Strategic Resource Manager - Transit and Civil Programs

Luster National; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 160,000; 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 employer contribution

Wellness program with stipend

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Luster National is seeking experienced Resource Managers to support large-scale heavy civil infrastructure programs (highways, bridges, transit, airports, water). You will track staff across multiple task orders, forecast needs, and coordinate transitions to keep projects on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes scheduling, staff utilization, and ensuring staff qualifications while coordinating with project managers and discipline leads. Strong software and Office proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business administration, or project management, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of transit and transportation resource management, workforce planning, or project scheduling experience for large (> $500M), complex heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining personnel schedules and resource utilization plans across multiple simultaneous projects.
• Experience forecasting staffing needs, tracking utilization against budgets, and coordinating staff transitions between assignments.
• Experience with industry standard project / construction management software (e.g., Procore, Primavera P6, MS Project, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain personnel schedules and resource utilization plans for each task order across multiple simultaneous projects and operational activities.
• Maintain a current roster of staff assignments by task order, segment, and contract package, including start dates, planned roll-off dates, and availability.
• Forecast staffing needs by comparing upcoming task order scopes, schedules, and labor category requirements against current and projected availability, and identify gaps and overlaps before they affect the work.
• Coordinate staff transitions so that roll-offs on one assignment line up with ramp-ups on the next, and plan handoffs with project managers and task order leads.
• Coordinate with project managers, task order leads, and discipline leads to confirm labor category needs, assignment durations, and qualifications before staff are committed.
• Track labor hours and utilization against task order budgets and staffing plans, and flag variances, under-utilization, and over-allocation to program leadership.
• Coordinate field staff assignments around transit operating constraints, including track access windows, work hour restrictions, and station and yard access, so staff are scheduled when the work can proceed.
• Verify that assigned staff hold the qualifications, certifications, and site access the task order requires, and track expiration dates and renewals against assignment timelines.
• Prepare resource loading reports, utilization dashboards, and staffing forecasts for program and task order reviews.
• Support task order startup and closeout by confirming staff availability, labor category mapping, and assignment start and end dates.
• Maintain the resource management system and schedule data, and keep records of assignment changes, approvals, and justifications current and auditable.

Skills

Resource management

Staff forecasting

Scheduling

Communication

Team collaboration

Data analysis

Power BI

Procore/Primavera/MS Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

5+ years transit/transportation resource management experience

PMI/PSP certification (preferred)

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6

MS Project

Microsoft Office 365

Power BI

Job description

Luster National is seeking experienced Resource Managers to support large-scale heavy civil infrastructure programs (highways, bridges, transit, airports, water). You will track staff across multiple task orders, forecast needs, and coordinate transitions to keep projects on time and within budget.

The role emphasizes scheduling, staff utilization, and ensuring staff qualifications while coordinating with project managers and discipline leads. Strong software and Office proficiency are required.