Associate, Rolling Stock Strategy & Analysis

JOB TITLE: Associate, Rolling Stock Strategy and Analysis

DEPT/DIV: Rolling Stock

SUPERVISOR: Chief of Rolling Stock Program

WORK LOCATION: 2 Broadway

HOURS OF WORK: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm (7.5 hours/day) or as required

FULL/PART-TIME: FULL

SALARY RANGE: $85,557 - $106,946

DEADLINE: Until filled

This position is eligible for telework, which is currently one day per week. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.

The incumbent will support the Rolling Stock Program's efforts to draft technical specifications that optimize TCO, align reliability incentives with manufacturers, and position the MTA as a more attractive customer to OEMs and suppliers. The incumbent will support the creation of total cost of ownership models for select MTA fleets. As a result of the data and derived analysis, the incumbent will support efforts to realize savings and optimize the total cost of ownership, including how the MTA might adjust technical specifications in future RFPs or operationalize plans to realize maintenance or other lifecycle savings.

The incumbent will value aftermarket parts, maintenance, and support agreements by connecting the output of a desk exercise to the reality of the operating environment. The incumbent will also support the other goals of the strategy and analytics function within the Rolling Stock Program, including building accurate forecasts for fleet replacement and expansion needs, modeling project financing costs, and tracking industry trends for new materials and approaches.

• Support interdepartmental and interagency working groups to execute projects critical to reshaping MTA into a more commercially-minded Rolling Stock asset manager. Projects assigned to the strategy and analytics team have a large quantitative and/or process design component. The Senior Manager, Rolling Stock Strategy and Analytics, will have primary responsibility for designing and executing the quantitative/analytical side of each project as well as supporting the project management/implementation side.
• Build total cost of ownership models for select MTA fleets and make recommendations to department leadership.
• Provide data-driven analysis and provide recommendations to inform critical decisions that impact the total cost of ownership for Rolling Stock. Examples include benchmarking operational and support functions, evaluation of historical cost trends, and relevant drivers. Build accurate forecasts for fleet replacement and expansion needs, model project financing costs, and track industry trends for new materials and approaches.
• Conduct financial analysis and business process reviews and provide recommendations for executive leadership to improve commercial outcomes, service quality, and overall performance. Value aftermarket parts, maintenance, and support agreements by connecting the output of a desk exercise to the reality of the operating environment.

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
• May be required to work hours outside regular work hours, as applicable
• Observes the work performed by contractors, as applicable
• Reviews invoices and approves them if the work meets…