Getting to Know Scott Smith

Scott Smith recently was promoted to Sundt’s Operations Manager for the National Projects Group. Scott has been with the company since 2000, when he started as a Superintendent for a project at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Washington state. He spent a couple of years in Grand Forks, North Dakota as a Project Manager for several Air Force jobs before going to the Air Force Academy in Colorado to finish a housing project. He then headed up several large jobs as a Preconstruction Project Manager for nine years before going back into the field to serve as Senior Project Manager at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

What will be the primary duties in your new position?

Initially, my focus will be to complete the staffing for a $56 million Presidio at Monterey Bay barracks project, then make certain the project gets started on time around Feb 1. I will also be working with several people to close out the Naval Weapons Station Earl project in New Jersey and French Creek Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

How does this job differ from your former position as senior project manager?

For the past 18 months, I have managed two concurrent projects for the Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Going forward, I am responsible for ensuring the ongoing projects in this division get the support and staffing necessary to be successful. I will be working closely with our Talent Acquisition Department to recruit and hire employees as new projects are awarded.

How unique is the mission of the National Projects Group?

NPG has one of the most diverse customer bases in the company. We actively pursue all types of federal work with the Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command and the Geological Society of America. We also are focusing more heavily on hospitality and corrections type work such as jails, courthouses and prisons.

What do you see as being the group’s biggest strengths?

Having a very diversified customer base. We have enormous potential for growth in these markets. We also have a core group of individuals who have agreed to travel around the country as opportunities arise. That is crucial as we seek new areas of the country to pursue projects.

How critical is the NPG’s success to the company’s mission?

Extremely important. For the company to grow to reach our goals, we have to expand into new territory.