Transit Planner II

Prince George's County (MD) • DPW&T - Largo, MD

375d

About The Position

This is a full performance, professional position responsible for developing operating plans for transit service to include bus network design, service frequency, bus stop placement, bus customer facilities, and evaluating County/ WMATA fixed-route transit services. The major duties of this position include the developing plans, enhancing mobility, and recommendations to improve transit services, including route development, modifications, and service expansions through service planning, coordinating, coordinating and sustaining a multimodal transportation system.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning, urban design, public administration, economics, business administration, transportation planning, political science, environmental science, or other related field.
• A minimum of one (1) year of professional planning/program development experience.

Nice To Haves

• Proficient use of computers with general knowledge of Window and Cloud base operating systems, including Microsoft Office and planning platforms.
• Strong knowledge of Grant.gov, SAP, NEOGOV, SPEED, ProjectWise, Clever Devices, Swiftly, Remix, and Trapeze/Novus are preferred.
• 1+ years of professional transit experience/education.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high pressure environment.
• Ability to demonstrate poise, tact, diplomacy and possesses good judgment and discretion in various settings.
• Experience interpreting and interacting with federal, state, and local agencies (i.e., DOT, FTA, OSHA, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Ability to develop and present researched material/information.
• Detail oriented, well organized, and possess effective time management skills.
• Proven customer service and interpersonal skills a must.
• Proven team player who works well in diverse settings with the ability to work flexible hours or shifts.

Responsibilities

• Monitors/evaluates existing fixed-route services to improve on-time performance and the customer experience.
• Prepares/submits service evaluations and recommendations for service improvements and adjustments for WMATA/County provided transit service.
• Assists in scheduling functions including managing routes and stops, adjusting runtimes, blocking of transit trips and run-cutting functions; coordinates implementation of service adjustments/enhancements with appropriate parties.
• Assists with monthly data analysis and operational reviews and in scheduling functions including computing performance data routes and stops, adjusting runtimes, blocking of transit trips and run-cutting using available software systems like Remix, Swiftly, Clever Devices, etc.
• Assist in leading planning research efforts, take the lead in major studies reviewing, coordinating, and assisting with daily work activities in the office and the field.
• Maintains the County's bus stop database and maintains familiarity with operational data including route mileage, vehicle running time, hours of operation and bus stop inventory and develop reports as needed.
• Coordinates the software database reflects actual stop point locations.
• Guarantees the General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS), which contains bus stop locations and publicly available schedule information, is accurate.
• Provides technical assistance in service planning and ArcGIS system data management; and accurately document results of presentations and advises superiors of pending actions, problems or recommendations.
• Attends and/or staffs public hearings and other required legal proceedings and ensures necessary information and material are prepared and presented within assigned due dates.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees