Ben Weinstein Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Manages 15 Green Line program projects totaling $915M in design and construction value
• Executed 9 high profile rapid track replacement diversions as part of new MBTA leadership’s initiative to lift 191 track related speed restrictions and bring the system closer to a state of good repair
• Leads multiple Green Line station improvement projects to meet FTA and ADA accessibility standards
• Implements power, track, signal, and station upgrades as part of the Green Line Transformation Core Capacity program to significantly increase throughput on America’s oldest subway
• Coordinates with internal MBTA stakeholders to communicate and collaborate on project activities
• Prioritizes effective public outreach, communication, and engagement with municipalities and stakeholders

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

• Supervised multiple construction crews working on drainage, grading, paving, and other civil duties
• Managed civil cost and quantity tracking, schedule, and project closeout
• Ordered construction material, interpret design plans, and confirm correct construction in the field daily
• Managed subcontractors both in the field and for back-end contract work including large fence and landscaping contracts
• Coordinated with the Design Engineer and the MBTA to ensure all work meets project requirements
• Solved urgent problems in the field and in the office promptly and effectively

Greater Boston Area

• Designed HVAC and plumbing for the MBTA including Natick station and Alewife garage
• Performed field work for MBTA projects such as station inspections and track replacement
• Project manager for mechanical water/wastewater treatment plant design
• Developed proposals for design-build project bids
• Collaborated on a team of architects and mechanical, electrical, structural, and civil engineers optimizing design and cost
• Assisted with shop drawing review and RFIs during construction to ensure equipment meets specifications

Greater Boston Area

• Supported Project Managers with all aspects of project management for MassDOT, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and MassPORT clients.
• Assisted with project planning, design, invoicing, construction phase services and project financials on projects including station rehabilitation, maintenance track yard design and general engineering task order.
• Developed User Guide for the MBTA State of Good Repair (SGR) Database, a Database developed for the MBTA to assist in capital planning using asset data and growth and decay curves to determine SGR needs.
• Attended on-site construction meetings, performing punch list “walk-throughs” and preparing meeting minutes.

Boston, MA

Designed a computer based method to create and organize quotation and project intake forms for manufacturing projects to replace outdated system, gained experience with a variety of PDF software such as Nitro Pro, Nitro cloud, and FormDocs

Brookline, MA

• Assisted in product testing of the Mobile Market Monitor App, an automated household travel survey app used by various cities to improve transportation infrastructure through GPS and user survey data.
• Learned how cities improve infrastructure and make transportation as efficient as possible using travel surveys.
• Created PowerPoint and Microsoft Word documents for the Phoenix and Israel projects locations.