Senior Project Manager
Quick Summary
Manage delivery of assigned construction packages from preconstruction through closeout, serving as the day-to-day point of contact for contractors, designers, and third parties.
About the Role
~1 min readWe’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 heavy structural steel packages for underground stations, including the high-strength beams, columns, and reinforcing frameworks that build and support the station structure, where delivery turns on fabrication surveillance, erection sequencing, and holding cost and schedule commitments on a constrained urban site.
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
~1 min read- →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.
Requirements
~2 min read- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, construction 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 heavy structural steel or major structural construction packages, including shop drawing and submittal review, field verification of installed work, and closeout.
- Experience administering construction contracts, including change management, request for information resolution, and progress payment review.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams of engineers, inspectors, and support staff.
- Working knowledge of critical path scheduling, cost control, and progress measurement on large construction contracts.
- Experience with industry standard project / construction management software (e.g., Primavera P6, Unifier, e-Builder, Procore, etc.).
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
- Master’s degree in civil engineering, structural engineering, construction engineering, or construction management.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license, Certified Construction Manager (CCM) through CMAA, or Project Management Professional (PMP) through PMI.
- Experience overseeing below-grade station, tunnel, or heavy structural packages exceeding $250M in construction value.
- Owner’s representative, program management, or construction management experience.
- Experience coordinating construction adjacent to active transit or rail operations, including work windows, access agreements, and safety certification.
- Experience overseeing shop fabrication and field erection of heavy structural steel members, including built-up sections, complex connections, and reinforcing frameworks, for below-grade structures.
- Familiarity with AWS D1.1 and D1.8, AISC 360 and AISC 341 seismic provisions, RCSC bolting specifications, and transit structural design criteria.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.
What We Offer
~3 min readExpected 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.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $135,000–$225,000 a year
- 35% above the $133,000 median for Project Manager jobs on Jobera (3,952 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- Today
Listing Details
- Posted
- November 6, 2026
- First seen
- November 6, 2026
- Last seen
- November 6, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 1
- Trust Level
- 72%
- Scored at
- November 6, 2026
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