Senior Transit Planning Advisor - Rapid Transit & Network

Metrolinx; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Metrolinx is seeking two Senior Advisors, Rapid Transit Project and Network Planning to provide expert planning support for major rapid transit initiatives. Roles cover LRT and subway projects, with responsibilities across option development, business cases, and network planning.

Two opportunities exist: one Full-Time Permanent and one Long-Term Contract. You will collaborate with partners to refine plans, evaluate performance, and support investment decisions within Ontario's transit network.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, urban and regional transportation planning, economics, or equivalent.
• Experience in transportation planning and large, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Understanding of rapid transit operations, service planning, corridor constraints.
• Experience delivering transit planning analyses across market assessment, network/ corridor planning, service planning, and land use.
• Ability to independently lead planning analyses while ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Understanding of provincial/municipal policy and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with modelling software and GIS is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning expertise during all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Lead option development, trade-off assessment, and recommendations.
• Build relationships with internal partners to integrate considerations.
• Assess benefits, costs, risks, opportunities, and operational implications.
• Develop, manage, and execute workplans as directed by leaders.
• Translate technical findings into actionable insights for future planning.
• Apply standard procedures and reporting frameworks to ensure quality.

Skills

Planning expertise

Transportation planning

Leadership of analyses

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Policy & governance awareness

Education

Engineering degree

Urban & regional transportation planning

Economics

Tools

EMME

TransCAD

ArcGIS

R/STATA

SQL/NoSQL

Tableau/Qlik Sense

Job description

Metrolinx is seeking two Senior Advisors, Rapid Transit Project and Network Planning to provide expert planning support for major rapid transit initiatives. Roles cover LRT and subway projects, with responsibilities across option development, business cases, and network planning.

Two opportunities exist: one Full-Time Permanent and one Long-Term Contract. You will collaborate with partners to refine plans, evaluate performance, and support investment decisions within Ontario's transit network.