Performance Management Lead

About the Position

Were seeking a Performance Management Lead to support large complex rail and transit capital programs as well as other heavy-civil infrastructure efforts including highways bridges and airport projects delivered through both traditional and alternative methods. This role is responsible for stewarding the program capital baseline and integrating cost schedule and risk information to assess performance identify trends and provide forward-looking insight to support informed decision-making across major capital programs.

This is a long-term full-time on-site or hybrid positionlocatedin Fresno CA.

Responsibilitiesmay include but are not limited to the following:

• 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.
• Coordinate across cost schedule and risk functions to ensure integrated consistent and accurate program-level performance reporting against the approved baseline.
• Define maintain and continuously improve methodologies for measuring progress and performance against the capital baseline.
• Manage and enforce baseline change control processes ensuring adherence to established governance approval and documentation requirements.
• Assess cost forecasts schedules and risk updates across the program to evaluate alignment with the capital baseline and identify emerging variances trends and potential impacts.
• Lead or support development of annual budgets and multi-year forecasts including clearly documenting and explaining year-over-year changes drivers and assumptions.
• Analyze trends risks and variancesrelativeto original estimates and budgets andidentifymitigation 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.
• 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.
• Operate as a program-level subject matter expert on capital baseline integrity data quality and consistency across cost schedule and risk reporting.

Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to synthesize complex multi-source data into clear actionable insights.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities under time pressure.
• Collaborative approach that fosters trust and effective partnerships across multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset and comfort operating in complex program environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in construction management engineering business management project management or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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.
• Demonstrated experience integrating cost schedule and risk data to support program-level performance assessment and executive decision-making.
• Experience leading or coordinating project controls or performance management teams on major capital programs.
• Proven ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to elicit timely consistent inputs and support disciplined controls and reporting processes.
• Experience developing implementing and improving performance management methodologies procedures and reporting practices.
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365(e.g. Outlook Teams Word Excel PowerPoint etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree inconstruction management engineering business management project management.
• Professional certifications such as PMP CCM or similar credentials.
• Experience supporting rail or transit programs with complex systems integration third-party interfaces or regulatory oversight.
• Experience with data analyticsand performance reporting tools.
• Strong technical writing and presentation skills for executive-level and stakeholder reporting.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 or similar scheduling tools.
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Power BI Oracle Cloud Analytics or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary:$130k-$235k/year ($62-$113/hour).Lusterprovidesthe salary range that the company in good faith believes it might offer for this position based on the successful candidates level of experience knowledge skills abilities education certifications licenses geographic location etc. Luster reserves the right toultimately paymore 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
• $2500 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 discounts
• Employee referral bonus

Specific plan details and coverage for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer.#IN-LNJS

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 employees 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 for the position.

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