Senior Project Manager

Luster National; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited flexible time off

Paid holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Professional development stipend

Job summary

Luster in San Francisco seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead complex heavy civil programs, focusing on station fit-out and building systems. You will coordinate mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection work, aligning with traction power, signaling, and vertical transportation, while managing budgets and schedules across multiple contracts.

The role demands extensive experience in large-scale transit or infrastructure projects, strong contract administration skills, and proficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, electrical engineering, construction management or equivalent.
• 10+ years of project management for large heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience overseeing building systems or interior fit-out from design through turnover.
• Experience with contract administration, submittals, RFIs, change orders, payments, claims.
• Experience reviewing CPM schedules and time impact analyses.
• Knowledge of building and life-safety codes governing systems installation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day delivery of station fit-out and building systems packages, maintaining scope, budget, and schedule.
• Review design submittals, shop drawings, and coordination models for MEP work against program standards and codes.
• Perform constructability and biddability reviews and support bid phases and addenda.
• Coordinate interfaces between civil, architectural fit-out, and follow-on systems packages.
• Verify conduit, cable tray, power, grounding, and mechanical provisions are installed and tested.
• Manage change proposals, RFIs, and design change notices for merit, cost, and schedule impact.
• Maintain the integrated package schedule and analyze contractor updates and time impact analyses.
• Administer package contracts, payments, verifications, submittals, RFIs, and claims defense.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, turnover readiness, and closeout items across packages.
• Audit safety, quality, and risk; coordinate with agencies and owners to sequence outages and access.

Skills

Project management

Contract administration

CPM scheduling

MS Office

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Civil/ME/EE engineering degree

Construction management degree (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Unifier/Kahua

Power BI

Oracle Cloud Analytics

Job description

About the Positions

We’re seeking Senior Project 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. Your primary focus will be centered on station fit-out and building systems packages, where mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection work has to be sequenced and verified so the systems that follow it (traction power, train control, communications, fare collection, and vertical transportation) can be installed, integrated, and tested on schedule.

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:

• Oversee day-to-day delivery of station fit-out and building systems packages, holding contractors to scope, criteria, budget, and schedule commitments.
• Review design submittals, shop drawings, and coordination models for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection work against program standards, project criteria, and applicable codes.
• Perform constructability and biddability reviews on fit-out and systems interface scope, track comment resolution to closure, and support bid-phase addenda, bidder questions, and bid evaluation.
• Manage the interfaces between civil and architectural fit-out work and the follow-on systems packages, including traction power, train control and signaling, communications, fare collection, and vertical transportation.
• Verify that conduit, cable tray, equipment room, power, grounding and bonding, and mechanical provisions are installed and tested so systems contractors can take beneficial occupancy on schedule.
• Evaluate change proposals, requests for information, and design change notices for technical merit, cost, and schedule impact, and recommend a position with supporting documentation.
• Maintain the integrated package schedule, analyze contractor schedule updates and time impact analyses, and surface float erosion and critical path risk early.
• Administer package contracts, including progress payments, quantity verification, submittal and RFI logs, and the record needed to avoid and defend against claims.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, and turnover readiness across packages, and track punch list and closeout items to completion.
• Oversee safety, quality, and risk by auditing contractor programs, participating in inspections, and verifying that corrective actions close out.
• Coordinate with agencies, utility owners, facility operations staff, and adjacent contracts to sequence access, outages, and shutdowns around active service.

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 civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, construction 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 overseeing building systems or interior fit-out scope, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection work, from design review through commissioning and turnover.
• Experience with contract administration, including submittals, requests for information, change orders, progress payments, and claim documentation.
• Experience reviewing and analyzing CPM schedules, including contractor updates, time impact analyses, and critical path and float assessment.
• Working knowledge of the building, electrical, mechanical, and fire and life safety codes that govern systems installation and acceptance.
• 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, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or construction management.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, Certified Construction Manager (CCM) through CMAA, or Project Management Professional (PMP) through PMI.
• Experience coordinating systems installation and integration scope, such as traction power, train control and signaling, communications, or fare collection, across multiple contracts.
• Experience overseeing construction in or adjacent to an operating transit facility, including work windows, outages, and safety certification requirements.
• Owner’s representative, program management, or construction management experience.
• Experience coordinating testing, commissioning, and turnover of complex facilities to an operations and maintenance organization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Expected Salary: $135k-$225k/year ($65-$108/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.

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.