Senior Planning Officer, Bus Operations Planning
Senior Planning Officer, Bus Operations Planning
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28-09-2025
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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 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.
What will I be doing
- 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 corporations 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.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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