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CDM Smith Top 10 Hot Opportunities
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12-Mar-2025
Featured Job Industrial Water/Wastewater Project ManagerUnited States - Nationwide
40475BR
Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
CDM Smith currently has a new opportunity for a Senior Project Manager with previous experience managing industrial water and/or wastewater projects to join our Industrial Business unit. In this position, you will be the main point of contact for planning and design of water, water reuse, and wastewater projects and will assist with business development activities throughout the U.S. CDM Smith’s Industrial Business unit services clients in a variety of industrial sectors including; High Tech, Data Centers, Chemicals, Rubber & Plastics, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Mining and Manufacturing. *** This position is hybrid with a minimum of two days in the office and can be based at any of our Industrial offices in the United States. Some of those cities include Houston, Irvine, Fairfax VA, Portland, New Orleans, Raleigh, Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, Austin, Concord CA, Edison, Albany, Boston, and Wadsworth, OH *** As a member of this team, you would contribute to CDM Smith's mission by: Managing and serving as the lead Project Manager on water/wastewater projects • Providing technical guidance, senior leadership, and mentoring engineering staff to enhance our water/wastewater design capabilities • Being responsible for scope, schedule, budget development, monitoring and adherence for projects managed • Completing Quality Assurance/Quality Control of key deliverables and assisting on projects managed by others in the office • Assisting Client Service Leaders with technical marketing for clients throughout the U.S. • Participating in professional societies relevant to the industry. • Building and maintaining positive working relationships with key decision makers in our clients’ organizations -
12-Mar-2025
Featured Job Industrial Client Service LeaderUnited States - Nationwide
40438BR
Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
*** This position can be based in any of our CDM Smith offices *** CDM Smith is seeking an Industrial Client Service Leader to help further accelerate the growth of our Industrial business unit by identifying promising new opportunities, winning exciting new projects and growing key client accounts. This individual will bring experience identifying and selling consulting, engineering, design-build and EPC (engineer, procure, construct) projects across CDM Smith’s target industrial client markets and capabilities. This individual has helped clients successfully implement industrial infrastructure and facility capital projects, meet water management objectives, comply with environmental requirements, or address other related needs. As an integral member of our dynamic Industrial team, the Client Service Leader contributes by: Leading business development, client engagement, client service management, and strategic marketing for multiple major industrial clients in the U.S. including hi-tech facilities • Developing and maintaining high value relationships with industrial clients • Growing market share by partnering with senior project managers and key technical specialists as they work for clients to deliver high quality projects • Collaborating with our award-winning technology group to stay at the forefront of leading-edge tools that improve project delivery for clients • Implementing short and long-term strategies that contribute to the growth and profitability of CDM Smith -
06-Mar-2025
Featured Job Transportation Sales LeaderTexas - Statewide
40469BR
Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
An exciting opportunity exists for a recognized Sales Leader to join CDM Smith’s established, growing Transportation organization within our West Region. **We would like to fill this position in the west regional states of: CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, AZ, UT, WY, MT, CO, NM, ND, SD< NE, KS, OK, TX.** The Sales Leader is a key CDM Smith position, requiring a highly motivated professional with proven capabilities to innovate while advancing the firm’s market position and growing client business. The successful candidate will lead, manage, and develop CDM Smith's sales for our transportation business and help sustain and grow revenue within our primary business sectors and helping to achieve top line growth for the west, a strong established region in our transportation practice and well positioned to take advantage of market growth. In this role, you will be responsible for sales growth by guiding and mentoring a team of Client Service Leaders to strengthen our client relationships and grow sales. Working closely with the North American Unit Transportation Director and other Senior Leaders, you will drive the regional strategic sales strategy and formulate a clear vision and direction for your geography. As Sales Leader, your team will deliver over $100 million in annual sales volume in transportation professional services in the region. Responsibilities include: Leading, managing, training, and developing the sales team to meet or exceed annual goals. • Aligning the teams to achieve future strategic growth objectives. • Working with project delivery leaders and Technical Services Unit leaders to synchronize sales and delivery activities. • Building and sustaining high-level relationships with key clients and continuously improving client service and satisfaction. • Taking initiative to create a learning organization by teaching, coaching, and capitalizing on "lessons learned”. • Providing input and leadership during the Transportation Group’s annual sales, revenue, utilization, and profitability business plan development session. • Driving staff retention, hiring, and professional growth by helping to increase staff engagement and recruiting new professionals and strategic staff to position CDM Smith for sustained growth into the future. • Maintaining positive financial posture for the West Transportation Region. • Traveling within the U.S. to prospective transportation clients in southwest, mountain, & pacific regions. -
