Director Force Account Strategy Oversight

Budget Planning & Estimate Validation

Lead the development, review, and approval of cost estimates for NYCT force account labor, equipment, diversions (i.e., General Orders), construction flaggers, and work trains that support capital project execution.

Establish and oversee strong budgetary controls to ensure estimates are accurate, well-supported, and compliant with MTA policies, funding requirements, and approved project baselines.

Develop, maintain, and continuously improve standardized estimating methodologies, benchmarks, templates, and financial assumptions to promote accuracy, consistency, and transparency across all MTA C&D capital projects.

Cross-functional alignment: Coordinate with MTA C&D Delivery units, NYCT operating departments, and MTA Finance to reconcile estimating inputs, validate financial assumptions, and ensure estimates reflect both operational constraints and project delivery needs.

Process improvement: Lead initiatives to enhance estimating practices, strengthen data quality across financial systems, and streamline workflows to support timely and reliable estimate production.

Budget Oversight & Monitoring

Monitor portfolio-wide performance of all NYCT force account budgets supporting MTA C&D capital projects, ensuring adherence to approved budgets.

Conduct detailed variance analyses to identify deviations between budgeted and actual support costs; determine root causes and recommend corrective actions to maintain fiscal discipline.

Oversee the review and validation of force account charges, including labor, equipment, and service delivery, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with authorized project work.

Review and validate proposed budget modifications, re-baselines, and updates based on emerging project needs, spending patterns, operational constraints, or schedule changes.

Produce regular and ad-hoc reports and analysis for C&D and NYCT senior leadership, summarizing key spending trends, risks, cost drivers, and projections across the NYCT force account portfolio.

Team Leadership

Build, supervise, and mentor a team of analysts and managers responsible for budget and cost monitoring, estimates, reporting, and analysis;

Establish team workflows and performance expectations that promote accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Education and Experience

A Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Urban Planning, Business, Public Policy, Construction Management, Finance/Economics, or a related field.

A Master's degree in public policy, public administration, public affairs, or business administration is strongly desired.

Must have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in Transportation Planning or Budgeting, Infrastructure, Finance, Planning, or a related field.

Must have a minimum of six (6) years of managerial experience.

Competencies

Familiarity with the MTA network and/or the MTA Capital Program.

Experience with project planning, scheduling, and/or budgeting.

Familiarity with the MTA's policies and procedures.

Familiarity with federal funding rules and regulations.

Excellent organizational and presentation skills.

Demonstrated supervisory and/or leadership capabilities.

Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or similar applications, i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred

Familiarity with the MTA operating agencies and their support resource practices, procedures, systems, and/or applications.

Understanding of MTA service delivery, operations planning, and/or maintenance of way operations.

Knowledge of or experience with service diversion planning, flagging operations, and work train and/or shuttle bus operations.

Experience with public-sector budgeting, forecasting, estimating, or cost control.

Familiarity with MTA budget and timekeeping systems (e.g., IMPACT, PeopleSoft, UTS) and related reporting tools.

Other Information

Pursuant to the New York State Public Officers Law & the MTA Code of Ethics, all employees who hold a policymaking position must file an Annual Statement of Financial Disclosure (FDS) with the NYS Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government ("Commission").

Selection Criteria Based On Evaluation Of Education, Skills, Experience, And Interview.