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Thomas D. Smith

Thomas D. Smith

Mount Airy,MD

Summary

Experienced Manager, Builder, Planner, Team builder. Brings 35+ years of experience in building and leading teams in the successful delivery of a wide range of commercial and institutional building projects. A hands-on manager, who draws on experience as a Superintendent, Project Manager, Operations Manager and Owner's Representative to bring a wide range of perspectives to effective management of clients, teams and projects. Currently seeking leadership role in Design-Build At-Risk or Guaranteed Maximum Price delivery, ideally in ground-up construction. Open to Senior Management of Field Operations roles and open to travel as may be required to satisfy project requirements.

Overview

2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Design-Build At-Risk/ Construction Management At-Risk Delivery Lead (FTE)

Jacobs F&E
Arlington, VA
03.2025 - Current
  • Market Sector leader for At-Risk projects in the Federal (DefCon/FedCiv/Navy) project portfolios. Duties include but not limited to development of RFP responses (Staffing/ Schedules/Subcontracting), and management support for On Site execution teams.

Director (FTE)

Cumming Group
New York, NY
09.2024 - 03.2025
  • Provided staff augmentation support and Owner's Representation for a 500,000 sf interior fit-out in Midtown Manhattan. Provided Staff Augmentation as a Sr. Project Manager for American University, Washington, D.C.

Senior Project Manager (Project-based hire)

T5 Data Centers
Leesburg, VA
05.2024 - 09.2024
  • Directed construction of interior fit-out of a 2,500 sf Data Hall in an operating Data Center facility. Enhancements to outside plant infrastructure. Additionally, supported other Advanced Facilities projects in the Mid Atlantic.

Operations Manager (FTE) / Sr. Project Manager (Staff Augmentation)

TAI
Owings Mills, MD
01.2023 - 01.2024
  • Served as Construction Operations Manager for General Construction projects in Life Sciences and Food & Beverage market sectors. Additionally, served as Sr. Project Manager in Staff Augmentation role for Kite Pharma on a cGMP build in Frederick County, MD.

Team Lead/ Planning Manager (FTE)

Turner Construction
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Reporting directly to Executive VP and General Superintendent, provided technical support for planning and construction of a hyperscale data center, located in New Albany, OH.

Sr. Project Manager (FTE)

CRB Builders, LLC
Rockville, MD
2021 - 2022
  • Senior Manager for Design-Build redevelopment of an existing 180,000 office building in Gaithersburg, MD. Project consisted of C-Suite Executive Offices, Testing Laboratories and ground floor addition of cGMP Manufacturing space and Warehouse facilities.

Construction Project Executive / Sr. Project Manager (Staff Augmentation / Contract positions)

Baltimore, MD
2020 - 2021
  • Management of a range of commercial projects from Light Industrial to Urban Mixed Use and High Education in the Baltimore-Washington metro. Responsibilities ranged from Preconstruction to Procurement, Schedule, Cost Management and daily Field Operations.
  • Life Sciences client support for the retrofit and expansion of an operating Laboratory (BSL-2) laboratory and testing facility located in Gaithersburg, MD.

Project Executive (FTE)

DPR Construction
Houston, TX/Phoenix /Baltimore, MD
01.2016 - 01.2020
  • Management of commercial projects within core markets, specifically Life Sciences, Higher Education and Corporate Office. Feature projects include turnkey delivery of the Center for Design Innovation (CDI@TMC) Medical Device Labs @ TMC - TMC Innovation and acquisition and Preconstruction Phase services for two cGMP facilities for Catalent Pharma (Harmans, MD) and Bristol Myers Squibb (Devens, MA). Operations Manager, Digital Building Components, Phoenix, AZ. A subsidiary of DPR Construction, DBC designs, fabricates and installs a range of prefabricated building products ranging from prefinished and pre-glazed exterior facades, interior partitions (including MEP rough-in) and turnkey delivery of load bearing structures.

Senior Project Manager (FTE)

Linbeck
Houston, TX
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Directed project team for the construction of a state-of-the-art life science incubator facility, including Conference space, office suites and 20,000 sf of wet lab build out for the Texas Medical Center, Houston. http://www.tmcinnovation.org/jlabs/. GMP delivery and Preconstruction services for a 232,000 sf Student Housing project at Huntsville, TX.

