Transportation Planner
Transportation Planner
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Job 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.
Our Service Design Performance Management Office is looking for a Transportation Plannerto develop and deliver comprehensive strategic and technical transportation analysis to bolster and enhance scheduling software reporting tools and workflows.
What will I be doing
- Develop assemble and maintain reporting tools on ridership revenue fares schedules costs market characteristics operating performance or other factors as required for ongoing monitoring.
- Maintain currency of rail scheduling software and related tools by providing supervision and direction to involved parties (vendors endusers 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 longterm 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.
Qualifications
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- 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 railbased transit.
- Strong working knowledge in data gathering cleansing presentation and management.Experience and knowledge of computer programming (e.g. PowerBI Python R etc. is preferred.
- Strong project management and technical analysis skills including data management qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis.
- Handson problemsolving experience and aptitude for continuous improvement
- Strong working knowledge in rail planning rail operations and/or track and signal infrastructure.
- 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.
- Knowledge of applicable industry standards regulations and code (CROR etc.
- Experience using Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint Visio etc.
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 equitydeserving 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: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 timesensitive 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.
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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Employment Type
Full-Time
