Every fact below carries a source link and an as-of date. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Boston, MASource: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
- Founded
- 1947Source: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP), as described on the firm's own websiteSource: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
- Employees
- 7,000 employees, per the firm's siteSource: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
- Website
- cdmsmith.comSource: cdmsmith.com · As of 2026-10-11
Legal name, DBA and former names
- CDM Smith.Source: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI SK8BJTEP5KB3 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 3043.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/d09c1e13-e6ec-2248-a9… · As of 2026-10-11
Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP), as described on the firm's own website.Source: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
Employee count or band
- 7,000 employees, per the firm's site.Source: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
Services and markets
- CDM Smith provides consulting, engineering, construction and operations services across water, environment, transportation, energy and facilities.Source: cdmsmith.com/en/about-us · As of 2026-10-11
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists CDM Smith Inc. (firm no. 3043, type NS, expires 2027-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
DOT prequalification
- TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists CDM SMITH INC. with 90 areas of certification, renewal status JANUARY 3, 2024 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt3.htm · As of 2026-10-05
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record CDM SMITH INC. (Boston, MA), contract award obligations: FY2021 $200,753,098, FY2022 $115,161,216, FY2023 $62,400,905, FY2024 $14,319,646, FY2025 $2,216,256 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/d09c1e13-e6ec-2248-a9… · As of 2026-10-11
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: CDM SMITH INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN (ACK_ID 20250717103125NAL0000046259001, 4,119 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-07-17
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
News timeline
- 2026-10-09: Transportation expert Christian Mulaire joins CDM Smith as a senior project manager.Source: cdmsmith.com/en/news · As of 2026-10-11
- 2026-10-08: CDM Smith donates $50,000 to STEM education and animal welfare organizations.Source: cdmsmith.com/en/news · As of 2026-10-11
- 2026-09-24: Jeff Roman joins CDM Smith as VP of global infrastructure and security.Source: cdmsmith.com/en/news · As of 2026-10-11
Sources of record
- https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/about-us
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/d09c1e13-e6ec-2248-a945-cd3cccb974d5-P/latest
- https://www.cdmsmith.com/
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt3.htm
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/public-disclosure/foia/form-5500-datasets
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-1
- https://www.cdmsmith.com/en/news
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
