CDM Smith

Water and Wastewater Engineering and Drinking Water.

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About the firm

CDM Smith is an engineering, construction, and environmental consulting firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with over 7,000 colleagues and 120+ offices worldwide. With 79 years of impact (founded circa 1947 as Camp, Dresser & McKee), it delivers engineering, construction, and environmental services spanning water and wastewater infrastructure, environmental remediation, transportation, energy, and federal and commercial facilities. CDM Smith's practices include drinking water, conveyance, wastewater, stormwater, environmental emerging contaminants, geotechnical and tunnels, MEP and fire protection, architecture, automation, transportation, energy, and climate resilience. It operates Trinnex, a wholly-owned software subsidiary offering the dataCAST SaaS platform and advanced analytics for environmental and infrastructure data management.

Established
1947
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Enterprise
Firm type
Civil Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Water / Wastewater Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Architecture & Engineering · Design-Build · MEP

Capabilities

Water and Wastewater Engineering

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Drinking water treatment and supply, water conveyance, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, One Water integrated strategies, water reuse, desalination, and water resources planning.

  • Drinking Water

    Unlock new sources, enhance quality and reliability of existing supplies, and upgrade treatment technologies.

  • Conveyance

    Maintenance and construction of water conveyance assets.

  • One Water

    Integrated water resources strategies advancing projects that enhance communities and protect the natural world.

Environmental Engineering and Remediation

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Emerging contaminants (PFAS), environmental remediation, geotechnical investigations, tunnels and dams, and climate resilience solutions.

  • Emerging Contaminants (PFAS)

    PFAS fate, transport, and remediation engineering including advanced data analytics via the dataCAST platform and ADAFF framework.

  • Geotechnical, Tunnels and Dams

    Full range of traditional and specialty geotechnical services with emphasis on risk management.

Transportation Engineering

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Highway, road, bridge, and transit engineering including bus rapid transit, electronic tolling systems, rail revitalization, and roadway improvements.

Energy Engineering

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Energy and power services including coal-to-gas conversion, thermal energy networks, solar photovoltaic studies, and energy resilience for utilities and federal clients.

Federal Facilities

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Design and construction of federal facilities and infrastructure for agencies worldwide to maintain and enhance readiness.

Architecture

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Architectural and engineering design solutions balancing function, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and aesthetics.

Automation and Instrumentation

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Instrumentation, process control and automation for clients worldwide including SCADA system upgrades.

Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) and Fire Protection

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MEP+FP services including boilers, chillers, HVAC, power distribution, substations, power generation, cogeneration, and sustainable/renewable energy systems.

Construction and Construction Management

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Integrated design-build delivery and full-service construction management across water, environmental, transportation, energy, and facilities projects.

Digital Engineering and Analytics (Trinnex)

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SaaS and digital tools via Trinnex subsidiary, including dataCAST cloud platform for environmental data management, AI analytics, remote sensing, machine learning, and lab testing.

Climate Resilience

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Cross-disciplinary climate resilience solutions spanning water, transportation, environment, and infrastructure.

Industries

Water Supply · Wastewater · Environmental & Remediation · Transportation · Highways & Roads · Transit · Power Generation · Renewable Energy · Federal · Defense · Water Resources · Industrial · Automation & Controls

Projects

PFAS Data to Decisions - U.S. Air Force (Dover AFB)

Dover, DE · Defense · Client: U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC)

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Deployed the dataCAST platform to centralize soil, groundwater, and surface water PFAS data, apply AI analytics, and visualize contamination patterns for remediation decision-making at Dover Air Force Base.

SunRunner Bus Rapid Transit System

St. Petersburg, FL · Transit

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Designed Tampa Bay's first bus rapid transit system with artistic stations, dedicated lanes, and Complete Corridors elements.

Georgia DOT Roadway Partnership

Tifton District, GA · Highways & Roads · Client: Georgia Department of Transportation

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20-year partnership with Georgia Department of Transportation delivering roads and bridges valued at over $3 billion.