Kevin Gill, Jr. is SMACNA’s 2023 Contractor of the Year

Kevin Gill Jr., President of McCusker-Gill, has been named SMACNA’s 2023 Contractor of the Year. This award seeks to recognize a professional who exceeds all expectations of serving and promoting the industry.

Gill Jr. succeeded his father, 2003 Contractor of the Year winner, Kevin Gill Sr., as president of McCusker-Gill in 2022. As president, he has shared his insight on the latest in the construction technology space at several conferences, including 2023’s MEP Innovation Conference, where he discussed getting buy-in on new technologies, and for a panel discussion at Suffolk Technologies’ “Robotics in Construction” event. Gill Jr. was also a guest on the New Horizons Foundation Podcast, where he discussed how he successfully implemented new technologies at the company and aligned stakeholders with the new processes.   

McCusker-Gill is a second-generation straight-line HVAC subcontractor in Boston with fifteen full-time BIM/VDC detailers working in Revit 2023. The company has worked on notable projects, including Brigham & Women’s Building for Transformative Medicine, Boston University’s Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, and Encore Boston Harbor, which had over one million pounds of ductwork and was one of the most significant sheet metal projects completed in the Greater Boston area.