Consulting at CDM Smith

Consulting

Listening to your needs, thinking about the right approach for your unique situation, and delivering high-quality results. Combining traditional practices with new approaches, sparking inventive solutions for our ever-changing and complex world. By consistently investing in our people, our tools and our technology, we create meaningful careers for top-notch experts and a legendary service experience for our clients.

What We Do

18,000 lead service lines removed in record time, even through the pandemic. Outstanding community engagement, data visualization and corrosion control treatment. Learn how they did it and earn a free PDH.

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In 1949, CDM Smith performed one of its earliest consulting projects, a pollution abatement report for the Clarion River in Pennsylvania.

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Helping Our Clients Take on Their Toughest Challenges

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Masterminding the U.S. Navy's Asset Management Program

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Masterminding the U.S. Navy's Asset Management Program

A CDM Smith-built utility inventory and condition assessment program enables the U.S. Navy to prioritize maintenance and capital replacement projects across installations and around the world.

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Rapid Bridge Replacement for PennDOT

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Rapid Bridge Replacement for PennDOT

We helped the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation create and manage an award-winning public-private partnership to deliver badly needed infrastructure upgrades.

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Insight

A Look in the Sewer: Using Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Track COVID-19

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A Look in the Sewer: Using Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Track COVID-19

As communities are reopening, researchers are looking to the sewer to help track and predict COVID-19 concentrations across the United States.

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Building a Robust Hurricane Evacuation Model for Florida

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Building a Robust Hurricane Evacuation Model for Florida

CDM Smith’s transportation team built a modeling tool that gives Florida’s emergency managers the information they need to safely evacuate and shelter the public during hurricane season.

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Putting the Leaning Tower on Secure Foundations

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Putting the Leaning Tower on Secure Foundations

The Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed to visitors in 1990 due to the critical angle the tower had reached. Today, the tower has been restored and its tilt reduced with the support of CDM Smith.

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Inspired to Think, Driven to Solve

Ed Regan

Taking Transportation to the Next Level

Ed Regan is an industry legend. His reputation for helping transportation agencies implement modern advancements that improve functionality, boost revenue and promote eco-friendly expansion is second to none.

Frannie Bui

Helping Communities Create Resiliency

"I'm inspired by the grit and toughness displayed communities that are recovering from disasters," says Frannie, who has worked extensively with FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Melissa Harclerode

A Leader in Sustainable Remediation

Mel collaborates with academia, regulatory agencies, and private partnerships for sustainable treatment technologies and restoration projects. She's an expert in public engagement on sensitive environmental issues.

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CDM Smith's transportation experts understand the questions keeping you up at night, and we're here to help. Watch our experts' advice for unpacking your challenges and submit your own questions for the team!

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