Our Team
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Hannah Smith
Associate Managing Consultant
Construction & Program Management
Hannah Smith supports a collection of services including Owner’s Representative, Design Management, Construction Management, and Airline/Airport Technical Services to our airline and non-airline clients. She started her career in 2015 with a residential roofing and building company as a coordinator and rocketed to a position as Office Manager, supporting roles such as scheduling coordinator, financial coordinator, project scheduler, and employee management. She later moved on to a much larger residential company managing the Warranty and Quality Controls Department for several years, supporting roles such as scheduling coordinator, project scheduler, and employee management, as well as on-site management and on-site quality control inspector. Since starting her career with Jacobsen|Daniels in June 2022, she has played a major role in multiple projects across the nation with a variety of clients, including the first American Chase Sapphire Lounge in Boston, Delta Sky Clubs in Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago, breakroom renovations in Minneapolis, and a handful of other notable aviation projects.
Hannah has developed a broad range of aviation properties and capital projects experience including program/planning management and airline tenant representation services. Her support in these services helps to align the needs of airports and airport tenants to ensure all parties’ interests are coordinated. She is proficient in project tracking logs, status reports, email/meeting coordination effort, as well as an assortment of support services, providing successful coordination of a variety of aviation-focused needs.
Q & A with Hannah
What do you love about the aviation industry?
I just love the industry; it’s ingrained in me. I grew up in it. My dad is a carpenter and mechanic, he’s always building and doing things, and I was his right hand. From the love of carpentry growing up with my Dad I grew to love the construction building industry.
What changes or trends do you think will have the biggest impact on the aviation industry?
I’m seeing a lot more women in the industry lately. Last week I was on site and the client, engineer, and designer were all women. It’s making an impact on the industry for sure; it’s encouraging.
What is the best part of your job?
Not sitting still. Getting to put my boots on and go out to the job site, where I can touch, feel, and see what’s on paper come to life, keeps me going.
Where is the best place you’ve traveled to and why?
My favorite outside the states is Cambodia; it is a beautiful country. Inside of the country the Seattle area is one of my favorite places so far. Hiking Mt. Ranier is just gorgeous.
