Service Planner

ABOUT US

Almost 1.3 million residents call York Region home making it one of the largest regions in Canada and the fastest growing with a population thats expected to grow to more than 2 million by 2051. Our geography which is comprised of about 1800 square kilometers over nine different municipalities is as beautiful interesting and diverse as our government is organized in a two-tier structure and we work together with our local municipalities to provide residents and businesses access to a broad selection of services and resources.

WHAT WE OFFER

Recognized by Forbes as one of Canadas Best Employers we offer a collaborative progressive workplace that takes pride in our organizational culture and is committed to living The 13 Factors of Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace aligned with our vision to create strong caring and safe communities both within and outside our walls.

• Defined Benefit Pension Program - With the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) defined benefit pension plan you can confidently retire knowing that you will have income for life. Eligibility from date of hire as a full-time employee and includes employer-matched contributions.
• Benefits and Wellness - Employees and their loved ones have access to an employee health care spending account access to a 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Programand corporate discounts and purchase plans for day-to-day products and services. Casual employees are eligible to receive payment in lieu of benefits and/or vacation.
• Inclusive and Diverse Workforce - Were committed to fostering an environment that celebrates all dimensions of diversity and ensures everyone can develop to their full potential participate freely in society and live with respect dignity and freedom from discrimination. Our robust Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility program continues to grow and has been recognized by the United Nations and many other organizations for our leadership.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Program Manager Transit Planning is responsible for designing transit routes monitoring new routes and route extensions using statistical applications to forecast transit demand and plan transit services and ensuring adequate programs are in place to support transit needs; conducting research and analysis of field investigations and demographic studies to develop service proposals impact statements and transit projections; and providing input to development applications (Official Plans Secondary Plans subdivision and site plan applications) and road reconstruction projects.

WHAT YOULL BE DOING

Design transit routes to ensure appropriate running recovery time and transit system integration for community local core rapid transit and express bus routes.
Communicate with Transit Operations staff to ensure operational feasibility.
Monitor and assess system performance through the collection and analysis of statistics and measurables.
Conduct research and analysis of field investigations economic population employment data public opinion surveys ridership data (ie. passenger loads on-off revenues) demographic studies and other applicable research and statistics.
Review development applications submitted to the branch to ensure transit supportive land use development (location of future transit infrastructure ie. Routes stops walkways shelter pads etc.)
Prepare detailed written memorandums providing comments suggestions and recommendations for consideration by the branch.
Conduct public information sessions throughout the Region presenting annual transit plans to the public.
Performs other duties as assigned to meet Branch and Departmental objectives.

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR

• Successful completion of a University Degree in Planning Engineering Environmental Studies Public Administration or approved equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of transit service planning or transportation planning experience.
• Knowledge of service standards for public transit service.
• Knowledge of land use planning and environmental assessment processes.
• Demonstrated ability in the Regions core competencies.
• Advanced skills in MS Office Suite transit scheduling software GIS software and use of virtual platforms.