Manager – Project Programming

The Houston-Galveston Area Council is one of the largest regional planning commissions in the country with a diverse service area of 13 counties and more than7million people. We are the pulse of our region addressing issues that cross city limits and county lines every single day.

We make decisions that affect our transportation system, ensure the safety and well-being of our seniors, connect people to jobs, help families recover from natural disasters, preserve water quality for our children, and so much more. We work to make the region a great place to live, work, and thrive.

The Manager – Project Programming is responsible for the development, administration, and implementation of the Houston-Galveston Area Council Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (H-GAC MPO) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and related transportation programming activities. This position manages the processes through which regional transportation projects are prioritized, programmed, and advanced toward implementation, ensuring consistency with the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), available funding, and applicable federal and state requirements.

The Manager coordinates closely with TxDOT district offices, TxDOT statewide program staff, local governments, transit agencies, and other regional partners to ensure alignment between the MPO’s TIP and state-level transportation programming documents, including the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and the Unified Transportation Plan. This position leads the development and implementation of TIP policies, procedures, and programming criteria to promote transparency, consistency, accountability, and effective use of transportation funding.

The Manager supervises and develops professional staff, maintains effective project programming processes, and provides technical guidance to project sponsors and regional partners. The position identifies opportunities to improve programming practices, strengthen coordination among transportation agencies, and ensure regional transportation priorities are reflected in programming decisions and advance efficiently toward implementation.

• Manages the development, maintenance, and administration of the H-GAC MPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), including project solicitation, evaluation, prioritization, funding allocation, amendments, modifications, and coordination of required approvals.
• Leads the development of a new, comprehensive TIP Policy document to guide the programming of the next TIP, establishing clear policies, procedures, evaluation criteria, prioritization methods, funding strategies, and expectations for project readiness and implementation.
• Coordinates with TxDOT local district offices and statewide program staff to ensure alignment between transportation programming documents.
• Ensures programmed projects are consistent with the Regional Transportation Plan, applicable federal and state requirements, funding eligibility criteria, and available financial resources.
• Works collaboratively with local governments, transit agencies, TxDOT, and other project sponsors to identify programming needs, resolve project funding and scheduling issues, and advance regional transportation priorities.
• Oversees the preparation, review, and coordination of TIP documentation, project listings, funding information, schedules, amendments, and supporting materials for MPO committees and decision‑making bodies.
• Maintains effective processes for monitoring programmed projects, tracking funding and implementation milestones, and identifying potential programming issues or opportunities to improve project delivery.
• Supervises,…