Senior Project Manager
CDM Smith Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
Steve Hands is a transit and urban planning professional with over 15 years of experience managing all phases of complex multi-disciplinary projects and teams with diverse expertise. Steve has dedicated his career to equity, innovation, and problem solving for transportation projects that support livable communities. Steve has 10+ years of experience working on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) projects and has contributed to or managed NEPA documentation and concept design for Transit Projects valued over $6 billion. Since 2010, Steve has contributed to a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), four Environmental Assessments (EAs), and multiple Categorical Exclusions (CEs) and Documented CEs.
Steve's experience includes project management, environmental planning, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) coordination, service planning and simulation modeling, capital financial planning, operating and maintenance cost modeling, transit tax increment financing, transit oriented development (TOD), transit design and construction, transit capacity analysis, transit fare modeling, value engineering, construction contract procurement, construction management, project controls, and federal grants management.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM CDT