Minhaz M.

About Minhaz M.

Infrastructure delivery in dense urban environments is not just an engineering challenge. It is a test of institutional capacity. Success at this scale requires disciplined governance, practical systems thinking, and the resolve to lead under constant public scrutiny.Over my career, I have led multi-disciplinary teams responsible for more than $15B in capital programs spanning transportation, heavy civil, high-performance buildings, and urban revitalization. I have seen what undermines megaprojects: unrealistic early budgets, coordination breakdowns, and risks identified too late to correct cost-effectively. My focus is on program improvement and engineering those failures out of the system before they take hold.I operate where strategy meets field execution. I advise executive leadership on portfolio performance while remaining embedded in compliance, risk management, and delivery controls. I standardize execution frameworks across diverse assets and evaluate construction productivity to drive resource optimization and intervene directly when projects drift. I oversee capital budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes that ensure fiscal transparency and clear communication of risk exposure to executive leadership and the public.At MTA Construction & Development, I am driving delivery reform through data-informed planning, cross-agency alignment, and proactive risk management. The objective is not simply faster or cheaper delivery. It is institutionally stronger delivery that holds up under scale, scrutiny, and complexity. I build the systems and teams that make capital programs consistently executable, not just individually successful.Core Competencies:Capital Delivery Modernization | Program Improvement | Program Controls & Risk Management | Construction Productivity | Alternative Project Delivery | P3 Advisory | Climate-Resilient Capital Planning | Flood & Coastal Risk Mitigation | Marine & Port Infrastructure | High-Performance & Secure Buildings | Urban Revitalization & Public Spaces | BIM & Digital Construction | Stakeholder & Cross-Agency Alignment | Governance, Compliance & Delivery Reform | Federal & State Regulatory Compliance

Experience

1. Senior Director

   Metropolitan Transportation Authority

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• Lamar University

  Master's, Engineering