Senior Planning Officer

Metrolinx • Toronto, ON

17h

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 Office – Bus Operations Planning Office is looking for an experienced Senior Planning Officer with a solid understanding of current transportation initiatives to lead the planning and design of transportation services.

Requirements

• Knowledge of transportation and/ or planning normally attained though completion of a 3-year community college program in Transportation Planning; or any combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent, including comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of business administration normally attained through completion of a 3-year community college program in Business Administration or equivalent length of experience.
• Demonstrated years of progressively responsible experience in the transportation/transit field with demonstrated project management and technical analysis skills.
• Ability to work as a team member and provide team leadership.
• Demonstrated Project Management skills, with the ability to co-ordinate several complex projects under pressure, meeting schedule and budget commitments.
• Strong analytical, oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Sound knowledge of supervisory principles and practices, including knowledge of the collective agreement and the bargaining process and the ability to deal with employees in a unionized environment.
• Ability to integrate transit planning with corporate objectives, market research, and other transportation / land use planning.
• Ability to project and substantiate the impact of service level changes on manpower, budget, and the availability of equipment.
• All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with computerized transit scheduling software would be an asset.
• Knowledge of with ArcGIS and geospatial analysis would be an asset.
• Experience with Python, SQL, R and PowerBI would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive strategic and technical transportation planning and analysis to develop long- and short-term plans for new services and optimize existing ones, in alignment with the corporation’s planning objectives.
• Engage in all stages of project development and execution related to bus service planning.
• Lead negotiations and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to secure support for proposed actions and resolve issues in complex, politically sensitive environments.
• Assess and develop data strategies and structures to maintain scheduling data for a variety of corporate needs.
• Plan and oversee long-term platform allocations and passenger amenities to ensure sustainable use of infrastructure.
• Strategically evaluate and optimize the use of resources and facilities to support future service growth and efficiency.

Benefits

• Accommodation: Metrolinx is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are also committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants in accordance with applicable legislation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree