Capital Programs Lead(Program Coordinator III)

Position Summary

MassDOT is seeking an experienced transportation professional to serve as the Capital Programming Lead within the Rail and Transit Division. This position provides strategic leadership for the MassDOT Transit Unit Capital Investment Program, the Commonwealth’s rolling five-year capital plan supporting regional transit services across Massachusetts.

The Capital Programming Lead develops and administers policies governing capital-project eligibility, evaluation, prioritization, funding allocation, and delivery. Working closely with Massachusetts’ 15 Regional Transit Authorities, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and MassDOT’s Office of Transportation Planning, the Lead helps determine how state and federal resources are invested to support safe, reliable, accessible, and efficient public transportation.

This is an opportunity to shape statewide transit investment policy and oversee programs that directly influence transportation infrastructure and service delivery throughout the Commonwealth.

Duties and Responsibilities

Capital investment prioritization and decision-making

• Using asset condition, age, mileage, useful life benchmarks, safety, reliability, and project readiness to establish funding priorities.
• Applying objective prioritization methods when available funding is insufficient to fund all requests.
• Incorporating State of Good Repair needs into investment recommendations and funding decisions.

Transit Asset Management and Asset Condition Analysis

• Working with transit asset inventories and condition assessment data.
• Evaluating replacement and rehabilitation needs for vehicles, facilities, and equipment.
• Understanding how asset management data informs long-term capital planning and investment strategies.

Vehicle replacement planning

• Reviewing fleet replacement requests and replacement schedules.
• Evaluating replacement needs based on age, mileage, condition, reliability, and operational considerations.
• Ensuring investments supports State of Good Repair objectives and lifecycle management practices.

Performance management and compliance

• Familiarity with TAM performance measures and annual target-setting processes.
• Understanding the relationship between TAM activities, NTD reporting, and federal compliance requirements.
• Supporting audits, oversight activities, and corrective action efforts related to federally funded programs.

Integration of TAM with CIP and STIP development

• Ensuring that TAM priorities are reflected in CIP development, STIP programming, and capital funding recommendations.
• Using TAM priorities to help guide decisions regarding project advancement, deferral, restructuring, or scaling when fiscal constraints require tradeoffs.
• Coordinating asset management priorities with grant funding and other capital investment programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Transit Asset Management (TAM) planning, State of Good Repair programs, asset inventories, condition assessments, TAM target setting, or asset-based capital investment prioritization.
• Familiarity with Federal Transit Administration Transit Asset Management requirements, National Transit Database reporting, and the integration of TAM priority into capital programming processes.

About MassDOT

The 4,000+ employees of Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) take great pride in connecting the Commonwealth’s residents and communities. MassDOT is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating transportation policies and projects for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to efficiently plan, design, construct, and maintain a safe statewide transportation system which effectively meets the transportation needs of the Commonwealth. Information about MassDOT’s culture and career opportunities can be found at mass.gov/massdot-careers.

MassDOT’s divisions include Highway, Registry of Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, and Rail & Transit. Headquarters (Planning & Enterprise Services) provides business and administrative support and policy leadership for each of the four (4) divisions.

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Qualifications

Minimum Entrance Requirements

This requisition will remain open until filled; however, first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Current MassDOT employees should use their internal MassCareers account to apply.

All job applications must be submitted online through MassCareers to be considered.

Please provide a complete, accurate and current resume / application for MassDOT to review in order to determine if your submitted materials meet the minimum entrance requirements for the position.

Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional, administrative or managerial experience in business administration, business management or public administration the major duties of which involved program management, program administration, program coordination, program planning and/or program analysis, and (B) of which at least one year must have been in a supervisory capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions

I. A Bachelor's degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.*

II. A Graduate degree with a major in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience.*

III. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major other than in business administration, business management or public administration may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*

• Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

NOTE: No substitutions will be permitted for the required (B) experience.

• For questions regarding the job posting, please email the MassDOT Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected].
• For general questions regarding MassDOT, call the Human Resources Service Center at 857‐368‐4722.
• For a disability‐related reasonable accommodation or alternative application method, call the ADA Coordinator, Lucy Bayard, at 857‐274‐1935.

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

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An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Official Title: Program Coordinator III

Primary Location

: United States-Massachusetts-Boston-10 Park Plaza

Job

: Administrative Services

Agency

: Massachusetts Department of Transportation

Schedule

: Full-time

Shift

: Day

Job Posting

: Oct 16, 2026, 11:22:37 AM

Number of Openings

: 1

Salary

: 80,411.99 - 119,723.06 Yearly

If you have Diversity, Affirmative Action or Equal Employment Opportunity questions or need a Reasonable Accommodation, please contact Diversity Officer / ADA Coordinator: Derrick Mann - 8573688541

Bargaining Unit: DOT

Confidential: No

Potentially Eligible for a Hybrid Work Schedule: Yes