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Culture

Shive-Hattery is an architecture and engineering consulting firm with over 117 years of continuous operation. We go beyond full service to give clients a single source of solutions. Outstanding client service is our mission. The process of getting there is unique to each project and each client. Providing the right team of talented specialists, identifying and managing the critical steps to success and delivering quality service—it’s what we’ve done for more than 117 years.
 
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Overview

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Blue states show where Shive-Hattery is currently authorized to do business 

  • 350 employees in nine locations
  • Revenues for fiscal year 2012 were $50 million
  • Architectural Record: Ranked 213 on the Top 250 Architectural Firms (2011)
  • Building Design & Construction (BD+C): Ranked 26 on the Giants 300 Engineering/Architecture Firms (2011)
  • Engineering News Record (ENR): Ranked 208 on the Top 500 Design Firms (2013)
  • Zweig Letter Hot Firm: Ranked 92 on the Hot Firm List (2012)
  • Founded in 1895 by T.R. Warriner and E.P. Boynton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Employee-owned

Our Purpose

Shive-Hattery exists to provide outstanding client service and fulfilling careers for our employees.

Shared People Values

  • Truth: Treat others with uncompromising truth
  • Trust: Lavish trust on your colleagues
  • Mentoring: Share knowledge, skills and experience and be open to mentoring by everyone in the firm
  • Openness: Be receptive to new ideas regardless of their origin
  • Risk-Taking: Take personal risks for the good of the organization
  • Giving Credit: Give credit where it is due
  • Honesty: Be honest in all dealings
  • Caring: Put the interests of others before your own

Shared Business Values

  • Focus on the Customer
  • Innovate & Continuously Improve
  • Powershare (provide information and share responsibility)
  • Learn & Teach 

Leadership