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CDM Smith

Full-service engineering and construction firm

Federal Alternative Delivery Market Lead

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeUnited States

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is required; equivalent additional directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • At least 15 years of related experience.
  • Direct experience working for or closely alongside a General Contractor on alternative delivery projects, including Progressive Design-Build or traditional Design-Build.
  • Understanding of federal procurement mechanics, including Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 36, two-phase Design-Build selection, qualifications-based selection, and Progressive Design-Build commercial models such as target price or Guaranteed Maximum Price development.
  • Success developing executive-level relationships and converting them into teaming agreements, defined scopes of work, and pursuit commitments.
  • Practical knowledge of design risk, cost validation, constructability, schedule integration, and budget reconciliation during progressive design and preconstruction phases.
  • Experience negotiating exclusive designer-of-record or engineering relationships, teaming agreements, and early-phase scopes for federal alternative delivery pursuits.
  • Experience supporting large, complex, or geographically dispersed military infrastructure programs.

Responsibilities

  • Target and establish direct relationships with regional and national General Contractors actively pursuing federal alternative delivery contracts.
  • Position CDM Smith as the preferred design subcontractor early in the procurement cycle and negotiate exclusivity, teaming terms, and scopes of work prior to solicitation.
  • Work with the pursuit team to present engineering expertise, constructability, cost validation, design-phase management, risk mitigation, and phased delivery models directly to General Contractor teams.
  • Lead teaming strategy for Department of War and other federal agency opportunities by translating procurement and solicitation criteria into competitive designer-led subcontract, joint-venture, or other teaming structures.
  • Work with federal Client Service Leaders to maintain a qualified pipeline of federal alternative delivery opportunities, prime contractor targets, relationship status, teaming decisions, and next actions.
  • Track federal agency movement toward accelerated delivery methods and align pursuit resources with prime contractor interest, capacity, and probability of award.
  • Identify and resolve operational friction points between the General Contractor and architect-engineer team during design validation, constructability review, cost reconciliation, and development of the target price or Guaranteed Maximum Price.
  • Serve as the senior relationship and capture lead through teaming agreement execution and transition to the pursuit and delivery teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 15 years of experience in federal architecture, engineering, and construction business development, capture management, preconstruction, or an equivalent role.
  • A bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related technical discipline; equivalent direct field, preconstruction, and commercial experience will be considered.
  • Strong verbal and written communication, negotiation, relationship management, business acumen, organization, and leadership skills.

About the Company

CDM Smith

Full-service engineering and construction firm

CDM Smith is a full-service engineering and construction firm that serves public and private clients worldwide with solutions in water, environment, transportation, and energy. Its work covers the entire project life cycle—from planning and design to construction and ongoing management—through integrated teams of engineers, scientists, and construction professionals. The company distinguishes itself by delivering multi-disciplinary, end-to-end projects across major infrastructure sectors and focusing on long-lasting impacts and enduring value for clients. Its goal is to shape the present by meeting evolving needs with practical, reliable infrastructure solutions that stand the test of time.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA
Founded
1947

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