Transit Design Lead: Bus Priority and Innovation

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New York is seeking a Bus Priority Design Innovation Lead within the Transit Development unit to oversee the city’s bus priority program. Responsibilities include mentoring staff, researching best practices in bus-priority street design, and coordinating with internal and external partners to advance new tools.

The role focuses on improving bus speeds, reliability, safety, and accessibility for millions of riders, with oversight of the Bus Stop Accessibility Program and progress

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning.
• Education or experience equivalent to 1 above may be substituted with 30 graduate credits for one year of experience, but all candidates must have a bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor staff within the Bus Priority Design Innovation Lead role.
• Research best practices in bus priority street design.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to advance new design tools.
• Lead implementation of innovative design techniques across TD units.
• Oversee the Bus Stop Accessibility Program implementation.
• Track and evaluate progress of transit infrastructure improvements.

Skills

Strong communication

Transit design

Problem solving

Organizational change

Procurement

CAD

Graphic design

Traffic analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CAD

Graphic design

Traffic analysis

Job description

City of New York is seeking a Bus Priority Design Innovation Lead within the Transit Development unit to oversee the city’s bus priority program. Responsibilities include mentoring staff, researching best practices in bus-priority street design, and coordinating with internal and external partners to advance new tools.

The role focuses on improving bus speeds, reliability, safety, and accessibility for millions of riders, with oversight of the Bus Stop Accessibility Program and progress