Jeff Montera

Managing Director - International Services Unit @ CDM Smith

About

I serve as the Managing Director for CDM Smith’s International Services Unit, leading a globally integrated business focused on strategy, sales, and exceptional delivery. My work centers on bringing the full strength of CDM Smith—our people, technical expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities—to clients across the international engineering market. I focus on unifying sales and delivery, strengthening our seller–doer culture, and driving performance through clear strategy, disciplined forecasting, and seamless cross‑regional collaboration. My teams work across water, transportation, environmental, energy, and climate‑resilience sectors, delivering solutions shaped by technical excellence and operational rigor. Core Focus Areas: Global strategy • Sales & capture leadership • P&L & portfolio performance • Talent & resource integration • Commercial operations • Consistent, high‑quality delivery across regions

Country

United States

City

Denver Metropolitan Area

Industry

International Trade & Development

Skill

Business Strategy, Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, Water Quality, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Awareness, Water, Remediation, Groundwater, Environmental Impact Assessment, Soil, Groundwater Remediation, NEPA, Phase I, Environmental Science, Environmental Remediation, Wastewater Treatment, Project Management

Experience

Managing Director - International Services Unit

CDM Smith

2026-1 - Present · 9 mos

Managing Director of CDM Smith's Australia, Latin America, and International Development operations. Responsibilities include: Strategic Integration: Aligning operations across regions to create synergy and efficiency. Growth Leadership: Expanding our footprint in high-potential geographies and sectors. Client Excellence: Ensuring world-class delivery and strengthening relationships with partners. Innovation & Resilience: Building a future-ready organization that adapts to global challenges and opportunities.

Director of International Development Assistance (Senior Vice President)

CDM Smith

2013-10 - 2026-1 · 12 yrs 4 mos

Greater Denver Area

Lead CDM Smith's International Development Assistance team working across the globe in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Partnering with bilateral donors (e.g., USAID, MCC, KfW, and EIB), multilateral development banks (e.g., ADB and World Bank) and beneficiaries of official development assistance. Delivering innovative and sustainable technical assistance, planning, design, construction and supervision of infrastructure and institutional development projects in the water, transportation, environmental, and energy sectors. Responsibilities include: - Strategy development and implementation - Business development, marketing, and sales - Financial management including P&L responsibility - Recruiting and staffing - Set up and execution of commercial operations Contact me if you are interested in joining our team

Manager of Client Accounts (Vice President)

CDM Smith

2008-1 - 2013-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Greater Denver Area

Responsible for the business development and execution of projects for multiple US Agencies including, Department of Energy, Homeland Security, and Transportation. He led a team of sales and delivery staff, performing technical assistance through construction supervision on a variety of infrastructure related projects. Focusing on water, transportation, environmental, and energy sectors.

Program Manager

CDM Smith

2005 - 2013 · 8 yrs

Denver, Colorado, United States

Served as Program Manager on numerous ID/IQ-type contracts with USAID, DOE, USEPA, USDOT. Responsibilities included client management, project team management, project preparation, responding to RFPs, staffing, budgeting, scheduling, and quality control. Notable projects include: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Agent Orange Remediation, Da Nang, U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, Libby Asbestos Site, Montana, USEPA Region 8, Remedial Action Contract 2, Denver.

Project Manager

CDM Smith

2000 - 2010 · 10 yrs

Denver, Colorado, United States

Served as the Project Manager/ Task Order Leader on numerous US government projects with USEPA, USDOT, and USDOE. Responsibilities included client management, project preparation, responding to RFPs, staffing, budgeting, scheduling, health and safety, and quality control.