| Title: | Transit Planner - Scheduler |
|---|---|
| ID: | 1112 |
| Location: | Burlington, VT |
| Department: | Planning |
| Salary Range: | Starting wage is $24.00 to $26.45 per hour, depending on experience |
Description and Essential Functions
Responsible for the for the preparation, analysis, and revision of the agency's transit operating schedule.
- Executes scheduling software to develop individual schedules, vehicle blocking, run-cutting, and rostering, conforming to Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) parameters, available resources, and labor hour requirements.
- Assists the Operations Department in administering the operator bid selection process.
- Prepares statistical and route summary reports.
- Coordinates with Planning and Operations on route development.
- Ensures operator bid material and operational reports are provided by the deadline for each bid, in accordance with the rules and parameters stated in the CBA and scheduling committee.
- Compiles data and prepares route summaries and descriptions of service changes.
- Assists in ridership database management.
- Monitors the Automatic Vehicle Location System, examining data for anomalies to ensure data quality.
- Conducts field assessments to confirm running times, ridership, bus stop conditions, locations, and amenities.
- Manages the agency's General Transit Specification Feed.
- Distributes schedules and scheduling-related data, including route turn sheets, as required.
- Resolves scheduling-related customer service issues.
- Participates in public outreach processes.
- Reviews turn lists and public schedules for completeness and accuracy.
- Assists the Operations Department with administrative tasks as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience: An Associate’s degree is required, though any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in urban/transportation planning, public administration, statistics, engineering, or a related field is preferred.
Essential Job Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to understand transit planning principles.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with the public and agency employees in various ways, including on the telephone, at meetings, one-on-one, and in writing.
- Accurate and detail-oriented.
- Strong aptitude with technology and ability to learn new software.
- Experience with database management software.
- Working knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
- Computer proficiency with a high skill level in Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and Google platform.
- Ability to work well with co-workers and in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work independently.
Benefits
- Wage: Starting wage is $24.00 to $26.45 per hour, depending on experience.
- Time: 8.67 hours of paid time off accrued per pay period; equivalent to 5+ weeks off.
- Health: 92.5% paid health care coverage by GMT including medical, dental, vision, and prescription. 100% paid premiums for Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability by GMT.
- Savings: GMT offers 457 Retirement Plans. After one year, employees who contribute of 3% will be matched by GMT at 5% and employees who contribute 5% will be matched by GMT at 7%.
- Wellness: Discounted membership to The Edge Sports & Fitness Centers.
- Dog Friendly: Administrative staff are welcome to bring their dogs to work.
- Education: Tuition reimbursement opportunities for courses or degree-related programs for administrative staff.
This job description is not intended to be a complete statement of the position; it is intended merely to be a guide to the general work to be performed.
GMT is committed to providing a workplace that includes people of diverse backgrounds and fully utilizes their talents to achieve its mission. GMT believes that an inclusive and diverse workplace culture enhances the performance of our organization and our ability to fulfill the agency’s mission.
GMT is an equal employment opportunities (EEO) employer to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services. In addition to federal law requirements, GMT complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
