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Senior Advisor, Rapid Transit Project and Network Planning

Metrolinx

Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 10 August 2026 (14 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 7 November 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

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 Torontos 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.

The Planning team is seeking two (2) Senior Advisors Rapid Transit Project and Network Planning to provide expert planning support for major rapid transit initiatives including LRT and subway projects. These roles are responsible for developing refining and evaluating transit plans and options to support project and network planning objectives.

Available opportunities include one (1) Full-Time Permanent position and one (1) Long-Term Contract position.

What will I be doing

Provide Planning subject matter expertise during all stages of the project lifecycle including during planning design scoping delivery and operations.
Deploy advanced skills and experience to plan across one or more of the following scales of infrastructure and service development: market network project/ corridor/route station/stop or station area.
Lead technical quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform problem/opportunity statements options analysis andbusiness cases.
Provide ongoing insight on performance and emerging trends to inform current issues future project development and investment decisions.
Analyze how scope and design choices impact project performance including horizontal alignment vertical alignment termini and number of stations/stops.
Lead complex planning studies including option development trade-off assessment and recommendations related to stations corridors services and network investments.
Build and maintain relationships with key internal partners across theorganization to assess and integrate other project considerations into planning evaluation and business case analysis.
Assess the benefits costs risks opportunities and operational implications of service and infrastructure investments across the regional transit network.
Develop manage and execute workplans delegated by People Leaders Senior Managers and Directors.
Evaluate how service infrastructure station access land use and operational assumptions influence project and network performance outcomes.
Monitor project and network performance trends and translate technical findings into actionable insights that inform future project development and investment decisions.
Apply standard operating procedures templates and reporting frameworks to ensure consistency and quality of outputs.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need

Completion of a degree in engineering urban and regional transportation planning economics or a related discipline or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent.
Demonstrated experience in transportation planning and/or engineering and demonstrated ability to contribute to large complex projects within a multi-stakeholder environment.
Understanding of rapid transit operations service planning corridor constraints stop/station operations and the interaction between infrastructure and service outcomes.
Experience delivering transit planning analyses across market assessment network and corridor planning service planning station access multimodal integration and transit-oriented land use planning and ability to derive insights to support decision-making .
Ability to independently lead planning analyses and studies balancing multiple assignments while ensuring accuracy technical rigour and timely delivery of work products.
Understanding of contemporary transportation issues affecting provincial municipal and community stakeholders.
Experience with project evaluation methodologies transit project business case processes and policy development processes
Knowledge of principles theories concepts and practices of economic cost-benefit analysis financial analysis and ridership forecasting.
Practical experience with transportation modelling software (e.g. EMME TransCAD) geospatial/GIS tools (i.e. ArcGIS) statistical analysis packages (e.g. R STATA) database management systems (e.g. SQL NoSQL) or visualization tools (e.g. Tableau Qlik Sense) is an asset
Planning research analysis and problem solving to advise senior leaders on potentially sensitive or contentious issues.

Dont Meet Every Requirement

If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt 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:
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. If you require assistance or an accommodation at any point during the hiring process please contact us at: or email

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 policybefore 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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Required Experience:

Senior IC

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