Senior Program Manager, Commercial Site & Civil Development

Mannik Smith Group; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

Long-Term Disability

Company Paid Life Insurance

401K

Paid Personal Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Paternal Leave

Job summary

CPH is a multi-disciplinary Engineering and Architecture firm seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead commercial site/civil development programs from business development through delivery, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and client satisfaction across Florida and the Southeast.

The role emphasizes leadership of multidisciplinary teams and strong client relations to grow profitable client programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in A/E consulting, engineering, construction, commercial development, or a related professional services environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex commercial development programs and multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven experience developing and managing strategic client relationships.
• Demonstrated experience with proposals, scope development, fee development, budgeting, scheduling, staffing, and contract negotiations.
• Demonstrated experience managing financial performance and profitability of projects or programs.
• Experience leading and developing teams of technical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Represent CPH professionally, developing and strengthening long-term relationships with strategic commercial clients, developers, owners, consultants, and industry partners.
• Identify opportunities to expand CPH's Architecture, Structural Engineering, MEP, Civil Engineering, Surveying, and other multidisciplinary services.
• Lead business development activities and support strategic market expansion throughout Florida and the Southeast.
• Identify, pursue, and convert new opportunities aligned with CPH's strategic growth objectives.
• Prepare proposals, scopes of work, project strategies, schedules, staffing plans, and fee estimates.
• Participate in client presentations, interviews, negotiations, and professional services agreement development.
• Partner with executive leadership to develop and execute strategic account and market growth plans.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams delivering complex commercial building development programs.
• Provide overall leadership and accountability for project planning, execution, and client communication.
• Maintain accountability for program scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, risk, and client satisfaction.
• Coordinate resources across Architecture, Structural Engineering, MEP, Civil Engineering, Surveying, and other disciplines to ensure efficient and profitable project delivery.
• Establish program priorities, delivery strategies, milestones, and performance expectations.
• Proactively identify and address project risks, scope changes, resource constraints, and client concerns.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with CPH standards, contractual requirements, and client expectations.
• Promote consistent project management practices and operational excellence across assigned programs.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the Senior Vice President and Business Unit leadership team.
• Support business planning, resource forecasting, staffing strategies, and long-term program development.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational performance, delivery processes, and profitability.
• Support the development and implementation of Business Unit growth strategies.
• Contribute to market intelligence, competitive analysis, and identification of emerging opportunities.
• Help establish repeatable processes and delivery models that support scalable program growth.
• Promote accountability, collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, client service, and profitable growth.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers, engineers, technical professionals, and other team members.
• Build high-performing multidisciplinary teams aligned with program requirements and client expectations.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, and accountability.
• Support succession planning and development of future program and project leaders.
• Provide coaching and feedback to strengthen technical, project management, business development, and leadership capabilities.
• Foster a collaborative environment across Civil, Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, and other disciplines.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Client relationships

Proposals

Budgeting

Contract negotiations

Team development

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business

Professional Engineering (PE) license

PMP certification

Job description

CPH is a multi-disciplinary Engineering and Architecture firm seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead commercial site/civil development programs from business development through delivery, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and client satisfaction across Florida and the Southeast.

The role emphasizes leadership of multidisciplinary teams and strong client relations to grow profitable client programs.