Senior Project Manager

About the Positions

Were seeking Senior Project 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. Your primary focus will be centered on underground and tunneling on major rail and mobility programs including bored and mined tunnel cut-and-cover structures shafts cross passages and underground station work along with the ground improvement dewatering and instrumentation that go with it.

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:

• Manage the delivery of underground and tunneling packages from preconstruction through closeout tracking scope budget schedule and risk against contract commitments.
• Review design submittals shop drawings and technical deliverables for tunnel shaft cut-and-cover and ground improvement work against program criteria and agency requirements.
• Perform constructability and biddability reviews on underground packages track comment resolution to closure and support bid-phase addenda bidder questions and bid evaluation.
• Oversee the designer of record and the contractor on excavation sequencing ground support and settlement control commitments and hold them to scope criteria and schedule.
• Evaluate change proposals design change notices and requests for information for technical merit cost and schedule impact and prepare recommendations.
• Monitor geotechnical instrumentation and settlement data against established thresholds and coordinate response when readings approach action levels.
• Coordinate third-party protection utility relocation and adjacent contract interfaces with utility owners franchise utilities and property owners along the alignment.
• Verify installed work and submitted quantities against approved documents and support resolution of nonconformances.
• Coordinate right-of-way permitting and environmental commitment tracking for underground work in constrained urban corridors.
• Administer project contracts maintain project records and prepare progress reporting for program leadership and stakeholders.
• May lead a project team of engineers inspectors and coordinators supporting an underground package including workload planning and mentoring.

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 civil engineering construction management geotechnical engineering mining engineering 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 overseeing underground or tunneling work including bored mined or cut-and-cover tunnels shafts or underground stations.
• Experience managing scope cost schedule and change on construction packages exceeding $100M in construction value.
• Experience supervising or leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• Working knowledge of construction contract administration submittal and RFI processes and claims avoidance.
• 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 Excel PowerPoint etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in civil engineering construction management geotechnical engineering or mining engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license Certified Construction Manager (CCM) through CMAA or Project Management Professional (PMP) through PMI.
• Experience as the lead project manager on an underground package exceeding $500M in construction value.
• Owners representative program management or construction management experience.
• Experience with tunnel boring machine operations sequential excavation ground freezing jet grouting or other ground improvement and dewatering methods.
• Experience interpreting geotechnical baseline reports and administering differing site conditions provisions.
• Experience coordinating tunnel systems and life-safety scope including ventilation and NFPA 130 requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI Oracle Cloud Analytics or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary: $135k-$225k/year ($65-$108/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.

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Luster is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to criminal history race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees I-9 to confirm work authorization.

All positions may be subject to a background check and drug test once a conditional offer of employment is made for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities in accordance with all applicable local state and/or federal regulations.

This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills for the position.

Luster does not accept unsolicited resumes from any the absence of a signed agreement Luster will not consider or agree to payment of any kind. Any unsolicited resumes presented to Luster personnel including those submitted to Luster hiring managers are deemed to be the property of Luster.

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