If you want influence, autonomy, and the chance to solve the toughest water challenges—CDM Smith is where you belong. Here, your leadership isn’t optional; it’s essential.

Your Impact
As a Project Technical Leader, you’ll inspire and guide multidisciplinary teams, ensuring technical excellence across every deliverable. You’ll mentor emerging talent, collaborate with project managers, and transform big-picture objectives into designs that make a tangible difference for municipalities and the people they serve.

How You Will Contribute
•Lead with Vision: Set technical direction for complex municipal projects, ensuring accuracy, quality, and compliance.

•Design with Purpose: Develop evaluations and designs for water and wastewater pumping and treatment facilities, including:
o Pump and hydraulic calculations
o Process piping layouts
o Tank and equipment sizing and selection

•Innovate: Conceptualize improvements and alternative designs that elevate performance and resilience.

•Collaborate: Work closely with BIM specialists to refine layouts and produce detailed drawings.

•Deliver Excellence: Prepare technical specifications and front-end contract documents for publicly bid projects.

•Analyze & Optimize: Conduct water quality analyses and system modeling.

•Ensure Compliance: Review designs and reports to meet client expectations and regulatory standards.

•Mentor & Grow: Provide guidance and training to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.

•Advance Knowledge: Author technical papers, contribute to industry publications, and present at conferences.

•Engage Clients: Support proposals, attend client meetings, and help shape solutions that meet evolving needs.


Why You’ll Love Working Here
•Impactful Projects: Large-scale projects including Reuse, WTP, WTTP, Conveyance, Sewer, Biosolids, LSL, PFAS and more.

•Growth Opportunities: Advance your career through mentorship, leadership pathways, and exposure to cutting-edge projects.

•Culture of Excellence: Join a team that values integrity, creativity, and collaboration.