Rail Utilities Coordination Specialist

Luster National; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited flexible time off

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with guaranteed employer"s

Job summary

Luster National is seeking a Utilities Coordinator to support a large heavy-civil rail program in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role focuses on identifying utility conflicts, coordinating with public and private owners, and ensuring utility clearance aligns with project schedules.

The candidate will manage conflicts, review plans, coordinate with engineers and legal teams, and maintain documentation while navigating dense urban corridors and complex stakeholder networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 6+ years of experience in utility coordination, preferably on transportation infrastructure projects, including coordinating with public and private utility owners to resolve conflicts and tracking them through documented clearance.
• Knowledge of utility systems (water, sewer, gas, electric, and telecommunications), utility accommodation policies, right of way requirements, easements, property rights, and environmental regulations as they apply to utility coordination and design.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, profiles, construction documents, and utility record drawings well enough to identify conflicts and route them for resolution.
• Proficiency with utility mapping and plan review tools (e.g., Esri ArcGIS, Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, Bluebeam Revu).
• Proficiency with industry standard project/construction management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Unifier, Kahua).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Identify existing utilities and coordinate new installations, developing strategies to resolve conflicts before they affect design or construction.
• Coordinate with public and private utility owners to confirm ownership, records, and relocation requirements, and negotiate utility agreements, cost responsibility, and reimbursement terms with project leadership and legal counsel.
• Maintain the utility conflict matrix, driving each conflict to a documented clearance decision, and track relocation schedules against committed dates, escalating slippage before it reaches the critical path.
• Prepare utility permit applications and confirm that utility coordination and design conform to accommodation policies, right of way requirements, and environmental regulations.
• Review design plans, construction documents, and record drawings to identify conflicts and route them for resolution, and support construction teams during field investigations and relocations.
• Coordinate subsurface utility engineering work and utility activities in dense urban corridors, including closure and outage windows.
• Maintain detailed coordination records, correspondence, and approvals to support payment, audit, and claim review.

Skills

Excellent communication

Multi-tasking

Collaboration

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ArcGIS

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Bluebeam Revu

Primavera P6

MS Project

Unifier

Kahua

Microsoft 365

Job description

Luster National is seeking a Utilities Coordinator to support a large heavy-civil rail program in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role focuses on identifying utility conflicts, coordinating with public and private owners, and ensuring utility clearance aligns with project schedules.

The candidate will manage conflicts, review plans, coordinate with engineers and legal teams, and maintain documentation while navigating dense urban corridors and complex stakeholder networks.