Senior Risk Manager – Civil Infrastructure Programs

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

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.