Feb 11, 2026

Cochran

Ketz

Seattle-headquartered Cochran has promoted Don Ketz to vice president of field operations. In this role, Ketz will provide leadership and daily support to superintendents, general foremen, foremen, and field staff across the company's projects. His responsibilities will include scheduling, manpower planning, quality control and safety practices. Ketz brings extensive field experience to this leadership position, having most recently served as Cochran's general superintendent. In that role, he worked on some of Cochran's most significant projects, including the Microsoft Campus Refresh in Redmond, the multi-block Rufus 2.0 development in Seattle, the King County Metro electric-bus charging facility in Tukwila, and the Swedish Medical Center campus in Issaquah.

Hargis Engineers

Pentz

Reny

Mills

Bigbey

Kavulla

Sutton

Turner

Roper

Anderson

Seattle-based Hargis Engineers promoted Josh Kavulla to principal and Jared Bigbey to senior associate. Kavulla brings decades of experience supporting Fortune 100 clients across hyper-scale data centers, advanced research and laboratory environments, and ground-up campus developments that integrate both horizontal infrastructure and vertical building systems. Bigbey provides proactive life-cycle technology analyses and flexible implementation strategies to support retail logistics and fulfillment centers, particularly those incorporating robotics and rapidly evolving technologies.

Eric Mills has been promoted to principal in the mechanical leadership group. Mills brings 25 years of experience in HVAC, plumbing, and refrigeration systems in sophisticated operating environments. In his expanded role, Mills will guide multidisciplinary teams in developing scalable, energy-conscious solutions that support enterprise clients across multiple geographic regions and evolving operational needs.

Jake Reny, James Pentz, and MacGregor Anderson have joined the mechanical leadership team as senior associates. They support Fortune 100 clients and commercial projects nationwide, and contribute to internal initiatives focused on technology, efficiency, and technical staff mentorship. Pentz and Anderson began their careers at Hargis as interns.

David Roper has been promoted to associate principal, and Andrew Turner to associate, with the electrical program. Roper has extensive experience in commercial office environments, industrial, aerospace, and manufacturing-fabrication operations supporting Fortune 100 clients by delivering technically complex program spaces. Turner is an electrical consultant who supports national retail programs by contributing to the planning and implementation of scalable electrical systems.

Josh Sutton has been promoted to senior associate with commissioning services. With extensive experience as an electrical contractor and professional engineer, he supports fast-paced data centers, hospitals and retail fulfillment programs.

Feb 04, 2026

McGranahanPBK

Choi

Shuster

McManamna

Holloway

Bixby

Barger

Bunge

Hale

Clem

McGranahanPBK in Tacoma announced several new hires in January.

Royce Bixby joined as a principal and design director. He brings a LEED AP certification and over 20 years of experience.

Leon Holloway joined as an associate principal and senior project manager. He brings over 20 years of experience across K–12 education, healthcare, government and international markets. Holloway has a LEED AP certification, and is a founding member of the Northwest Chapter of NOMA.

Ed McManamna brings over 35 years of architectural experience to his role as senior associate and senior project manager. He focuses on renovations, occupied remodels, seismic upgrades and campus modernizations.

Amy Shuster was hired as a senior designer. She will work closely with architects and technical teams to create design concepts. She brings 30 years of experience on complex projects.

BK Choi is a BEAM senior project manager and building envelope specialist. With past experience in architectural training, and hands-on work as a carpenter and designer, Choi has also served as a past member of the board for Habitat for Humanity.

David Clem joins the team as an MEP project manager to guide multi-disciplinary teams through complex engineering projects. He has over 20 years of experience in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering and construction management.

Libby Hale is the team's new marketing coordinator, supporting interview preparation, strategic submissions and maintaining brand standards. She has a background in marketing and fabrication drafting. Hale holds a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary environmental design from Western Washington University.

Katie Bunge joined as a technical designer to refine designs and produce documentation. Bunge holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Washington State University.

Samantha Barger also joined as a technical designer. Barger holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Iowa State University with a focus on sustainability studies.