25-Feb-2025
Featured Job Unit President - Industrial Business UnitUnited States - Nationwide
40976BR
Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Unit President to lead our Industrial Business Unit. This role is pivotal in overseeing the unit’s operating activities, including resource management, technical solutioning, and driving revenue and sales growth. The Unit President will be responsible for managing expenses, costs, and margins, as well as achieving monthly, quarterly, and annual financial goals. This position directs the delivery and operations of the Unit in alignment with the firm’s annual goals, budget, and strategic plan. Additionally, the Unit President will create and lead the execution of overall strategy, making necessary adjustments based on market trends. As a member of the Executive Management Committee (EMC) leads and supports the execution of business strategies for firm’s offerings aligned to the Unit’s goals/targets. • Directs short-term and long-range planning and budget development to support strategic business goals. • Approves annual business plans and budgets for the Unit’s groups and service and construction delivery organization. • Directs operations of the groups including staffing, quality, profitability, sales support and client service. • Monitors business operations through monthly reviews of group progress and assists in mid-course adjustments as needed to get or remain on plan. • Develops and evaluates short and long-term strategic financial and operating objectives for the Unit, in line with overall business strategy. • Formulates and implements business strategies and procedures for the Unit aligned with the firm’s objectives effectively cascading these down to all levels of the organization. • Ensures the effective management of processes for business forecasting, budgets, consolidation, and reporting to the firm. • Directs and partners on technical innovation, quality management, health, and safety while partnering with the firm’s functional leaders. • Manages and minimizes the unit’s financial risk exposure by following and maintaining governance, systems of controls, and ensuring that the appropriate requirements are operating effectively. • Ensures compliance across the Unit and Enterprise with corporate governance requirements and applicable local and international regulatory laws for reporting, acting where non-compliance is identified. • Working collaboratively with the Client Service Units, oversees, directs, and ensures a balanced portfolio of projects. • Manages Unit’s budget and resources so that the firm is prepared to deliver on its strategies; continuously look at ways to be more cost effective and improve efficiencies and service levels. • Provides executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities and provides consultative support to planning initiatives. • Establishes and maintains strong relationships with other senior executives to identify their needs and seek a full range of business solutions, providing accurate and relevant advice. • Provides recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities while identifying accelerated growth opportunities. • Works with the Client Service Units to identify potential new business opportunities and sources of revenue. • Develop, lead, and maintain a high-performance service and construction team. • Work with CDM Smith technology company, Trinnex, to help grow the digital solutions business. This position is hybrid, offering the flexibility for remote work and an in-office presence as required. -
12-Feb-2025
Featured Job Client Service Leader - Federal Digital ServicesUnited States - Nationwide
40119BR
Fully Remote or Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
CDM Smith’s Federal Services Unit is seeking an experienced and results-driven Client Service Leader to drive our digital growth with the US Government. The Client Service Leader will play a key role in the implementation of business development strategies to achieve aggressive and sustainable growth targets. The Client Service Leader will facilitate this growth by establishing a multi-year strategic plan, setting short- and long-term business priorities, leading client engagements, identifying teaming partners, ensuring CDM Smith’s digital offerings meet our Federal Government client needs. As a member of this high-performing team, you would have the following responsibilities. Key Responsibilities: Lead business development efforts to identify and develop new business opportunities for our digital consulting services such as digital road mapping, digital transformation program implementation, advanced data analytics (including the use of AI and development of dashboards), data platform and integration, program