Project Manager New California, USA

Luster National, Inc.; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited flexible time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Long-term disability insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Life insurance and AD&D

401(k) plan with company match

Career development program

Professional development stipend

Wellness program with stipend

Company device reimbursement

Meal planning and nutrition support

Personal financial planning services

Employee assistance program

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Luster National, Inc. is seeking Project Managers at various levels to support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs, including highways, bridges, transit, aviation, and water/wastewater projects.

You’ll manage scope, budget, schedule, and risk on assignments often exceeding $100M in construction value. This posting is for future roles; candidates are added to our talent pool and notified when a project need arises.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in construction management, civil engineering, construction engineering, or engineering management, or an equivalent combination.
• 10+ years of project management experience on large, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience delivering scope, budget, schedule and risk from design through closeout.
• Familiar with construction contract administration, submittals, RFI, change management, payments.
• Experience coordinating designers, contractors, agencies, utilities, and third parties.
• Experience with Primavera P6, MS Project, Unifier, Kahua, or similar CM software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of assigned projects or task orders from planning through construction and closeout.
• Oversee scope, budget, schedule, and risk; provide early, candid program reads.
• Monitor designers/contractors against scope, design criteria, and schedule commitments.
• Administer contracts, submittals, RFIs, progress payments, and time extensions.
• Evaluate changes and claims for entitlement, cost, and schedule impact.
• Coordinate with controls staff on cost forecasts, CPM updates, and earned value.
• Coordinate across agencies and third parties to account for work outside the package.
• Oversee construction staging to minimize disruption to existing operations.
• Ensure quality and safety compliance; verify work matches approved documents.
• Support commissioning, operations readiness, and transition to maintenance.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Schedule management

Risk management

Contract administration

Stakeholder coordination

Team leadership

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Unifier

Kahua

Power BI

Job description

We’re 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. You’ll 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 elevate 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

• Bachelor’s 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

• Active professional certifications and licenses such as PMP (PMI), CCM (CMAA), and/or PE.
• Experience serving as the owner’s 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 owner’s 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.

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 candidate’s 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
• $2,500 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 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 employee's 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 required for the position.

Luster does not accept unsolicited resumes from any third-party. In 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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