The Venezuelan government granted him a scholarship to attend graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he concentrated in Transportation Engineering and Economics.

On his return to Venezuela Mr. Gonzalez-Lander was put in charge of the Ministry of Public Works' Office of Transportation Planning[1] where he spearheaded the design of the backbone of the future Caracas Metro system, a 20 km underground double track rail line connecting the East and West ends of the city.

[4] The man selected to head this effort was Jose Gonzalez-Lander who, in 1977,[5] founded the Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas, an independent government enterprise that would plan and execute the construction of the system and would operate it once completed (similar to an American Transit Authority.)

[10] The success of the company continued during the operation of the system with the creation of a network of feeder buses which replicated the efficiency of the underground service and gained the praise of all its users.

During his tenure the company also laid the foundation for the future growth of the system establishing an expansion program for the year 2010 that included two additional Metro corridors and two extensions of existing lines.

Mr. González-Lander traveled extensively heading Venezuela’s delegations in multiple international organizations specialized in public transportation and urban development.

During a period of 18 years he painted dozens of oil canvases mostly depicting urban scenes of early twentieth century Caracas and many portraits of his family.

On December 2, 1998 the City of Caracas opened the "Ingeniero José González Lander" West Bus Terminal better known as La Bandera due to its location.

The Mayor of the Municipality of Baruta, at the time Ms. Ivonne Attas, was present at the dedication ceremony which included the unveiling of a bust statue in his likeness (since removed.)