management information systems and software evaluation and implementation. • Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with Federal clients, understanding their goals, challenges, and requirements. • Develop and implement strategies to grow our Federal digital services footprint, aligning overall business goals and market trends. Identifying and developing new business opportunities. • Collaborate internally with CDM Smith’s Federal Sales, Marketing and Delivery Teams, and Technical Experts and Trinnex, a CDM Smith subsidiary designs and develops customized, innovative digital solutions that address client challenges. • Stay informed about trends in Federal government contracting, digital transformation in engineering, program management information systems, and emerging technologies, providing insights that drive innovation within our service offerings. • Engaging with CDM Smith Program and Project Managers to support the delivery of quality projects that meet scope, schedule, and budget commitments to maintain client satisfaction. • Contributing to the firm's stature by actively participating in leadership roles in professional societies and associations. • Serving as mentor to junior staff. -
30-Jan-2025
Featured Job Transportation Engineer 4Michigan - Lansing
40212BR
Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
Join Our Team at CDM Smith in Detroit or Lansing, MI, and help shape the future of infrastructure design! Under light supervision, develops large scale projects such as highways, tunnels, mass transit and aviation projects engineering designs of basic to high complexity to meet client project requirements. Reviews draft designs for compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Ensures that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs. Performs site reviews and studies, as needed, to ensure designs are aligned with location specifications. Updates design requirements as necessary. Inspects new construction and existing transportation structures as necessary. Contributes to firm's TKM by developing white papers and technical design documentation of new or special case designs, studies, etc. Submits technical papers and designs for publishing to technical journals. Collaborates with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal (RFPs). Reviews draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local and federal regulations and best practices. Meets with current and potential future clients to review their current and future design needs. Attends conferences, symposia, etc. to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff. Performs other duties as required. Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff. Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm. May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work. -
17-Jan-2025
Featured Job Transportation Engineer 5-Project Technical LeaderConnecticut - Hartford
40284BR
Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
*Preferred locations for this position include; East Hartford, CT, Boston, MA, or Manchester, NH. As an integral part of our team, you will contribute to CDM Smith's success as a Project Technical Leader for highway design projects and pursuits throughout New England. Responsible for coordination and management of the technical content of projects including driving the technical vision of the end product, ensuring the technical accuracy of the work product, ensuring the right technical skill sets are on the project at the correct time, developing and mentoring technical project staff, and coordinating all aspects of the project with our clients. Additional responsibilities include; -Providing day-to-day direct oversight of transportation planning and design projects -Developing project design criteria, alignments, construction plans, construction specifications, and cost estimates -Writing of technical reports -Providing quality reviews of highway design projects -Providing technical guidance and training to more junior staff. Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm -May supervise the work of junior engineers on project work -
13-Jan-2025
Featured Job Client Service Leader – Water ServicesCanada - Toronto
39593BR
CDM Smith has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Client Service Leader to lead client engagement and business development for water consulting and engineering services for municipal clients in southern Ontario. CDM Smith has been providing services in the municipal infrastructure sector for over 75 years. We have worked on some of the largest water and wastewater infrastructure projects for major clients throughout North America and are looking for someone who will continue this tradition and serve as a local leader as the firm implements our long-term investment strategy in Ontario. As a member of this team, you will contribute to CDM Smith's mission by: Developing client engagement strategies and pursuit plans for new water, wastewater and environmental business in Ontario. • Aligning CDM Smith’s firm-wide strategies with local business development activities. • Being responsible of the overall financial performance of projects within a client portfolio. • Being a highly visible advocate of CDM Smith through active participation in professional and industry organizations. • Assembling and leading client and project teams to meet client needs and project requirements. • Managing proposal efforts and contributing to proposal preparation, including technical approaches, and