Senior Rail Systems Program Lead – Traction Power & OCS

Luster National, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer contribution

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Luster National, Inc. seeks an accomplished Senior Project Manager to lead rail systems for major heavy civil infrastructure projects in Sacramento, CA.

You will oversee traction power, OCS, and wayside systems from design through energization and handover, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across utilities and regulators. The role requires deep rail electrification or communications expertise, 10+ years of PM experience on large passenger transit programs, and strong

Qualifications

• 10+ years of rail systems or electrical project management experience on large, complex transit programs.
• Experience delivering traction power, OCS, or communications across full lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and contractors across interfacing systems.
• Experience obtaining approvals from utilities, regulators, or AHJs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, systems, telecom, or railway engineering, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Oversee rail systems work packages from design to handover to operations.
• Manage cost, schedule, scope, risk, and contractor delivery.
• Coordinate interfaces between traction power, OCS, signaling, communications, and civil/track teams.
• Review design packages and submittals and track comments to closure.
• Perform field reviews to ensure installed work matches drawings and specs.
• Coordinate utility interconnections and energization approvals.
• Plan outages and ensure electrical safety for railway work.
• Oversee test plans and commissioning (FAT, SAT, SIT, dynamic testing).
• Resolve RFIs, design changes, and sequencing constraints.
• Close out defects, punch lists, and revenue service readiness.

Skills

Rail systems exp

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Interdisciplinary coordination

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Power BI

Job description

Luster National, Inc. seeks an accomplished Senior Project Manager to lead rail systems for major heavy civil infrastructure projects in Sacramento, CA.

You will oversee traction power, OCS, and wayside systems from design through energization and handover, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across utilities and regulators. The role requires deep rail electrification or communications expertise, 10+ years of PM experience on large passenger transit programs, and strong