Lusternational

Performance Management Lead

Sacramento, California, United States · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 7 days ago

Data StructuresProject ManagementExcelPerformance ManagementCommunicationOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft OfficeConstruction Management

About the role

This is a long-term, full-time, on-site or hybrid position located in Sacramento, CA.

Serve as the lead steward of the program capital baseline, including ownership of the underlying technical documentation, systems, and data structures that support performance tracking and governance.
Define, maintain, and continuously improve methodologies for measuring progress and performance against the capital baseline.
Analyze trends, risks, and variances relative to original estimates and budgets, and identify mitigation opportunities to support alignment with baseline assumptions and funding expectations.
Drive continuous improvement of performance management processes, procedures, systems, and data structures in coordination with the broader project controls organization.
Lead the development and maintenance of scalable work breakdown structures, asset breakdown structures, and related data frameworks to enable effective rolled-up program reporting.
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities under time pressure.

10+ years of experience in program controls or performance management supporting large, complex rail or transit capital programs.
Strong knowledge of project controls principles, including cost management, schedule management, risk management, and capital baseline governance.
Experience leading or coordinating project controls or performance management teams on major capital programs.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize complex, multi-source data into clear, actionable insights.

Lead or support development of annual budgets and multi-year forecasts, including clearly documenting and explaining year-over-year changes, drivers, and assumptions.
Partner with reporting teams to shape monthly and annual reporting outputs, ensuring information is accurate, timely, appropriately detailed, and tailored to executive and stakeholder needs.

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