Thomas P. Smith
Director of Engineering and Construction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mr. Thomas P. Smith is the Director of Engineering and Construction for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, D.C., overseeing Military and Civil Works Programs with a budget influence of over $67B. He is the National Dam and Levee Safety Officer, prioritizing a $26B program for public safety and flood management. Mr. Smith also serves as the Functional Advisor for the Construction, Engineering, and Infrastructure Career Field (CEI-CF), supporting Army objectives for technical competency-based training and development of the civilian workforce. He manages DoD-wide technical engineering activities during planning, design, and construction phases, providing technical direction for various missions assigned to USACE.
Previously, Mr. Smith had national oversight of Operations and Maintenance programs for the Civil Works infrastructure portfolio, including navigation, hydroelectric power, public recreation, environmental restoration, asset management, cybersecurity, and sustainability. He also had executive oversight of the Army’s regulatory role over navigable waters and the Clean Water Act. In 2021, he served as the SES Director of Programs for the Southwestern Division, US Army Corps of Engineers, Dallas TX.
Mr. Smith was selected into the Senior Executive Service in July 2013 with assignment to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans. From May 2015 through October 2016, Mr. Smith performed duties as the Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Plans, Analysis and Risk with oversight of the Department’s strategy, analysis, planning, and integration processes. Mr. Smith has extensive executive, managerial, and leadership experience in the delivery and operation of large infrastructure and complex water resource solutions.
Mr. Smith served as the Chief of the Army Initiatives Group for the Army’s senior operations officer at the Pentagon during the peak of the Army’s war efforts in Iraq. He is a combat veteran and commanded the lead Army combat engineer battalion in the attack to Baghdad in 2003.
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