ExxonMobil Campus Scheduling Manager (FTE)

Gilbane | Harvey JV
Houston, TX
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Supervise team of Primavera Schedulers and serve as primary liaison between Operations and Project Controls for the construction of the new ExxonMobil Campus Project, located near The Woodlands, TX. Supervise development of Integrated Master Schedule along with implementation of 4D integration for use in logistics planning and risk management.

Owner's Representative (Staff Augmentation)

McKissack & McKissack
Washington, DC
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Program Management for Federal office project valued over $1.2 billion. Advised Owner on matters related to schedule, contract, scope and compliance issues. Provided CPM Scheduling support and analysis, including CPM schedule integration effort between general contractor/government contractor/end-users.

Site Manager / Sr. Project Superintendent (FTE)

Struever Bros., Eccles & Rouse, Inc
Baltimore, MD
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • Directed project team for the construction of two high-rise towers on an urban, mixed-use development for Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Project Superintendent

Turner Construction Company
Arlington, VA
01.1998 - 01.2003
  • Directed project team through construction of 19-story residential high-rise and 7-story parking structures as part of an urban-mixed use redevelopment initiative in downtown Baltimore, MD.
  • Directed construction of the Clarice Smith Center for the Performing Arts, at University of Maryland at College, Park, MD.

Field Engineer/Project Engineer/Assistant Superintendent

J. A. Jones/Charles H. Tompkins Co
Washington, D.C.
01.1988 - 01.1998
  • Project Engineer on projects to $20 million. Cost Management including Owner and Subcontractor Pay Applications, Change Management, RFI's, Document Control, CPM Scheduling. Served as Quality Control Manager on two separate DoD projects under the supervision of USACE and the NAVFAC (Ft. Belvoir and Washington Navy Yard). Field Engineer and Area Superintendent on projects to $85 million.

Counterintelligence Agent

US Army 10th Special Forces (A)
Fort Devens, MA
1983 - 1988
  • Conducted in-depth research to assess potential threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Analyzed intelligence reports to identify patterns and anomalies in data.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop counterintelligence strategies.
  • Monitored communications for signs of espionage or insider threats.

Education

Bachelor of Sciences - Business Administration

Colorado Technical University
01-2011

Associate of Sciences - Accounting

Colorado Technical University
01-2010

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Field Operations
  • Preconstruction
  • Design-Build Delivery
  • Lean Construction Practice
  • Project Planning (Primavera P6)
  • Quality Management
  • Safety Management
  • Critical Facilities/ Data Centers
  • Life Science & cGMP Pharmaceutical Construction
  • High Rise Residential / Hospitality
  • Mixed Use
  • Public Assembly
  • Higher Education

Certification

  • (CCM) Certified Construction Manager, CMAA, December 2024
  • (CM-Lean) Certificate of Management – Lean Construction, AGC
  • (PMP) Project Management Professional, PMI, December 2011
  • OSHA 30

Timeline

Design-Build At-Risk/ Construction Management At-Risk Delivery Lead (FTE)

Jacobs F&E
03.2025 - Current

Director (FTE)

Cumming Group
09.2024 - 03.2025

Senior Project Manager (Project-based hire)

T5 Data Centers
05.2024 - 09.2024

Operations Manager (FTE) / Sr. Project Manager (Staff Augmentation)

TAI
01.2023 - 01.2024

Team Lead/ Planning Manager (FTE)

Turner Construction
01.2022 - 01.2023

Project Executive (FTE)

DPR Construction
01.2016 - 01.2020

Senior Project Manager (FTE)

Linbeck
01.2014 - 01.2016

ExxonMobil Campus Scheduling Manager (FTE)

Gilbane | Harvey JV
01.2012 - 01.2013

Owner's Representative (Staff Augmentation)

McKissack & McKissack
01.2009 - 01.2011

Site Manager / Sr. Project Superintendent (FTE)

Struever Bros., Eccles & Rouse, Inc
01.2003 - 01.2008

Project Superintendent

Turner Construction Company
01.1998 - 01.2003

Field Engineer/Project Engineer/Assistant Superintendent

J. A. Jones/Charles H. Tompkins Co
01.1988 - 01.1998

Associate of Sciences - Accounting

Colorado Technical University

Sr. Project Manager (FTE)

CRB Builders, LLC
2021 - 2022

Construction Project Executive / Sr. Project Manager (Staff Augmentation / Contract positions)

Baltimore, MD
2020 - 2021

Counterintelligence Agent

US Army 10th Special Forces (A)
1983 - 1988

Bachelor of Sciences - Business Administration

Colorado Technical University
Thomas D. Smith