Rail Operations Planner

Metrolinx•Canada,

2d•CA$82,683 - CA$112,734

About The Position

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. Our Service Design – Performance Management Office is looking for a Rail Operations Planner to develop and deliver comprehensive, strategic, and technical transportation analysis to bolster and enhance scheduling software, reporting tools, and workflows.

Requirements

Completion of a diploma/degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Transportation Engineering, a related field - OR - completion of an apprenticeship program with trade certification – OR – equivalent work experience.
Demonstrated years of experience in transportation planning or transit infrastructure planning, preferably focused on commuter rail or rail-based transit.
Strong working knowledge in data gathering, cleansing, presentation, and management.
Strong project management and technical analysis skills including data management, qualitative analysis, and quantitative analysis.
Hands-on problem-solving experience and aptitude for continuous improvement
Strong working knowledge in rail planning, rail operations, and/or track and signal infrastructure.
Knowledge of applicable industry standards, regulations, and code (CROR, etc.)
Experience using Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Experience and knowledge of computer programming (e.g., PowerBI, Python, R, etc.) is preferred.
Proven abilities or proven related abilities in rail scheduling and rail operations simulation software including (e.g., Trapeze, RailSys, OpenTrack, Rail Track Controller related software, etc.) is an asset.

Responsibilities

Develop, assemble, and maintain reporting tools on ridership, revenue, fares, schedules, costs, market characteristics, operating performance, or other factors as required for on-going monitoring.
Maintain currency of rail scheduling software and related tools by providing supervision and direction to involved parties (vendors, end-users, IT staff, etc.).
Develop and deliver training program and monitor staff progress, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Coordinate projects with other internal offices for input, development of recommendations, implementation, monitoring, and administration.
Manage projects for new, expanded, or modified rail services to accommodate growth, changing markets, and provincial/municipal transportation plans, assessing impacts on ridership, schedules, equipment, crew, capital and operating budgets and other corporate resource requirements.
Monitor and analyse services to identify short- and long-term service issues, opportunities, and determine rail traffic operating plans, infrastructure requirements, and other resource requirements.
Recommend strategic service design, identify, and evaluate existing resources required to provide optimum levels of service, and identify potential improvements to service to meet objectives.
Responsible for modelling and simulating rail networks using industry and best practice standards to test and validate timetables and investigate impacts resulting from track impairments, speed restrictions, and increased train frequencies.
Participate in a variety of rail network analyses, studies, computer simulation model development or modification, and technical report generation addressing a wide range of operating, infrastructure, and performance issues.