HOUSTON, TX — The board of directors of McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering and geomatics firm, announces that Steven W. Smith, PE, has been appointed the company’s next Chief Executive Officer. John T. Lucey, Jr., PE, McKim & Creed’s CEO since 2014, will continue to serve in the role of Chairman of the board.

Smith began his career in the engineering industry in 1985 with Chas. H. Sells, Inc. From 1999 to 2007 he served as President/CEO of the company and orchestrated its growth into seven states. In late 2007, the business was purchased by WSP and Smith became President of WSP USA’s transportation business.

In 2015, Smith relocated to the United Kingdom and joined WSP UK as Head of Highways & Bridges. In this role, he led the integration of WSP UK and the newly acquired Parsons Brinckerhoff business into one cohesive unit. In 2017, Smith was promoted to Managing Director of WSP UK’s Transport & Infrastructure business. During his six-year tenure, Smith also served as the WSP UK Executive Committee sponsor.

Smith has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering from SUNY at Buffalo and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.