Director, Capital Programs; Green Line Transformation

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.

The Director of Capital Programs provides strategic leadership over the planning, development, design, procurement, delivery, and closeout of a portfolio of complex transit capital projects supporting the MBTA's Capital Program.
The Director is responsible for delivering capital investments that improve safety, reliability, accessibility, state of good repair, resiliency, customer experience, and operational performance across the MBTA network.
The Director provides leadership to multidisciplinary project teams and consultants while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with MBTA standards, FTA requirements, and applicable federal and state regulations. This position establishes program priorities, manages organizational performance, oversees project governance, and collaborates with executive leadership and operating departments to advance strategic capital initiatives.

• Lead a portfolio of complex, multi-disciplinary capital projects from project initiation through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Develop and implement strategic project delivery plans that align with MBTA capital investment priorities and organizational objectives.
• Establish program goals, performance measures, and key performance indicators to monitor portfolio performance.
• Direct organizational priorities, resource allocation, and workload planning across multiple project teams.
• Oversee development of project scopes, schedules, budgets, funding strategies, and delivery approaches.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards.
• Oversee project controls, including cost management, schedule performance, forecasting, risk management, and reporting.
• Lead reviews of project performance and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Ensure project readiness prior to procurement, including environmental approvals, permitting, utilities, real estate actions, stakeholder coordination, and funding authorization.
• Support development of the MBTA Capital Investment Plan through long-range planning and prioritization of project specific capital initiatives.
• Provide oversight of consultant procurement, contract negotiations, amendments, change orders, and claims resolution.
• Ensure compliance with MBTA policies, FTA requirements, federal and state regulations, and applicable industry standards.
• Serve as executive liaison with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Project Controls, Capital Planning, Capital Delivery, Procurement, Legal, Finance, municipalities, utilities, regulatory agencies, and community stakeholders.
• Present project status, risks, funding needs, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Foster collaborative partnerships across departments to support successful project delivery.
• Direct, mentor, and develop Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Coordinators.
• Establish performance expectations and provide coaching, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Promote a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead organizational change initiatives that improve project delivery processes and operational efficiency.
• Identify program-level risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Review and approve major project decisions, procurement strategies, funding recommendations, and project execution plans.
• Monitor consultant and contractor performance to ensure contractual compliance and successful project outcomes.
• Respond to emergencies, support MBTA emergency operations and on-call responsibilities as required.
• Drive a company or person vehicle to visit work sites to assist at emergencies, service disruptions, and / or other events as needed.
• Perform related duties as assigned.