Community Outreach Specialist

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 Community Outreach Specialist

Your work environment at EXP

We are seeking a Community Outreach Specialist (COS) to join our team in the South Florida region. The ideal candidate will be based in the Miami-Dade County area and bring an energetic, outgoing personality with a background in communications and/or marketing and a strong commitment to customer service. We’re looking for someone who excels in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

The Community Outreach Specialist will manage and support community engagement efforts for infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include stakeholder and government relations, community engagement, public speaking, content development, documentation, and the preparation of presentations. The role also involves participating in business development activities, such as marketing initiatives, proposal development, and delivering presentations.

The ideal candidate will have experience—or a keen interest—in infrastructure projects and a desire to grow within a collaborative and rapidly evolving organization.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Develop key messages and public relations outreach efforts for infrastructure projects and initiatives.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed successfully, on time, and within budget.
• Develop and facilitate community engagement plans.
• Build positive relationships with stakeholders affected by or interested in projects.
• Leverage existing relationships to help achieve our organization’ and client’s missions.
• Create written content and collaborate with the creative graphics and/or video team to develop project educational materials.
• Research and facilitate business development activities, including marketing, proposal preparation, and presentations.
• Develop strategic alliances and partnerships.
• Adhere to government communications protocols and other requirements.
• Design and maintain a favorable public image for the organization and customer.
• Coordinate and facilitate public meeting/hearing logistics.
• Responsible for leading communications on multiple municipal infrastructure improvement projects, serving projects throughout the Sarasota region and surrounding counties.
Responsible for collaborating closely with teams and on individual projects, often multiple projects simultaneously, while adhering to government communications protocols and other requirements.

What your experience looks like

• Must have a minimum of 3 years of public involvement, public relations, media, or community outreach experience, preferably in infrastructure working for or serving a state or local government agency.
• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, planning, or a related field from an accredited program.
• Strong experience with project management, reporting processes, and program budgeting.
• Knowledge of road/bridge transportation and/or various infrastructure projects preferred.
• Talent for understanding, simplifying, and effectively communicating complex information to diverse audiences.
• Ability to perform responsibilities with a significant degree of independence, initiative, creativity, and expert judgment in an office setting.
• Able to work in a constantly evolving, confidential environment
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to multitask.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel to project locations.
• Bilingual (Eng/Spa) is a plus, but not necessary.

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 .