Resource Manager

About the Positions

Were seeking Resource Managers 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. These roles are the resource managers for programs where several task orders run at once and each one needs different people at different times. Youll track who is assigned where who is about to roll off and who is available then line staff up for the next need so every segment and contract package keeps moving on time and within budget.

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:

• Develop and maintain personnel schedules and resource utilization plans for each task order across multiple simultaneous projects and operational activities.
• Maintain a current roster of staff assignments by task order segment and contract package including start dates planned roll-off dates and availability.
• Forecast staffing needs by comparing upcoming task order scopes schedules and labor category requirements against current and projected availability and identify gaps and overlaps before they affect the work.
• Coordinate staff transitions so that roll-offs on one assignment line up with ramp-ups on the next and plan handoffs with project managers and task order leads.
• Coordinate with project managers task order leads and discipline leads to confirm labor category needs assignment durations and qualifications before staff are committed.
• Track labor hours and utilization against task order budgets and staffing plans and flag variances under-utilization and over-allocation to program leadership.
• Coordinate field staff assignments around transit operating constraints including track access windows work hour restrictions and station and yard access so staff are scheduled when the work can proceed.
• Verify that assigned staff hold the qualifications certifications and site access the task order requires and track expiration dates and renewals against assignment timelines.
• Prepare resource loading reports utilization dashboards and staffing forecasts for program and task order reviews.
• Support task order startup and closeout by confirming staff availability labor category mapping and assignment start and end dates.
• Maintain the resource management system and schedule data and keep records of assignment changes approvals and justifications current and auditable.

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.
• Ability to balance competing staffing priorities across multiple task orders while keeping budget and schedule in view.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering construction management business administration or project management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of transit and transportation resource management workforce planning or project scheduling experience for large (>$500M) complex heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining personnel schedules and resource utilization plans across multiple simultaneous projects.
• Experience forecasting staffing needs tracking utilization against budgets and coordinating staff transitions between assignments.
• Experience with industry standard project / construction management software (e.g. Procore Primavera P6 MS Project etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g. Outlook Teams Word PowerPoint etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in engineering construction management business administration or project management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification (Project Management Institute) or Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification (AACE International).
• Experience managing staffing and resource utilization on a multiple award task order contract or IDIQ program with several task orders running at once.
• Experience scheduling and allocating staff across a rail or bus transit capital program exceeding $1B in total value.
• Experience building resource-loaded schedules and integrating staffing plans with cost forecasts and earned value reporting.
• Experience supporting owners representative program management or construction management organizations.
• Experience with resource management and workforce planning platforms (e.g. Deltek Vantagepoint Unanet BST Global Kantata Smartsheet etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI Oracle Cloud Analytics or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary: $80k-$160k/year ($38-$77/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.