In a continually changing world, today’s armed forces and defense organizations are under more pressure than ever to operate efficiently and cost-effectively. They also are balancing the need to keep an eye on the future as it relates to cyber threats, energy security and sustainability.
Working with private sector clients and government agencies across land, air, maritime and space, we provide full life-cycle services supporting national security infrastructure and operations. Whether it’s energy, water, transportation, civil or other critical infrastructure, we reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts, improve operational efficiency and more – allowing those who protect and defend our communities to focus on making the lives better for those they serve.
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70 +
years of support to the security & defense sector globally
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# 1
in Top 500 Design firms, Top 100 Pure Designers, and in government offices (Engineering News-Record)
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# 2
in Top 50 Designers in international markets, airports, chemical & soil remediation, marine & port facilities, power and site assessment & compliance (Engineering News-Record)
What we do
We stay ahead of the curve and vigilant to ensure national interests and infrastructure are safely and securely prepared for whatever lies ahead.
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Defense Contractor Services
We supply the world’s leading aerospace and defense contractors with resilient and operationally efficient infrastructure to produce and deploy their products to customers in land, sea, air and space. This includes facilities and data solutions for the development and manufacturing of aircraft, defense and space systems, ships and submarines, and land vehicles. We support the deployment and sustainment of these products and technologies in the field by providing facilities and infrastructure for vehicle maintenance, logistics, space launch, satellite ground stations, radar systems, operations centers, and more.
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Environmental Solutions
We partner with government agencies, municipalities, private sector companies and environmental organizations to remediate legacy liabilities for redevelopment, and deliver proven industry expertise on new infrastructure, sustainability and environmental health and safety initiatives.
Our specialists cover all principal environmental areas spanning diverse science, engineering, and planning disciplines and operate on an integrated global platform. We manage compliance for operating assets and minimize life-cycle environmental liability management costs. We enable decision support and value creation from environmental data to simplify overall multi-media compliance for our clients.
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Asset Management
We use condition assessments, data analysis and digital solutions to deliver cohesive and comprehensive strategies. Aligned with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 55000 Series Guide and using intelligence garnered from facility condition assessments in our client’s maintenance databases, we make recommendations targeted on optimizing program spend, mitigating risk, and improving facility and infrastructure performance with a focus on enabling a more resilient future.
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Planning
We provide facility master planning services for new and existing land and facility requirements, worldwide. Our services support client decision making and problem definition early in the delivery process. Our master plans are designed to be developed flexibly, in phases, while safeguarding our clients’ long-term needs. Skilled in right-sizing land use and facilities to reflect emerging technological innovations and changing industry requirements, we create development plans using simulation tools to make facilities more sustainable.
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Architecture & Engineering (A/E) Design
From a project’s beginnings, to delivering on time and on budget, we have the breadth of experience of one of the largest A/E service providers in the industry. Our thought leaders from around the globe meet design missions with innovative, quality processes, applying experience and know-how to solve the most taxing engineering design challenges.
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Program Management/Construction Management
Our global team manages all construction phases on multiple concurrent projects and programs. Having successfully managed hundreds of construction management task orders under major projects, multiple-project programs, multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements , small repair and alteration projects, and staff augmentation assignments, we understand the importance of putting the right people in place at the right time, to efficiently deliver the level of service our clients expect.
Explore our projects
Whether it’s clean energy, water, transportation, civil or other critical infrastructure, we find ways to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impacts, improve operational efficiency and more – ensuring those protecting and defending can focus on providing a better future for communities around the world.
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NASA Environmental Engineering
As an architect-engineer, we’re providing environmental engineering, restoration and compliance services for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to support safe, sustainable operations for multiple NASA centers, component facilities and other critical infrastructure assets.
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FEMA Response and Recovery
As the managing partner for a joint venture between ýnd CDM Smith, we’re supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) mission with hazard mitigation strategies to re-build communities and critical infrastructure following disasters in the West Zone Regions.
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Australian Defense Force Joint Health Command
The Joint Health Command (JHC) is responsible for the provision of healthcare and low acuity inpatient care services for the Australian Defense Force (ADF). In 2017, ADF announced plans to update facilities at 13 sites across south-east Australia, all of which were either no longer or only partially fit for service, or were approaching the end of their operational life. We partnered with JHC to upgrade facilities and improve health service delivery efficiency while still providing a restorative environment for employees. The resulting impact allowed nearly 85,000 ADF members to be prepared from a health perspective for operations.
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EPA Great Lakes Environmental Cleanup and Remediation
We’re assisting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s efforts to clean up and restore 22 of the 25 remaining Great Lakes Areas of Concern by 2030. This work streamlines and accelerates both Superfund and Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) environmental cleanups and remediation oversight for the lakes and surrounding infrastructure, allowing communities to enjoy the natural resources for generations to come.
