Asset Information Manager

At the MBTA, we envision a thriving region enabled by a best-in-class transit system. Our mission is to serve the public by providing safe, reliable, and accessible transportation. MBTA's core values are built around safety, service, equity, sustainability, culture, and accessibility, and each employee that works for the MBTA performs their roles based on our vision, mission, and values. This includes attendance, participation, and contribution in local safety committee meetings as needed.

In accordance with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Transit Asset Management (TAM) requirements (49 CFR Parts 625, 630, and 673), the Asset Information Manager leads asset information management activities supporting the MBTA Asset Management Program. The position is responsible for the governance, quality, accuracy, and lifecycle management of enterprise asset information, including asset inventories, condition assessments, asset hierarchies, and Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) data.

The Asset Information Manager establishes standards, methodologies, and data governance practices that support engineering, maintenance, operations, capital delivery, planning, and regulatory reporting. Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders, consultants, and contractors, the position ensures enterprise asset information is reliable, supports informed decision‑making, and advances continuous improvement of the Authority's Asset Management Program.

• Lead asset information management activities supporting assigned infrastructure, facility, vehicle, and operational asset groups.
• Establish, implement, and maintain enterprise asset information standards, business processes, data governance practices, and asset management methodologies.
• Manage asset inventories, condition assessment programs, asset hierarchies, and lifecycle documentation within the Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS).
• Develop and oversee quality assurance and quality control processes to ensure the integrity, consistency, completeness, and accuracy of enterprise asset information.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve Asset Class Condition Guides (ACCGs), condition rating methodologies, and inspection standards.
• Review, validate, and approve asset inventories, condition assessment results, engineering documentation, asset hierarchy changes, and asset information updates.
• Analyze asset condition, performance trends, lifecycle risks, maintenance history, and asset data to support engineering, maintenance, capital investment, and operational decision‑making.
• Lead development of reports, dashboards, performance metrics, and technical analyses supporting strategic planning and executive decision‑making.
• Support Transit Asset Management (TAM), National Transit Database (NTD), State of Good Repair (SGR), and other regulatory reporting requirements.
• Coordinate asset information activities with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, Capital Delivery, Planning, Information Technology, GIS, and other stakeholders to ensure enterprise data consistency.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, maintenance documentation, capital project records, and technical documentation to validate enterprise asset information.
• Develop scopes of work, technical specifications, and performance requirements for consultant‑supported asset information and condition assessment initiatives.
• Manage consultant and contractor performance related to asset inventories, condition assessments, asset information collection, and technical deliverables.
• Conduct field reviews and site visits to validate asset information and evaluate data quality.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset management processes, inspection methodologies,…