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About the Role
As a Specification Writer at Cushing Terrell, you will lead the development, coordination, and quality of technical specifications across a wide range of project types and delivery methods. This role is foundational to how project teams produce construction documents firm-wide, requiring senior-level technical judgment to identify conflicts and drive coordination. Success means delivering accurate, complete, and constructable project documentation.
Responsibilities
- Lead preparation of project manuals and technical specifications across projects of varying size, budget, building type, and delivery method, selecting appropriate formats based on project requirements.
- Serve as the specifications discipline lead, identifying and resolving conflicts between drawings and specifications and coordinating solutions across architects, engineers, and consultants.
- Support retail criteria projects and contribute to the development and maintenance of Cushing Terrell master specification templates across all service sectors.
- Review submittments, substitutions, RFIs, and change proposals during construction phase for compliance with project specifications.
- Participate in QA/QC processes to verify technical accuracy, consistency, and completeness of construction documents.
- Conduct product and systems research to evaluate materials, vet construction systems, and support specification development across project teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of five years of experience as an architect, engineer, or construction professional with a demonstrated focus on specifications, or three years of dedicated experience as an architectural specifier.
- CSI Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) certification.
- Strong knowledge of construction specifications, building systems, materials, construction methods, and manufacturer and supplier appropriateness.
- Proficiency in specification software tools and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- Cushing Terrell will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Skills
- Specification software tools
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Location
- Seattle
- Billings
- Austin
- Boise
- Bozeman
- Denver
- Great Falls
- Kalispell
- Minneapolis
- Missoula
- New Orleans
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Minimum of five years of experience as an architect, engineer, or construction professional with a demonstrated focus on specifications, or three years of dedicated experience as an architectural specifier.
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
- CSI Construction Documents Technologist (CDT) certification
- CSI Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) certification
Salary/Compensations
- $85,000 to $115,000 annually
- Eligible for an annual performance bonus
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
About the Company
- Cushing Terrell is a multidisciplinary design firm with 17 offices and more than 500 team members who bring together their expertise to deliver holistic built environments.
- Leveraging our influence as designers, we work to create sustainable systems and spaces that help people live their best lives.
- We empower creative designers to discover imaginative, responsible, first-of-their-kind environments.
- We support a strong, cohesive team, from our design professionals to our business operations staff.
- Together, we champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, placing people at the center of our practice, thus our tagline, “design meets you.”
- Together, we find joy in uncovering imaginative solutions for the people who work here, the people we work for, and the planet as a whole.
- We offer a company culture that celebrates all the unique viewpoints and personalities that make up our talented team.
Equal Opportunity
- Cushing Terrell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
- Contact 406.248.7455 if you require assistance or accommodation during the employment application process.