Dwight B. Smith Iii Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Bellevue Utilities provides essential drinking water, surface water, and wastewater services that over 145,000 customers rely on daily. Dwight leads a team of dedicated professional staff performing critical engineering plan review for city water utilities. Responsibilities include:• Manages the Utilities Development Review Section of 8 full-time staff; develops goals and performance measures for section staff, develops and implements process improvements.• Leads section recruiting, assesses skills and accomplishment of goals, conducts performance evaluations, assigns and monitors work, provides for staff development, and provides overall leadership for section staff. • Participates on Utilities and Development Services Management Committees; collaborates with other departments’ management staff to assess and make decisions on projects and priorities.• Participates in Development Services Line of Business planning and operational process improvement work to maximize efficiency and effectiveness across multiple divisions and departments. • Prepares, manages, and oversees the section budget and provides input into the budget process for both Utilities and Development Review Departments. • Updates Utilities codes, standard operating procedures, and policies, assuring they are in conformance with municipal, state, and federal requirements, as they relate to development activity.• Represents the department and acts as spokesperson on various committees, before the public, elected officials, and commissions.

Dwight supervised and directed internal project managers for program delivery and engineering consultants for design of complex capital projects while reporting to the Project Management Group Manager. Responsibilities included:• Effectively manage program prioritization and performance with annual budget over 15 million• Establish program structured communications and lead interdepartmental team meetings• Oversee consultant preparation of project plans, specifications, cost estimates and studies• Successfully manage project scope, schedule, and budgets with total budget over 30 million • Report monthly financial and schedule progress for each project• Develop presentations for City officials and the public, describing design features, project priorities, and development modifications that require funding• Temporary supervision of other Senior Engineering Project Managers in 2020

Bellevue, Wa

HDR is an engineering and architecture firm with over 10,000 employees that was ranked as the 15th largest global engineering design firm in 2020. Dwight managed cross-functional engineering teams, maintained budgets, guided team activities, effectively communicated with clients and stakeholders and reported to the Resources Group Manager.

Bellevue, Wa

Jacobs is an engineering and design firm with 55,000 employees and over $14 billion in annual revenue. It was ranked as the 2nd largest global engineering design firm in 2020. Dwight managed 7 direct reports and reported to the Infrastructure Division Manager. Responsibilities include:• Plan team growth, coordinate recruiting, interviewing candidates, new employee on-boarding, managing direct reports, and mentoring engineering staff• Balance team workload with satellite offices, lead staff meetings, review timesheets, and conduct annual performance reviews

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Manage design, budget, schedule and deliverables for cross-functional engineering and design teams working on multi-million dollar drinking water treatment plants

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Structural design for drinking water and advanced infrastructure facilities in seismically active regions

Seattle, Washington, United States

Harriott Valentine Engineers is a team of professional engineers committed to providing creative solutions to architectural and construction challenges. Responsibilities include:• Management and coordination with architects during the project conceptual phase advising ways to modify layouts and sections for improved structural design• Managed project budgets and timelines during structural design• Worked with contractors and architects during construction to resolve problems quickly and effectively

Seattle, Washington, United States

Geomatrix (acquired by AMEC) was a technical consulting and engineering firm headquartered in Oakland, California. The company employed over 500 engineers, scientists, and other professionals in 18 offices across the US and one office in Canada. Responsibilities include:• Construction operations planning, monitoring, and cost estimation for excavation, soil mixing, and soil sampling • Remediation system design, stormwater grading design, cut and fill estimation • Writing reports for construction activities including demolition, redevelopment, soil mixing

Executive Mba

Ann Arbor, MI

Master'S Of Structural Engineering

Seattle, WA

Bachelor'S Of Civil Engineering

Seattle, WA