Your impact
Prepares, administers, and maintains adherence to budget and delivery schedules. Works closely with the Office of Capital Program Delivery to ensure that projects are initiated in accordance with Capital Programs Expansion & Innovation’s (CPEI) Program Governance regulations. Responsible for representing MARTA in the region.
May be required to act on behalf of the AGM of Planning & Project Development in his/her absence.
- Oversees and manages transit planning projects and activities that contribute to the advancement and expansion of MARTA’s bus and rail services within the region.
- Provides conceptual planning oversight and manages environmental planning processes for the Authority’s expansion programs.
- Develops and monitors the annual work program and budget for the Office of Federal Corridors & Hubs.
- Works closely with internal departments and affected agencies to ensure the work program components are adequately reflected in the Capital Improvement Program.
- Works with the Office of Budget and Contracts & Procurement to secure consultant services for future rail and bus corridor and facility studies.
- Directs and supervises staff responsible for the oversight of consultants’ contracts.
- Manages project schedules, budgets and overall work quality to ensure that the business/organizational goals and objectives are achieved.
- Ensures full compliance with state requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) as well as any additional applicable federal or local requirements.
- Oversees, guides, and directs the operations of consultants under Planning & Project Development contracts.
- Provides project oversight and serves as a technical resource expert to the business unit.
- Ensures that both internal and external staff are integrated in efforts to support the project activities of the department.
- Directs planning, environmental studies, and preliminary engineering activities for transit corridor and facility projects.
- Supports and enhances MARTA Title VI, GIS, transit-oriented development, and sustainability programs.
- Maintains strong working relationships with stakeholders, cities, and other outside agencies.
- Makes presentations to MARTA committees and Boards of Directors. Also makes presentations regarding MARTA projects to policy groups (such as city councils, transportation commissions, etc.) of affected member agencies.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.
