Restart your career. Here.

Two steps forward, two steps back. Sometimes detours happen in our well-planned lives. If you have had a break in your science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) career and are now ready to get back in the game, let CDM Smith help you restart your career by partic­i­pat­ing in our career re-entry program. Partnering with the Society of Women Engineers and iRelaunch, we are offering a 16-week program each January through April for those who left their career for 2+ years and are now wanting to return. This is a paid, full time temporary opportunity to help you train and rejoin peers in your field.

In 2022, we began offering two tracks of the program that run concur­rently: STEM Career Reboot and Veteran Career Reboot. See more details below!

To be eligible for the STEM Career Reboot Program, you must meet the following criteria:

• Currently on career break of 2 years or more and enthusiasm to return to your field
• Have a bachelors degree in STEM related field required of open role
• Have a minimum of 3 years experience in your field
• Meet any additional require­ments posted of open role
• Committed to full-time 40 hours for duration of 16-week internship (paid holidays when applicable)

Our oppor­tu­ni­ties for the STEM Career Reboot Program include disciplines in the areas of:

• Archi­tec­ture
• Automation Engineering (HVAC design, Fire protection)
• Construc­tion
• Electrical Engineering (Power distri­b­u­tion)
• Envi­ron­men­tal Engineering
• Envi­ron­men­tal Planning
• Envi­ron­men­tal Science
• Civil Engineering
• Geology/Hydrology
• Geot­ech­ni­cal Engineering
• GIS
• Structural Engineering
• Trans­porta­tion Engineering
• Trans­porta­tion Planning
• Water Resources Engineering

To be eligible for the Veteran Career Reboot Program, you must meet the following criteria:

• A current veteran of the U.S. Military services
• Meet the minimum require­ments for the job for which you will be aligned 
• Have at least 3 years of full-time experience in the field you are looking to return to
• On a career break from the field you are looking to return to for 2 years or more
• Committed to full-time 40 hours for duration of 16-week internship (paid holidays when applicable)

Our most needed disciplines for the Veteran Career Reboot program include (but are not limited to):

• Bridge Inspector
• Civil Engineering
• Construc­tion roles
• Electrical Engineering (Power distri­b­u­tion)
• Envi­ron­men­tal Engineering
• Envi­ron­men­tal Science
• GIS
• Information Security Specialist
• Operation Specialist
• Trans­porta­tion Surveying