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Defense/Aerospace

Advance your mission with solutions that strengthen defense readiness, foster aerospace innovation and secure your facilities and infrastructure. With CDM Smith, you gain a trusted partner for programmatic delivery and mission-critical results.

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Jessica Gilliam

Advancing mission success through innovation

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CDM Smith forges strategic partnerships with defense industry leaders, delivering innovative solutions that transform project execution, drive risk reduction and promote safety and collaboration. Our team streamlines the engineering, procurement and construction process for facilities, infrastructure, energy, environmental and water projects.

Program management

CDM Smith has the resources to serve as an extension to staff, providing technical expertise and program management.

Health & safety

Our team understands that health and safety is a vital part of defense contracting. We provide performance monitoring and measurement, and assist with process improvements.

Environmental services

We offer full-scope environmental services; from early phase site assessments, due diligence and regulatory planning through engineering design, remediation, and restoration.

Facilities & construction

We deliver fully-integrated engineering, procurement, and construction solutions, catering to defense industry facilities need, including LEED and sustainable design services.

Featured defense, aerospace and military projects

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Tacoma, Washington

Zero discharge for the fourth largest U.S. Army base

CDM Smith supported Joint Base Lewis McChord’s future zero liquid discharge goals through design-build of an advanced wastewater treatment facility.

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Twentynine Palms, California

Innovative desalination for the U.S. Marine Corps

To continue meeting water demands at the U.S. Marine Corps’ largest US training facility, CDM Smith led the construction of a new reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment plant.

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Panama City, Florida

Rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base from the ground up

After Hurricane Michael devastated Panama City’s Tyndall Air Force Base, the U.S. Air Force looked to design a next-generation, resilient lodging facility for the rebuilt installation.

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Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Modernizing F-15 operations at King Faisal Air Base

We constructed 10 new facilities and completed upgrades to several existing buildings totaling more than 140,000 square feet to provide a full mission beddown of F-15 operations.

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The Next Generation of Energy Solutions

Explore the rapidly evolving landscape of clean energy. Learn how groundbreaking geothermal and utility thermal energy network projects are being implemented for communities, businesses and utilities. Navigate technologies and strategies for energy storage that are crucial for a sustainable future.

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For nearly 2 decades, we’ve been pushing the envelope with our aerospace and defense partners to safely implement cutting-edge technologies that deliver meaningful value.

Jessica Gilliam, PG, PMP

Program Manager & Geologist

Jessica is an accomplished program manager in the aerospace and defense sector, specializing in leading complex programs from concept through execution.

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Climate Resilience

We can no longer rely on the past to prepare for the future. Our teams work across water, transportation, environment and infrastructure to implement right-size solutions backed by climate science.

Program Management

CDM Smith’s program management team is bringing complexity under control by building strong, enduring relationships.

Construction

CDM Smith is an integrated design-builder with a legacy of successful projects. We work as one entity to deliver a legendary client experience from project inceptions through design, preconstruction, construction and commissioning.

Remediation

We restore environments and protect communities by delivering innovative, science-based solutions that reduce risk and lifecycle costs. Using advanced technologies and adaptive strategies, we help clients achieve resilient, long-term results.

Construction Management

CDM Smith provides full-service construction management solutions across the water, environmental, transportation, energy and facilities industries.

Water Resources Infrastructure and Resiliency

Forward-thinking water resources planning, design construction and operations means making smarter investments that lower life-cycle costs and provide multiple benefits.

Drinking Water

Whether your goals are to unlock new sources, enhance the quality and reliability of the supplies you have or upgrade the technologies you use, we can help you achieve water supply innovation.

Water Reuse

Water reuse is the future of water supply. CDM Smith is committed to strengthening water supply portfolios where they are most needed today and will be tomorrow.

Emerging Contaminants

Our engineers and scientists are working tirelessly to solve the world’s most complex contamination challenges. Together, we’ll find solutions to the latest threats to public health.

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