Interface Manager

Lusternational; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited flexible time off

Paid holidays

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Professional development stipend

Job summary

Lusternational is seeking an experienced Interface Manager to support a large, complex rail infrastructure program in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will establish, implement, and manage the Interface Management Plan across engineering, procurement, and construction, coordinating across design contracts, packages, and disciplines to ensure alignment and risk mitigation.

The role requires 10+ years in interface management for major rail projects, with tunnel and utility interfaces experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil/engineering or related field; equivalent combo accepted.
• 10+ years in interface management on large rail infrastructure programs.
• Experience developing and implementing an interface management plan and interface register.
• Interdisciplinary review across civil/structural/mechanical/electrical scopes; spatial coordination.
• Underground/tunneled construction interfaces and concurrent contract coordination.
• Familiarity with PM software (Primavera P6, MS Project, Unifier, Kahua) and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the interface management plan, register, and control documents.
• Identify, track, and resolve interfaces across design, procurement, and construction.
• Chair interface coordination meetings and drive items to closure.
• Review submittals for interface conformance and maintainability.
• Coordinate civil/structural interfaces with systems housing tunnels and stations.
• Assess change notices for interface impact and document consequences.
• Engage third parties and stakeholders on cross-boundary interfaces.
• Translate unresolved interfaces into program risk with owners and mitigations.
• Maintain traceability from design criteria through turnover testing.
• Support schedule coordination with interface-driven dependencies.
• Prepare status reports and briefings for program leadership.

Skills

Interface management

Stakeholder coordination

Rail project experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors degree in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Systems Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Unifier

Kahua

MS Office 365

Job description

About the Position

We’re seeking an experienced Interface Manager to support a large, complex, heavy-civil rail infrastructure program. This role is responsible for establishing, implementing, and managing a formal Interface Management Plan, including the governance, processes, and tools required to identify, track, and resolve all technical and organizational interfaces across engineering, procurement, and construction activities. This position operates within multi-contract programs involving significant discipline integration and high-risk interface environments (e.g., tunneling, major utility coordination, or systems integration), requiring coordination across contractors, stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure alignment, minimize risk, and support efficient project execution.

This is a long-term, full-time, hybrid position (three days per week in office) position located in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and implement the project interface management plan, including the interface register, interface control documents, and the process for identifying, assigning, and closing interface points.
• Identify technical and organizational interfaces across engineering, procurement, and construction activities, and coordinate resolution across design contracts, construction packages, and disciplines.
• Chair interface coordination meetings, track open interface items to closure, and escalating unresolved items with a recommended path forward.
• Review design submittals and deliverables for interface conformance, including spatial coordination, structural envelope, equipment clearance, access, and maintainability, and verify that the design supports long-term operations and maintenance rather than the minimum equipment footprint.
• Coordinate interfaces between civil and structural work and the systems it houses, including tunnel and station ventilation, mechanical and electrical rooms, traction power, trackwork, fire life safety, and communications.
• Evaluate change proposals, design change notices, and requests for information for interface impact, and document the cost, schedule, and scope consequences across affected contracts.
• Coordinate with third parties, utility owners, adjacent contracts, and permitting and operating stakeholders on interfaces that cross the contract boundary.
• Support the program risk process by translating unresolved interfaces into identified risks with assigned owners, mitigation actions, and closure dates.
• Maintain interface traceability from design criteria through construction verification, and confirm that interface requirements are carried into testing, commissioning, and turnover.
• Support schedule coordination by identifying interface-driven dependencies between concurrent design and construction contracts and confirming they are reflected in the program schedule.
• Prepare interface status reporting and briefings for program leadership, and support decisions with analysis, documentation, and recommendations.

Attributes

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or systems engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years' experience with interface management roles in large, complex rail infrastructure programs.
• Experience developing and implementing an interface management plan, interface register, or equivalent structured process on a program with concurrent contracts.
• Experience performing interdisciplinary design review across civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical scopes, including spatial coordination, clearance, access, and maintainability.
• Experience with underground and tunneled construction, including the interfaces between tunnel and station structures and the mechanical, electrical, and ventilation systems they house.
• Experience coordinating concurrent design and construction contracts, including interface-driven change, schedule, and risk impacts.
• Working knowledge of how civil and structural work interfaces with supporting systems on transit, rail, or other complex infrastructure, including ventilation, power, trackwork, fire life safety, and communications.
• Experience with industry standard project / construction management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, Unifier, Kahua, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or systems engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP) (International Council on Systems Engineering), or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (Project Management Institute).
• Experience carrying interface requirements through testing, commissioning, and turnover to verified closure.
• Experience coordinating interfaces with operating agencies, utility owners, and third parties in a dense urban environment.
• Experience with interface, requirements, or issue management platforms (e.g., IBM DOORS, Jama Connect, Coordinate, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary: $190k-$260k/year ($91-$125/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.

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
• $2,500 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

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