presentations. • Implementing CDM Smith’s Sales Delivery Process and proactive use of CDM Smith’s sales tools. • Negotiating critical issues with clients and potential teaming partners and subconsultants. • Providing technical leadership and/or participating as a senior lead on projects and meeting billable hour targets. • Managing business development budgets and costs. • Assist with the recruiting and hiring of local office staff. • Engaging in routine coordination with other area client service leaders and internal business units to meet business objectives. • Following and implementing CDM Smith’s standardized business practices. • Completing CDM Smith’s training program to reinforce core competencies of the client service leader position and obtain requisite certifications within 6-months of onboarding. • Adhering to CDM Smith’s Core Values. -
10-Jan-2025
United States - Nationwide
40332BR
Fully Remote or Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
Seeking highly qualified professional to lead and expand CDM Smith’s existing portfolio with the Department of Homeland Security (FEMA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and others) nationwide. As a full-service firm, CDM Smith has been serving the U.S. Government for over 30 years and holds multiple contract vehicles to provide consulting, planning, studies, engineering, design, and construction. The successful candidate will foster growth by aligning CDM Smith’s core competencies with the mission of the Department of Homeland Security. **The position can be based out of any CDM Smith office, in the U.S. nationwide. We offer in office, hybrid, or remote working environments allowing for flexible work options. Preferred locations for this position would be: Maryland, Virginia, or Washington D.C.** As a Client Service Leader (CSL), you will be responsible for continued growth and diversification of the services we offer to these agencies to include consulting, planning, engineering, construction, and digital solutions. As a member of our high-performing team, you will contribute to CDM Smith's federal mission by: Serving as the client-facing representative by keeping attune to agency initiatives, budgeting, programming, legislation, and organizational changes. • Identifying and developing new business opportunities within the Department of Homeland Security (FEMA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and others) that allows CDM Smith to expand and diversify the service offerings to include consulting, planning, engineering, construction and digital solutions. • Leading internal strategic business development efforts such as client or market strategic plans. • Lead or participate in office meetings, capabilities presentations, webinars, etc. • Possessing and growing an established business network (client decision-makers and teaming partners). • Serving as capture manager for proposal efforts to include managing and communicating amongst a diverse team of technical experts and marketing professionals. • Engaging with Program and Project Managers that will result in the delivery of quality projects that meet scope, schedule, budget and quality commitments to maintain client satisfaction. • Maintaining awareness of federal marketplace related to business opportunities, including competitors, partners, and subcontractors/subconsultants. • Contributing to firm's stature by actively participating in leadership roles in professional societies and associations. -
28-Aug-2024
Featured Job Sr Project Manager - Transportation PlanningTexas - Statewide
38878BR
Hybrid Work Options may be considered for successful candidate.
CDM Smith currently has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager within our West Transportation Group in Texas. In this position, you will work with a dynamic team to manage scope, schedule, and budget for multi-disciplined transportation planning projects in Texas. This position will also assist in business development and proposal development activities. CDM Smith has been providing transportation services to our clients for over 50 years. Our transportation services have spanned the areas of feasibility studies, corridor planning, NEPA and traffic design projects. For more information about our Project Management roles, tools, and culture, please visit this website https://bit.ly/2UC8V16. **We are open to filling this position tied to the following TX offices: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth or Houston.** Manage TxDOT transportation planning, corridor planning, NEPA and traffic engineering projects. • Lead Transportation Disciplines and Practice Development • Conduct business development efforts for transportation projects and cultivate client relationships. • Interface with State and municipal clients including cities, utility districts. • Conduct meetings with TxDOT, Transit Authorities, Toll Road Authorities, cities and counties for business development purposes. • Lead and manage transportation planning and traffic engineering projects. • Develop scope, budget and schedules for transportation projects. • Manage team’s performance on assigned projects. • Assist in mentoring staff and help expand our transportation practice in the Texas market. • Lead the scope, schedule and budget development, monitoring and adherence for projects managed. • Quality Analysis/Quality Control of key deliverables related to projects managed and assistance on projects managed by others. #LI-KM1 -
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