• Director Short Range Planning- Operations Planning

    MTA (New York, NY)


    Director Short Range Planning- Operations Planning

     

    Job ID: 13355

     

    Business Unit: New York City Transit

     

    Regular/Temporary: Regular

     

    Department: Operations Planning

     

    Date Posted: Oct 13, 2025

    Description

    Title Director Short Range Planning –Operations Planning

     

    First Date of Posting: 10.13.2025

     

    Last Date of Filing: Open until filled

     

    Authority: OA/TA

     

    Department: Operations Planning

     

    Division/Unit: Operations Planning

     

    Reports to: Deputy Chief , Bus Service Planning

     

    Work Location: 2 Broadway, Manhattan

     

    Hours of Work: Managerial

     

    All selected candidates will be subject to a full background investigation that includes employment and education. Discrepancies may lead to dismissal.

    Responsibilities

    This position is responsible for managing a staff of planners within the Bus Service Planning Sub-Division. The Director supervises and coordinates the development, evaluation, recommendation and advancement of all permanent bus service and bus stop revisions including Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and long-term shuttles. Included is management of concept development, data collection, planning, community outreach, approval process, implementation and follow-up monitoring for all changes in bus route paths, bus stops, service patterns and service on a permanent basis. Through the use of advanced principles of transit design with wide latitude for independent initiative, the Director manages a staff whose goal is to adjust transit service in a cost-effective manner to respond to changing market, fiscal, traffic, land use, environment, social and physical conditions.

     

    Compensation

     

    Salary range $103,721-$146,827 – (Level C/654)

    Education and Experience

    A baccalaureate degree in City Planning, Transportation Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics or Engineering; other MPA, Urban/Regional Planning, Transportation Planning and (10) ten years of experience in transportation management, (7) seven years of experience of which must be in a managerial or supervisory capacity.

     

    or a satisfactory equivalent of education and experience

     

    Desired Skills

     

    Thorough knowledge of operations planning for a transit or regional planning agency. Extensive experience conducting and planning diverse and complex transportation planning assignments. Excellent verbal, written and communication skills.

     

    Other Information

     

    Pursuant to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policy making position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “Commission”).

     

    Equal Employment Opportunity

     

    MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities.

     

    The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, including military service members, to apply.