Senior Construction Manager - Heavy Civil Infra

Austin NAWIC; Jackson (NJ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 200,000; 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$5

Job summary

Luster is seeking a highly experienced Construction Manager to support large heavy-civil infrastructure programs in New Jersey. You will oversee a construction package from preconstruction through closeout, manage contracts, and ensure cost, schedule, quality and safety are aligned with project goals.

Qualified candidates have 10+ years of CM experience on major public works, proficiency with industry tools, and a track record of coordinating across interfaces to maintain site operations and

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in construction management, civil engineering, construction engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of construction management experience for large (>$500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience overseeing contractor performance on behalf of an owner or agency, including field issue resolution and non-conformance follow-through.
• Experience administering construction contracts, including submittals, requests for information, change orders, and payment applications on publicly funded work.
• Experience evaluating change proposals and contractor pricing for entitlement, cost impact, and schedule impact.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contractor performance across an assigned construction package or group of contracts from preconstruction through closeout, and hold the work to the plans, specifications, and contract requirements.
• Administer the construction contract, including submittals, requests for information, notices, and correspondence, and keep the record complete enough to stand up under audit and claim review.
• Evaluate change proposals and contractor pricing for entitlement, technical merit, cost impact, and schedule impact, and recommend a position the program can act on.
• Review baseline and update schedules for critical path, logic, and sequencing, and quantify the effect of delays and changes on the contract completion date.
• Coordinate the programs inspection, materials testing, and quality assurance staff, and verify that installed work and submitted quantities match approved documents before payment.
• Monitor contractor safety and environmental compliance against the contract, permit conditions, and applicable OSHA and agency requirements, and elevate non-conforming conditions to resolution.
• Track cost, progress, and quantities against the approved budget and schedule, and forecast where the contract lands so the program can act while options are still open.
• Chair progress meetings, site walks, and issue resolution sessions with the contractor, the designer of record, and third parties, and drive open items to documented closure.
• Coordinate interfaces with utility owners, railroads, adjacent contracts, and airport or transit operations groups so construction phasing keeps facilities in service.
• Document field conditions, directives, and determinations, and support the programs response to notices of potential claim and dispute resolution.
• Oversee closeout, including punch list resolution, record document and as-built turnover, warranty documentation, and support for commissioning and transition to operations and maintenance.

Skills

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field

10+ years construction management experience

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Unifier

Kahua

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Luster is seeking a highly experienced Construction Manager to support large heavy-civil infrastructure programs in New Jersey. You will oversee a construction package from preconstruction through closeout, manage contracts, and ensure cost, schedule, quality and safety are aligned with project goals.

Qualified candidates have 10+ years of CM experience on major public works, proficiency with industry tools, and a track record of coordinating across interfaces to maintain site operations and