Advisor, Economic and Financial Assessment
Advisor, Economic and Financial Assessment
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05-06-2025
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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 Research & Planning Analytics Office is seeking an Advisor Economic and Financial Assessment. In this role you will provide economic and financial analysis and advice in the development of transit infrastructure projects and strategies related to Metrolinx initiatives and to coordinate and manage projects research and studies. This role combines strong technical expertise in project evaluation with exceptional communication skills tailored to audience including senior leadership and working groups and support the development and implementation of project evaluation methodology.
What will I be doing
- Produce economic evaluation of the socio-economic impacts of transit projects
- Produce financial evaluation of the lifecycle cost and revenue impacts of transit projects
- Produce cost-benefit assessments of transit projects and other business decisions
- Conduct analysis and research for the development of project evaluation tools and options and analyze related impacts
- Research analyze and develop projects from early lifecycle stages through the delivery stages and into post-implementation evaluation
- Coordinate and manage projects research and studies including environmental scanning and literature review conducted internally and externally. Develop in conjunction with the Senior Advisor project goals and objectives. Define terms of reference and methodologies for and manage research/studies and recommendations related to transit policy (i.e. assessment research and analyses of technical and socio-economic aspects/impacts).
- Work in collaboration with strategic partners (e.g. municipalities provincial ministry staff) and with private sector consultants to conduct transit policy research/studies/analyses; provide/seek/share information; participate on external committees task forces and discussion groups; address contentious issues; provide advice and interpret results of research/analyses; respond to inquiries and interpret relevant legislation/regulations and government/ministries policies practices procedures and operations
- Adopt project management processes and products to drive delivery of project outcomes
- Use Lean or other related practices to proactively identify and implement continuous improvement actions
- Set project team priorities to meet senior executive expectations of timeliness and quality
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- Demonstrated experience in transportation planning public policy or economic evaluation.
- Completion of a degree in Business Administration Economics Finance or related field or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent; Graduate degree is an asset.
- Additional courses/programs in Finance Investment Project Management and Transportation Demand Modeling would be assets
- Analysis and problem solving skills to advise to senior officials on politically sensitive or contentious issues
- Negotiation consultation facilitation and stakeholder management skills to interpret policy network with stakeholders and represent Metrolinx on committees and task-forces
- Software applications (MS Office Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook) and computer modeling techniques in Excel R or Python data visualization tools; familiarity with GIS or SQL is an asset.
- Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills to develop reports presentations and discussion papers and to prepare and present specialized briefings presentations correspondence and decision/position papers (i.e. policy options and recommendations) tailored to audiences needs.
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:
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 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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