Assistant Project Manager, Transit & Civil Infrastructure

Luster National; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid time off

Paid holidays

Health insurance

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Professional development stipend

Job summary

Luster National is seeking Assistant Project Managers to support large heavy civil infrastructure programs across highways, bridges, transit and water projects in the DC area. You will help lead task orders, coordinate contractors and design consultants, and ensure alignment with cost and schedule commitments.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in transit/transport PM or CM on multi-hundred-million projects, strong program controls, and proficiency with common CM tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, construction engineering, or project management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of transit and transportation project management or construction management experience for large, complex, heavy‑civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience delivering work under a multiple task order contract, including task order scoping, budgeting, and status reporting.
• Project controls experience on a capital program, including cost and schedule performance tracking, budget forecasting, and review of contractor or consultant invoices.
• Working knowledge of construction contract documents and of the submittal, RFI, and change order processes.
• Experience coordinating project meetings and maintaining action item, decision, and correspondence records on a public agency capital program.
• Experience with industry standard project / construction management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Unifier, Kahua, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned task orders on behalf of the owner through all phases of the project, from scoping and budgeting through design, construction, and closeout.
• Track cost performance against the approved budget, review invoices and payment applications, and develop forecasts.
• Monitor schedule updates against milestones and contract commitments, analyze critical path movement, and push for recovery when slipping.
• Evaluate change requests, RFIs, and submittals for merit, cost impact, and schedule impact, and recommend position.
• Monitor performance against quality, safety, and contract requirements; document nonconformance for correction.
• Maintain the risk register; evaluate mitigation options and elevate risks to the Project Manager.
• Coordinate design/construction submittal reviews across disciplines and track closure of comments.
• Coordinate construction phasing and access on active facilities with traffic staging and constraints.
• Coordinate interfaces with adjacent contracts and third parties to keep scope aligned.
• May lead client and stakeholder meetings and deliver progress reporting with supporting documentation.
• Administer contract documents and program controls procedures; maintain records for audit.

Skills

Project management

Cost management

Schedule management

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field

Master’s degree in civil engineering / construction management

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Unifier

Kahua

Excel

Job description

Luster National is seeking Assistant Project Managers to support large heavy civil infrastructure programs across highways, bridges, transit and water projects in the DC area. You will help lead task orders, coordinate contractors and design consultants, and ensure alignment with cost and schedule commitments.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in transit/transport PM or CM on multi-hundred-million projects, strong program controls, and proficiency with common CM tools.