Risk Manager

Luster National, Inc.; Jackson Township (NJ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; 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 accidental death &

401(k) with employer contribution

Career planning and development

Professional development stipend

Wellness program with monthly stipend

Company cell phone reimbursement

Meal planning and nutrition support

Personal financial planning services

Employee assistance program

Employee discounts

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Luster National, Inc. in New Jersey seeks an experienced Risk Manager to lead risk management on large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs.

You will develop risk plans, run quantitative analyses, and set contingency positions for funding agencies and boards. The role emphasizes collaboration with design, construction, and procurement teams, plus proficiency with Primavera, @Risk, and Power BI to deliver dashboards and briefs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of risk management experience for large heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience facilitating risk workshops and maintaining a program risk register across the project lifecycle.
• Experience running quantitative cost and schedule risk analyses and converting results into contingency recommendations.
• Working knowledge of CPM scheduling and cost forecasting to test exposure.
• Experience with industry standard risk analysis and scheduling software (e.g., Primavera Risk Analysis, Deltek Acumen Fuse, @Risk, Primavera P6).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the program risk management plan, process, and governance framework, aligned with contract requirements and funding agency standards.
• Facilitate risk identification and assessment workshops with program staff, designers, and contractors; keep risk register current with ranked threats and opportunities.
• Quantify cost and schedule exposure through Monte Carlo or comparable simulation; convert results into contingency recommendations tied to a stated confidence level.
• Analyze baseline schedule and updates for logic, calendar, and float integrity; evaluate exposure relative to risk register.
• Track mitigation actions to closure and drive owners to committed dates.
• Evaluate change proposals, delay claims, and time impact analyses for program exposure; support negotiating position.
• Review risk allocation in procurement and contract documents; recommend terms allocating risk to best party.
• Reconcile risk position against forecasts and change logs; report exposure via dashboards and briefs.
• Coordinate risk across third-party interfaces and operating facilities during construction.
• Prepare risk and contingency sections of funding submittals and board briefs; defend assumptions.
• Calibrate models against outcomes and improve risk processes.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, construction engineering, or engineering management

Master's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or engineering management

PMI-RMP or PMP certification

DRMP or CCP (AACE) certification

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis

Deltek Acumen Fuse

@Risk

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office 365

Power BI

Oracle Cloud Analytics

Job description

New Jersey, USA

Position Title: Risk Manager

About the Positions

We are seeking Risk 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. You’ll run risk management on your assigned program, keep the risk register honest, quantify the cost and schedule exposure actually being carried, and set contingency positions that hold up in front of funding agencies, oversight bodies, and a board. Most of the people who do this work well came up through scheduling, estimating, or construction management, so depth in one of those matters more here than a general risk background.

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

• Develop and maintain the programs risk management plan, process, and governance framework, and keep them aligned with contract requirements and funding agency standards.
• Facilitate risk identification and assessment workshops with program staff, designers, and contractors, and keep the program risk register current with ranked threats and opportunities.
• Quantify cost and schedule exposure through Monte Carlo or comparable simulation, and convert the results into contingency recommendations tied to a stated confidence level.
• Analyze the baseline schedule and monthly updates for logic, calendar, and float integrity, and evaluate whether the schedule carries the exposure the risk register says it does.
• Track mitigation actions to closure, hold action owners to their committed dates, and accelerate where mitigation has stalled.
• Evaluate change proposals, delay claims, and time impact analyses for program exposure, and support the programs negotiating position with quantified cost and schedule findings.
• Review risk allocation in procurement and contract documents, and recommend terms that place each risk with the party best able to carry it.
• Reconcile the risk position against cost forecasts, schedule updates, and change logs so risk drivers trace to specific time and cost outcomes, and report exposure through dashboards and written briefs.
• Coordinate risk across third-party interfaces, including utility owners, railroads, and adjacent contracts, and on active facilities that have to keep operating through construction.
• Prepare the risk and contingency sections of funding submittals, board packages, and independent oversight reviews, and defend the assumptions behind them.
• Calibrate models against actual program outcomes, benchmark contingency draw against comparable programs, and improve the risk process as the program produces lessons.

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, construction engineering, or engineering management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of risk management experience for large (>$500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience facilitating risk workshops and building and maintaining a program risk register across the project lifecycle.
• Experience running quantitative cost and schedule risk analysis and converting the results into contingency and mitigation recommendations.
• Working knowledge of CPM scheduling and cost forecasting practice, enough to test whether a programs schedule and cost position reflects the exposure in the risk register.
• Experience with industry standard risk analysis and scheduling software (e.g., Primavera Risk Analysis, Deltek Acumen Fuse, @Risk, Primavera P6, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in civil engineering, construction management, construction engineering, or engineering management.
• Active professional certifications such as PMI-RMP or PMP (PMI), and/or DRMP or CCP (AACE).
• Experience leading the owners risk management function on a program exceeding $1B in construction value.
• Experience setting and defending contingency levels in front of executive boards, funding agencies, and independent oversight or audit bodies.
• Experience evaluating contractor delay claims and time impact analyses, including concurrent delay, and supporting the owners negotiation position.
• Experience managing risk on bridge and structures packages, on water and wastewater facilities, or across third-party interfaces with railroads, utility owners, and airport or transit operations groups.
• Experience standing up a risk management process on a program that did not have one, and coaching project teams into using it.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary: $125k-$200k/year ($60-$96/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
• $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 discounts
• Employee referral bonus

Specific plan details and coverage for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/protected veterans