Senior Manager Project Development

About the role

The Senior Manager, Project Development supports executive leadership within MTA Construction & Development's Development Department by leading initiatives, coordinating cross-functional priorities, managing high-impact special projects, and driving operational improvements in support of the MTA Capital Program.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead key agency and departmental initiatives supporting effective delivery of the MTA Capital Program.
  • Lead capital cost containment initiatives, including development, coordination, facilitation, and monitoring of agency-wide cost efficiency strategies and savings targets.
  • Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency across the department by optimizing, standardizing, and codifying critical business processes and procedures.
  • Support modernization of capital project data management practices, including improving the collection, quality, accessibility, and standardization of project data.
  • Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and executive-level reporting related to project cost, schedule, delivery performance, staffing, and program execution.
  • Prepare analyses, presentations, and reports for executive leadership and agency stakeholders.
• Cross-functional Coordination
  • Coordinate and manage cross-departmental initiatives to support timely and efficient implementation of capital projects and programs.
  • Develop and implement strategies for scaling investment and delivery capacity across priority program areas, including commuter rail, signal modernization, power systems, stations, and communications infrastructure initiatives.
  • Serve as a liaison between project development teams, delivery teams, operating agencies, and owner support resources to improve project pipeline management and optimize operational coordination.
  • Facilitate onboarding and integration of design consultants, project management consultants, and other external support resources to accelerate project mobilization and implementation.
  • Collaborate with digital strategy and technology teams to support rollout and adoption of modern project management tools, systems, and reporting platforms across C&D.
  • Monitor departmental priorities and strategic work plans, escalating risks, issues, and resource constraints to leadership as appropriate.
• Special Projects & Executive Support
  • Lead special projects requiring cross-unit, cross-departmental, and/or cross-agency coordination.
  • Manage complex and high-profile initiatives from concept development through implementation.
  • Support executive leadership in meetings, decision-making processes, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning activities.
  • Represent departmental leadership in internal and external meetings and working groups as needed.
  • Foster collaboration, alignment, and communication across multiple stakeholder groups and organizational levels.

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor's degree in business administration, architecture/engineering, accounting, finance, public administration or public policy, city or urban planning, transportation, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of satisfactory full-time professional experience.