Director Short Range Planning- Operations Planning
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
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
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.