Climate & Environment Full-time

Performance Management Lead

AECOM

Posted

Apr 02, 2026

Location

Remote

Type

Full-time

Mission

What you will drive

AECOM is seeking a Performance Management Lead for one of our offices in Sacramento, CA.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the general direction of the Chief of Project Controls, the Performance Management Lead is responsible for management of the Authority's Capital Baseline, including both the funded and unfunded portions of the program. The incumbent is a senior manager within the Program Performance and Risk Management Branch and works in partnership with the leads over Cost, Schedule, and Risk Units to effectively collate, monitor, and report performance against the baseline. to ensure overall performance is on track and provide the Project Controls Office with forward looking assessments of trends. They are responsible for developing, maintaining, and reviewing project controls data including budget, cost forecast, schedule and risk information and providing accurate and timely reporting of the program's performance and variance analysis. In addition, this position is responsible for managing the technical documents associated with Business Plans, Project Update Reports, and other stakeholder required reporting. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Key resource in charge of the Authority's Capital Baseline, including technical supporting documents, data systems, and assumptions underlying the baseline. 
  • Controls Authority functional unit forecasts and assumptions for the Program baseline.
  • Collation of data across the Authority functions and projects.
  • Monitors changes against Capital Baseline on the projects under execution. Develops dashboards for executive reporting and provides analytical insights on variances of actuals versus Baseline plan.
  • Maintains records of month-on-month movements in scope, EAC and schedule.
  • Responsible for integration of the baseline across functions and branches 
  • Manages the development, maintenance and implementation of the Authority’s Program WBS and WBS dictionary.
  • Drives performance improvement and optimizations by continually reviewing the existing baseline processes, structures and data.
  • Develops, maintains and enhances Authority processes and procedures related to program performance monitoring and control.
  • Collaborates with the other Authority business units to support value engineering, cost mitigation and opportunity realization.
  • Provides big picture expertise on the Capital Baseline to ensure consistency and robustness of data and reporting.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

AECOM is seeking a Performance Management Lead for one of our offices in Sacramento, CA.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the general direction of the Chief of Project Controls, the Performance Management Lead is responsible for management of the Authority's Capital Baseline, including both the funded and unfunded portions of the program. The incumbent is a senior manager within the Program Performance and Risk Management Branch and works in partnership with the leads over Cost, Schedule, and Risk Units to effectively collate, monitor, and report performance against the baseline. to ensure overall performance is on track and provide the Project Controls Office with forward looking assessments of trends. They are responsible for developing, maintaining, and reviewing project controls data including budget, cost forecast, schedule and risk information and providing accurate and timely reporting of the program's performance and variance analysis. In addition, this position is responsible for managing the technical documents associated with Business Plans, Project Update Reports, and other stakeholder required reporting. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Key resource in charge of the Authority's Capital Baseline, including technical supporting documents, data systems, and assumptions underlying the baseline. 
  • Controls Authority functional unit forecasts and assumptions for the Program baseline.
  • Collation of data across the Authority functions and projects.
  • Monitors changes against Capital Baseline on the projects under execution. Develops dashboards for executive reporting and provides analytical insights on variances of actuals versus Baseline plan.
  • Maintains records of month-on-month movements in scope, EAC and schedule.
  • Responsible for integration of the baseline across functions and branches 
  • Manages the development, maintenance and implementation of the Authority’s Program WBS and WBS dictionary.
  • Drives performance improvement and optimizations by continually reviewing the existing baseline processes, structures and data.
  • Develops, maintains and enhances Authority processes and procedures related to program performance monitoring and control.
  • Collaborates with the other Authority business units to support value engineering, cost mitigation and opportunity realization.
  • Provides big picture expertise on the Capital Baseline to ensure consistency and robustness of data and reporting.

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