Associate Counsel, Transactions - Procurement & Contracts
MTAAssociate Counsel, Transactions - Procurement & Contracts
Job ID: 15222
Business Unit: MTA Headquarters
Location: Jamaica, NY, United States
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Department: Procurement and Contracts
Date Posted: Sep 15, 2026
Description
JOB TITLE:
Associate Counsel, Transactions - Procurement & Contracts
SALARY RANGE:
$109,816 - $137,270
DEPT/DIV:
Legal
SUPERVISOR:
Deputy Gen
...
eral Counsel, Procurement & Contracts
LOCATION:
2 Broadway
HOURS OF WORK:
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
This position is eligible for telework. New hires are eligible to apply 30 days after their effective date of hire.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people across a 5,000-square-mile travel area surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut. The MTA network comprises the nation’s largest bus fleet and more subway and commuter rail cars than all other U.S. transit systems combined. MTA strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunities.
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Overview of Division and Position :
The MTA Legal Department’s Procurement & Contracts Division seeks to hire an Associate Counsel I, II, or III to join the team, depending on their experience level as described below.
The Procurement & Contracts Division provides legal, transactional and strategic advice to the MTA, its subsidiaries and affiliates, for a broad range of procurement, sourcing, contracting and commercial matters critical to the MTA’s operations, including enterprise-wide contract negotiations for goods, services and public works.
As an Associate Counsel in the Procurement & Contracts Division, you will be responsible for a wide range of procurement and transactional matters including:
+ the drafting of solicitations for the MTA agencies as well as the negotiation of terms and conditions and other contract-related documents for a wide range of MTA procurements and inter-agency agreements including, but not limited to, those for purchases of goods, services, hardware, software, infrastructure and equipment contracts.
+ the analysis of proposed or enacted legislation, or any municipal, state or federal rule or regulation involving or affecting the agencies, and
+ issues of risk mitigation, contractor responsibility, and contract disputes, as required.
An Associate Counsel may, depending on the matter assigned, be asked to work collaboratively with:
+ MTA Legal Department Deputy General Counsels and all MTA Legal Department professional and administrative staff.
+ MTA Departments and Units/Offices, including Accessibility, Audit, Communications, Compliance/Ethics, Diversity and Civil Rights, Finance, Information Techno