Director Capital Strategy (Environmental Review Policy)

Lead MTA's review of external environmental review actions (CEQR, SEQR, NEPA) where any MTA agency is an Interested or Involved Agency, ensuring coordinated, consistent, and high-quality responses. Coordinate with stakeholders across all MTA agencies to develop consensus on policy priorities, infrastructure needs, mitigation strategies, and technical positions across a broad and evolving pipeline of environmental reviews. Lead the development of MTA comment letters and formal responses during public comment periods and other review milestones. Regularly convene internal stakeholders to align on the agencywide environmental review portfolio and establish consistent approaches that reinforce the goals of the MTA's Land Use Strategy Team. Partner with capital agency colleagues to develop standardized review protocols, improve coordination, and integrate lessons learned from internal review practices into MTA-wide procedures. Identify gaps or shortcomings in CEQR, SEQR, NEPA, and other external review frameworks, and lead interagency efforts to advocate for improvements that better account for transit impacts and MTA infrastructure. Proactively engage with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination, and other external entities on policy issues and updates to environmental review guidance. Create, maintain, and oversee document management systems, databases, and archives that support coordination, institutional memory, and efficient access to past reviews and MTA correspondence. Ensure that key issue areas—including transportation, land use, zoning and public policy, urban design and visual resources, air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions and climate change—are fully and accurately reflected in external environmental reviews.