Project Manager

About the Positions

Were seeking Project Managers of various skill levels to support large complex heavy civil infrastructure programs including highways roads bridges transit (bus and rail) aviation (international airports) and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. We hire project managers who run delivery on programs where a single package can exceed $100M in construction value. Youll carry scope budget schedule and risk on your assigned projects hold delivery teams to what they committed to and provide a clear read on where the work actually stands.

This post is for future roles and not for a specific opportunity that is available right now. We accept applications and conduct interviews in advance of upcoming hiring needs. When a candidate is selected their profile is activated in our talent pool for this specialty area. We notify our talent pool candidates first whenever we have a project need.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Note: We are seeking candidates of various skill levels and the following responsibilities represent the core of these roles. Scope and complexity increase with experience level.

• May lead delivery of assigned projects or task orders from planning and design through construction and closeout.
• Oversee scope budget schedule and risk and give program leadership an early and honest read when any of the four starts to move.
• Oversee designers and contractors against their scope design criteria and schedule commitments and escalate deviations while they are still cheap to fix.
• Administer construction contracts including submittals requests for information progress payments and time extension requests.
• Evaluate change proposals and claims for entitlement cost impact and schedule impact and recommend a position to program leadership.
• Coordinate with program controls staff to develop and validate cost forecasts CPM schedule updates and earned value reporting.
• Coordinate across agencies utility owners railroads adjacent contracts and other third parties so decisions inside the package account for work outside it.
• Oversee construction staging and phasing that keeps existing operations running.
• Oversee quality and safety compliance verifying that contractor programs are being followed and that installed work matches approved documents.
• Oversee commissioning operations readiness and transition to maintenance for completed facilities.
• Report project status risk and forecast to program leadership so funding and delivery decisions rest on current information.

Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork trust and positive relationships.
• Natural curiosity problem-solving abilities and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in construction management civil engineering construction engineering or engineering management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10 years of project management experience for large (>$500M) complex heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience managing scope budget schedule and risk on capital projects from design through construction and closeout.
• Working knowledge of construction contract administration including submittals requests for information change management and progress payments.
• Experience coordinating designers contractors agencies utility owners and other third parties across the life of a project.
• Experience with industry standard project / construction management software (e.g. Primavera P6 MS Project Unifier Kahua etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g. Outlook Teams Word PowerPoint etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in construction management civil engineering construction engineering or engineering management.
• Active professional certifications and licenses such as PMP (PMI) CCM (CMAA) and/or PE.
• Experience serving as the owners project manager on a contract package exceeding $100M in construction value.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent task orders or contract packages on a program exceeding $1B in construction value.
• Experience negotiating change and claim resolution with contractors on the owners behalf including entitlement and impact analysis.
• Experience supervising or mentoring project managers engineers and controls staff in a program office setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI Oracle Cloud Analytics or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary: $115k-$210k/year ($55-$101/hour). Luster provides the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might offer for this position based on the successful candidates level and years of experience knowledge skills abilities education certifications licenses geographic location etc. Luster reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on circumstances not related to any status protected by local state and/or federal law.

Just LOOK at the Benefits We Offer!

• Unlimited flexible time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Health dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent or elder care)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
• 401(k) plan with guaranteed employer contribution
• Formal career planning and development program
• $2500 annually toward professional development
• Wellness program with monthly wellness stipend
• Company cell phone or cell phone plan reimbursement
• Free personalized meal planning and nutrition support with a registered dietitian
• Free personal financial planning services
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Employee referral bonus

Specific plan details and coverage for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer.