The MBTA will soon welcome a fresh face to its team as Phillip Eng comes out of retirement to serve as the agency’s next general manager.

Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca announced Monday that they would appoint Eng to the role, which has been filled by Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville since the departure of former GM Steve Poftak in January.

Eng, who worked for several years for the Long Island Railroad, spoke alongside state officials on Monday afternoon, saying “People are ready to step up.”

“People are ready to deliver,” Eng said. “There’s so much pride. What they need, and [what] I’m going to give them, is the support, the direction and the tools.”