Multidisciplinary design and engineering firm for institutional and commercial construction
Cushing Terrell is a 450+ person architecture and engineering firm anchored in a traditional CAD and BIM stack (AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, Civil 3D) with emerging web tooling (Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, Git). The hiring mix—dominated by senior-level engineering and design roles—and active project portfolio (substations, energy-efficient systems, retail layouts, urban plans) reflect a firm scaling specialized discipline depth rather than platform innovation. Pain points cluster around regional expansion and legacy-system replacement, suggesting internal operational friction as the firm grows across seven states.
Founded in 1938, Cushing Terrell operates as a full-service architecture, engineering, and design practice serving K–12 and higher education, healthcare, commercial, retail, and industrial sectors. The firm coordinates across 30 disciplines—architecture, structural/mechanical/electrical/civil/environmental engineering, landscape architecture, interior design, and fire protection—from 17 offices in seven states. Annual project volume translates to approximately $1 billion in construction costs. The company employs a hybrid approach: traditional design-phase delivery (master plans, construction documents, feasibility studies) paired with emerging capabilities in energy systems optimization and specialized facilities (recreation, institutional).
Core tools: AutoCAD (Civil 3D, base), Revit, Bluebeam, ArcGIS, SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion. Backend: PostgreSQL, Node.js, React, C#/.NET. Admin: Smartsheet, Deltek Vantagepoint, Microsoft Office suite.
Billings, Montana. The firm operates 17 offices across seven states and is actively expanding civil engineering capacity and regional presence.
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