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Hindan Air Station COVID-19 Supply Delivery
During COVID-19, our team at Hindan Air Station in Ghaziabad, India, worked around the clock to keep the C-17 aircraft site operational, allowing the Indian Air Force (IAF) Humanitarian Mission to focus on providing necessary medical supplies from around the world to people across India.
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National Park Service
We’ve provided planning, design, construction management and environmental services to the National Park Service (NPS) for 52+ years and at more than 30 national parks, including Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Shenandoah National Parks, Bandelier National Monument and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. As a trusted designer, we work with the NPS to strengthen and protect America's awe-inspiring and historically significant cultural and ecological resources for future generations.
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Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
After two devastating earthquakes struck the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in July 2019, we’ve been working as the Navy’s trusted partner for design and field support for the China Lake Earthquake Recovery Program. Our team, along with the installation and Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, has delivered more than 100 projects.
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Fort Irwin Water Works
To save precious water in a drought-ridden region of the Mojave Desert, the U.S. Army engaged us to design, then own and operate, a new water treatment plant, the Irwin Water Works. The Zero Liquid Discharge water treatment plant allows nearly 20,000 soldiers, civilians and family members to have safe drinking water in the drought ridden terrain.
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Tyndall Air Force Base Coastal Resilience
After Tyndall Air Force Base was hit with a Category 5 hurricane, resulting in damage to 100% of its assets, they embarked on a rebuilding program that focused on creating a resilient, sustainable and smart Installation of the Future leveraging a “system of systems” approach. Joining the emergency response effort, we pioneered Presidential award-winning coastal nature-based resilience solutions that reduce coastal flood risks and created important social and environmental benefits.
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Mariner Skills Training Center
At Naval Station Norfolk, through a unique combination of project urgency, leadership commitment, and innovative acquisition methods for design and construction, we delivered a new Mariner Skills Training Center for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic in less than four years– six years less than the average time needed to take a new facility from concept to completion.
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US Army Corps of Engineers, Utah Data Center
As design partner in a design-build joint venture, we provided architecture and engineering design services for the $1.2 billion Utah Data Center. With innovative technology and energy efficiency features, the facility is designed and constructed to achieve LEED Silver certification. In addition, our team maximized the use of Building Information Modeling to facilitate collaboration and coordination of all project elements throughout design and construction.
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Library of Congress
Partnering with the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), we served as contractual Construction Manager for the Energy Savings Performance Contract, delivering comprehensive energy and water savings for the Library and AOC facilities in Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. Our efforts resulted in an estimated first-year annual savings of $4.06 million at the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States.
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The Los Angeles Federal Courthouse
As the construction manager for the First Street United States Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, we helped the U.S. General Services Administration replace older buildings and consolidate functions from multiple locations. The LEED Platinum facility incorporates sustainable features including high efficiency building systems, water-efficient fixtures, green roofs, drought tolerant landscaping, an underground rainwater cistern, and roof mounted solar producing 525,000 kWh annually.
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West Point Cyber and Engineering Academic Center
The center’s state-of-the-art facility design and cutting-edge technology will be used to train U.S. Military Academy cadets in solving complex, technology-based peacekeeping challenges.
Explore our digital products
Tools that transform big data into actionable information.
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Aviation Suite
High-precision, high-criticality mission-focused solutions for planning and navigation
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BlackStack
Software accelerating sensor collection and real-time analytics
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Extreme Search
Leveraging artificial intelligence for lower-power consumption, high-speed data processing
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KnackStack
A flexible, secure, enterprise-scale Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that delivers an all-in-one, comprehensive solution for customers in highly regulated environments.
Meet some of our team
Read more about the talent who make it happen every day.
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Susannah Kerr, Executive Vice President and General Manager - Federal & Environment
Susannah Kerr has 30 years of experience working with federal and private-sector clients on large environmental water, transportation and complex buildings projects – leading consulting, design and construction work. In her role as our Senior Vice President and General Manager of Federal & Environment, she drives growth and delivery of buildings and infrastructure for U.S. federal clients, as well as environmental solutions for public and private clients, both of which span the globe.
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Christian Knutson, Director of European Defense & Security
Christian Knutson is the military version of a polymath. Over his 31-year-long career, Christian has collected certifications like he collected air miles during his U.S. Air Force career. He is a Chartered Engineer, a licensed professional engineer and a certified program and project manager.
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Ed Jackson, Vice President and General Manager - Federal Solutions
After spending nearly 35 years in uniformed military service, holding national leadership positions at the Headquarters for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Pentagon, as well as service around the world, to include combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ed Jackson’s career is an illustration of a lifetime of service.