Transportation Planner

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

This role is an in‑office position. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in‑person co‑creation, relationship‑building, and hands‑on partnership with leaders across the organization.

Our Service Design, Operations Performance Management Office is seeking an experience Transportation Planner to carry out research and comprehensive transportation analysis; develop plans for new services and associated infrastructure requirements and optimization of existing services in support of corporate, service and long-range planning objectives.

What will I be doing?

• Assist Senior Planning Officer in managing Departure Lists, Platform Allocation and Signage
• Develop and evaluate proposals for new/expanded bus services to accommodate growth, changing markets, and provincial/municipal transportation plans.
• Track and analyse passenger travel behaviour, patterns, and needs to identify improvements to services and/or infrastructure.
• Ensuring the development and maintenance of detailed platform allocations and stop amenities.
• Represent Service Design on internal/external construction projects, and other studies that potentially impact infrastructure bus services.
• Prepare reports and presentations outlining the problem/issue, development and evaluation of alternatives, recommendations, and implementation actions.
• Compiles descriptive performance statistics and recommends improvements to procedures, work methods and service changes.
• Other duties as assigned.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Knowledge of transportation and/ or planning normally attained though completion of a 3-year community college program in Transportation Planning, Transportation Engineering Technology; or any combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated years of progressively responsible experience in the transportation/ transit field with demonstrated project management and technical analysis skills.
• Knowledge of with ArcGIS and geospatial analysis
• Experience with Python, SQL, R and PowerBI would be an asset
• Specific knowledge of bus operations, and scheduling, is required.
• Knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of transit planning and service delivery is essential, along with the ability to integrate transit planning with corporate objectives, market research, and other transportation planning.
• Proficiency in the use of relevant software; must be proficient in data management, quantitative analysis, ridership forecasting, and cost estimation; knowledge of, or experience with Hastus or other relevant Scheduling Systems.
• Strong analytical, oral and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to work as a team member and provide leadership when required.
Ability to work independently along with good organizational skills is essential.

Note: This role will have a strong focus on transit scheduling initiatives.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: View phone number on ca.snapjobsearch.com or email View email address on ca.snapjobsearch.com .

Application Process

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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