bridge design and replacement, energy conservation measures, commissioning work, and construction documentation. The firm also supports RFP responses and grant documentation for client funding.
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