Scope of Services • Ability to work in-person with NNEPRA staff on site at NNEPRA’s Portland, Maine office, at a minimum of one day per week. • Oversee and lead the ongoing Downeaster Corridor Service Development Planning process to include contractor management, needs and alternatives analyses, operations evaluations, capital improvement planning, stakeholder coordination and public outreach/engagement activities. • Work with NNEPRA leadership to progress capital and planning projects supported by the NNEPRA Board of Directors, such as the relocation of Portland station, addition of Falmouth station, improvement of multimodal connectivity and last-mile connections, reduction in travel time, increase frequency of service, transition to new Downeaster train equipment, coordination and navigation of regional projects that impact the Downeaster service, and other projects as identified. • Collaborate with station communities to identify and support economic development and investment activities and assure alignment and integration with Downeaster development efforts. • Collaborate with transportation partners to identify and support service planning and investment activities to assure alignment and integration with Downeaster development efforts. • Work with local governments, community groups, and members of the public to align transportation investment plans with town/city planning, economic development, and land use/zoning. • Find creative solutions to work collaboratively with stakeholders and facilitate problem resolution...
