Description

Position at New York City Transit

Job Information

Title Superintendent Track Access – UTLO

First Date of Posting: 06/12/2025

Last Date of Filing: Open until filled

Authority: TA/OA

Department: Operations Planning

Division/Unit: Rail Planning

Reports to: Director, Track Access Forecasting

Work Location: 2 Broadway

Hours of Work: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Compensation

Salary Ranges: $77,960 -$ 110,360 (Grade G/HAYO 393)

This is UTLO -compression rate - $ 112,818

Responsibilities

The Superintendent will manage staff and work as part of a team responsible for planning subway service for permanent operations, for temporary operations to accommodate capital work and maintenance, and/or for special events and emergencies. Responsibilities may include:

• Planning and coordinating track access for work undertaken in the subway by MTA Construction and Development (C&D), NYCT Maintenance of Way, New York City DOT, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other clients.
• Designing and preliminarily identifying implementation dates for service plans for diversions on the subway right-of-way. These plans include information on train operations, substitute bus operations, ridership, conductor announcements, special signs and special duties of operating departments, especially Stations and Service Delivery.
• Ensuring that the track access needs of the on-going non-capital projects are met in conjunction with C&D and Track Construction goals while, at the same time, minimizing passenger inconvenience.
• Developing service design and service frequency recommendations based on ridership demand, operational factors, and infrastructure constraints.
• Evaluating capital improvement proposals based on passenger demand, operational factors, and infrastructure requirements.
• Preparing fleet plans and forecasts.
• Supervising quantitative analyses and simulations evaluating current and proposed subway operations and proposed capital investments, such as CBTC signaling and infrastructure improvements.
• Observing and reporting on service, including estimating train loads.
• Coordinating the work of multiple groups within the agency to ensure smooth operational implementation and accurate public information and outreach for long-term service changes.
• Monitoring the impacts of the service plans and recommending and coordinating service adjustments as necessary.

Education and Experience

1. A Baccalaureate degree in Public Administration, Economics, Urban Planning,

Transportation Planning or Engineering or a closely related field and four (4) years of full time professional work experience in large rapid transit operations, two (2) years of which must have been in a managerial/ supervisory capacity, or 2. A satisfactory equivalent of education and experience.

Desired Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Knowledge of the New York City subway system and NYC geography and neighborhoods
• Knowledge of NYCT train operations
• Familiarity with NYCT track access procedures, signal prints, and TAMS database
• Proficiency in working with large datasets, spreadsheet analysis, and statistical analysis
• Proficiency with SQL or similar database analysis languages is desirable
• Experience and familiarity with transit planning practices and rail operations concepts is desirable

Other Information

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

MTA and its subsidiary and affiliated agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, including with respect to veteran status and individuals with disabilities.

The MTA encourages qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, including military service members, to apply