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At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world's most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next strategic and results-driven Program Manager to lead the planning, design, and delivery of parks and public infrastructure programs for municipal clients.

Your work environment at EXP

This position combines program management, strategic planning, and business development, with a focus on parks and recreation master planning, design and construction oversight, and bond-funded capital program implementation. The role also supports RFQ/RFP pursuits, client development, and market growth across South Florida.

The Program Manager will serve as a trusted advisor to municipal clients and a key contributor to EXP's continued expansion in the public sector.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

Strategic & Master Planning

• Lead development of parks and recreation master plans, capital improvement plans (CIPs), and implementation strategies
• Support long-term municipal planning initiatives incorporating resilience, sustainability, and community priorities
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, public meetings, and workshops
• Advise clients on program prioritization and funding strategies

Program Management & Capital Delivery

• Serve as Program Manager / Owner's Representative for parks and public infrastructure programs
• Manage a portfolio of capital projects from planning through design and construction
• Develop and implement program governance, reporting systems, and performance metrics
• Oversee scheduling, budgeting, cost control, and resource allocation across multiple projects

Design & Construction Management

• Provide oversight of design development, peer reviews, constructability analysis, and value engineering
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including engineers, landscape architects, planners, and contractors
• Monitor construction progress, compliance, and quality assurance
• Manage construction-phase activities including RFIs, change orders, and field coordination

Bond & Capital Program Management

• Administer bond-funded parks and infrastructure programs, including financial tracking and reporting
• Support development of capital budgets, cash flow projections, and funding strategies
• Ensure compliance with municipal procurement processes and funding requirements
• Coordinate with agencies and stakeholders for program implementation

Business Development & Client Management

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with municipal clients (cities, counties, agencies)
• Identify and pursue new opportunities aligned with EXP's strategic growth objectives
• Represent EXP at client meetings, industry events, and public forums
• Support account management and client satisfaction initiatives

RFQ/RFP Pursuits & Proposal Development

• Lead or support preparation of RFQs, RFPs, and other solicitations
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams in developing technical approaches and staffing plans
• Contribute to proposal strategy, positioning, and interview preparation
• Leverage existing project experience to strengthen proposal narratives and win themes

What your experience looks like

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Construction Management, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in program or project management for municipal infrastructure projects
• Demonstrated experience with parks, public spaces, or recreational infrastructure programs
• Strong experience in design management and construction oversight
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, and multidisciplinary teams
• Professional Engineer (PE), AICP, PMP, or similar certification
• Experience managing bond-funded programs or Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs)
• Experience with RFQ/RFP development and business development
• Strong familiarity with South Florida municipal clients and regulatory environment
• Strategic program leadership and execution
• Client relationship management and business development
• Financial and capital program oversight
• Communication and stakeholder engagement
• Proposal development and positioning
• Successful delivery of programs on schedule and within budget
• Growth of municipal client relationships and repeat business
• Contribution to successful RFQ/RFP wins
• Effective management of bond-funded capital programs
• High level of client satisfaction
• Hybrid role with office, field, and client-facing responsibilities
• Active participation in public meetings, workshops, and industry events
• Occasional travel within Florida

Our story

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world's built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP's predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What makes us different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We're committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com.

EXP is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who fully and actively supports equal access for all people regardless of Race, Color, Sex, Religion, Gender, Age, National Origin, Veteran Status, Disability, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression. 

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