Planner Asset Planning

Description

JOB TITLE:

Planner, Asset Planning

AGENCY:
Construction & Development

DEPT/DIV:
Planning/Capital Aseet Planning

REPORTS TO:

Manager Asset Planning

WORK LOCATION:

2 Broadway

HOURS OF WORK: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM or as required (7.5HR/ DAY)

JOB FAMILY: DAB

GRADE: 002

SALARY RANGE: $70,409to $88,011

DEADLINE:
Open Until Filled

May need to work outside of normal work hours (i.e., evenings and weekends)

Travel may be required to other MTA locations or other external sites.

MTA Construction & Development reserves the right to remove this posting before the Final date to receive applications.

MTA Construction & Development (C&D) is responsible for the planning, development, and execution of all capital construction projects across the MTA region. Through centralized oversight and management of the MTA’s $68.4 billion Capital Program, C&D ensures the efficient delivery of critical infrastructure projects that support the region’s vast transportation network. As part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest transportation network in North America, C&D plays a key role in modernizing and expanding services that support 15.3 million residents across New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut.

C&D is committed to delivering safe, innovative, and cost-effective capital projects that enhance the customer experience and strengthen the reliability and resilience of the MTA system.

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 Capital Strategy Team oversees planning activities for a complex portfolio of assets across MTA agencies. The Planner will analyze and evaluate capital asset conditions to help develop capital investment strategies across MTA’s $1.5 trillion asset base, including the Twenty-Year Needs Assessment and Five-Year Capital Plan. It is expected that the position’s initial focus will include planning for subway CBTC signal modernization and mitigation of subway bottlenecks.

• The Planner will contribute to all or a subset of the following core Planning activities:
• Support the development of investment prioritization documents, including but not limited to the planning, developing, and identifying of priorities within MTA’s Twenty-Year Needs Assessments and Five-Year Capital Plans.
• Develop a working knowledge of the MTA’s vast portfolio of assets and cultivate internal and external contacts and information sources. Develop a knowledge of physical conditions of individual assets as well as their functional and operational role in delivering MTA’s vision for transit services.
• Assist in the development and improvement of planning tools and strategies, particularly in relation to subway signal modernization and the mitigation of subway bottlenecks.
• Navigate and utilize large databases, including asset inventories, to contribute to data-driven strategies to guide planning, prioritization and scoping of capital investments.
• Utilize GIS, data visualization tools and dashboards to develop graphics, maps and presentation materials.
• Foster and coordinate team relationships within the MTA agencies and outside parties, working collaboratively with operating agency subject matter experts.
• Develop capital investment strategies based on condition, performance, criticality, safety, impact on service reliability, customer experience, access, investment needs, and other relevant considerations.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Urban Planning, Engineering, Economics, Architecture, Public Policy, Transportation Planning, or a related field and three (3) years of satisfactory…