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Meet Stanley J. Rosenblum!
Stanley J. Rosenblum
Vice President, Eastern Area Rail Practice Group Leader
Jacobs Engineering
New York
Member, Business Member Board of Governors; Authorization Task Force; and Legislative, Commuter Rail, High-Speed & Intercity Rail, Public-Private Partnerships, and Human Resources committees
How many people are employed at your organization?
 Jacobs is a global company with more than 70,000 employees. Our infrastructure business in the United States has about 3,500 people. Our services include all aspects of a project, including alternative delivery/procurement advisory services, planning, environmental, architectural, engineering, and construction management. We also provide program management services.
How long have you worked in the public transportation industry?
I have been involved in the public transportation industry since 1979. My first transit job was with New Jersey Transit Corporation in Washington, DC, supporting efforts to obtain 13(c) agreements for UMTA grants and secure other funds for the newly created statewide transit agency. [UMTA, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, is the predecessor of FTA.]
How long have you been an APTA member?
I have been a member since 1979, when I first became involved in the industry.
What drew you to a career in public transportation?
My master’s degree is in planning and my thesis addressed the issue of the impact of transit investments on land use and economic development. I wanted to be part of an organization that impacted mobility, economic growth, and land use development. Transit was the best way of achieving this. Once I was offered my first job and became more exposed to the impact that transit has on people’s lives, the more my passion for transit grew.
What have you found to be the most valuable APTA benefit or resource? Which one helps you do your job?
When I was on the public sector side, the benefit was learning from others—by getting great ideas and trying to apply them in New Jersey. Now that I work on the business member side, the opportunities to discuss upcoming opportunities and the ability to share best practices on retaining staff, increasing diversity, and meeting client expectations are very valuable.
While we compete for many opportunities, the bottom line is that APTA and the Business Member Board of Governors (BMBG) create an environment where we can share ideas and improve the industry as a whole.
Please explain why or how this has helped.
We are so busy that we usually do not have time to reflect on best practices and ideas. APTA and the BMBG allow us to meet many people in a concise time frame and bring ideas back to Jacobs.
It also has allowed me to introduce a number of firms to Jacobs that we have been able to add to our projects and pursuits.
What do you like most about your job?
I like building a team that is committed to the clients and the work we undertake. The ability to look to the future, and think that I contributed in some small way to the future leaders of Jacobs and the transit industry as a whole, is rewarding. Of course, being selected for some legacy projects is also great fun.
What is unique about your organization? What would readers be surprised to learn?
Jacobs has a set of core values that it tries to drive home every day. Jacobs works hard at keeping people safe, delivering value to our clients, and retaining our staff. Jacobs understands that employees are our most important asset, and we continually are assessing how to demonstrate this to our workforce.
If you go outside of our infrastructure business, there are a number of cool projects and clients we work for that makes Jacobs an interesting company. We are involved in everything from wind tunnels to traffic engineering for major golf tournaments to NASA. If you work for Jacobs, your opportunity to take your career in different directions is unlimited.
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