Principal Schedule Planner

Valley Metro RPTA

Phoenix (AZ)

On-site

USD 86,000 - 130,000

Full time

39 hours ago

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Job summary

Valley Metro RPTA in Phoenix seeks an experienced senior scheduling professional to lead complex transit scheduling and service-planning initiatives. The role provides technical direction to scheduling staff and serves as a key resource for sophisticated scheduling and service-planning matters.

The position offers the opportunity to shape high-impact transit operations, require a Bachelor's degree with six years of related experience, and involves collaboration with multiple departments while

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning or related field.
Six years of transit scheduling or related experience.
Master's degree preferred.
Background check and valid Arizona driver’s license are required.

Responsibilities

Lead complex transit scheduling and service-planning activities.
Provide technical direction to scheduling staff.
Serve as a senior technical resource for scheduling matters.
Collaborate with multiple departments and stakeholders.
Travel to off-site facilities as needed.

Skills

Planning concepts

Transit operations

Complex scheduling

HASTUS

Data analysis

Performance analysis

GIS concepts

Reporting

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

HASTUS

Job description

Summary

Lead complex transit scheduling and service-planning activities that support safe, efficient, and customer-focused transit operations. As the highest-level non-management position in Scheduling, this position exercises broad latitude and provides technical direction to scheduling staff, and serves as a senior technical resource for complex scheduling and service-planning matters.
The full salary range for the position is ($86,365.70-$129,548.54) with an anticipated starting salary between entry ($86,365.70) and midpoint ($107,957.12) of the range. It’s essential to note that the actual salary offered will be determined based on several factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, education, certifications, training, and internal equity considerations.

Minimum Qualifications & Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Public Administration or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred.

Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in transit scheduling, service planning, transit operations, data analysis, or a related field is required. Experience must demonstrate progressively increasing responsibility, independence, technical complexity, and/or leadership in transit scheduling or related work
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job
Additional education cannot be substituted for experience

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified candidates to the selection process

Licenses, Certifications, Other Requirements

Employment is contingent upon successfully completing all pre-employment requirements, including:

Background investigation
Valid Arizona driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under Valley Metro's Vehicle Insurance Policy

Knowledge Of

Advanced planning and scheduling concepts and principles
Transit operations and service-planning practices
Complex schedule development, service-change, and schedule-management processes
Database and scheduling-system processes, preferably HASTUS
Data and statistical analysis methods and their application to transit operations
Service performance evaluation, schedule trend analysis, and operational improvement methodologies
Geographic information systems and mapping concepts
Report preparation, presentation, and stakeholder communication practices
Principles and best practices for maximizing transit service efficiently through scheduling
Project coordination and multidisciplinary/multiagency collaboration

Skill In

Analyzing complex transit schedule and operational data and translating findings into recommendations
Developing, reviewing, updating, and proofing complex schedules, maps, service calendars, and related information
Using HASTUS and related scheduling software to develop and evaluate scheduling products
Preparing clear, accurate, and actionable reports, spreadsheets, presentations and other technical materials
Communicating effectively with internal departments, contractors, and stakeholders, and transit operations personnel
Leading scheduling projects and coordinating multidisciplinary or multiagency initiatives
Providing technical direction, training, mentoring, and work review to scheduling staff
Organizing multiple complex assignments and meeting service-change deadlines

Physical Demands / Work Environment

Work is performed in a typical office setting with routine use of standard office equipment. This role is sedentary requiring the physical exertion of up to 10 lbs. occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time.

This role typically requires sitting, handling, fine dexterity, visual acuity, hearing, speaking, walking, standing, lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling, reaching, twisting, time pressure, tedious or exacting work, changing of tasks, multi-tasking, irregular work schedule/overtime and working with others on a team.

Work also requires frequent travel to off-site facilities such as bus and rail garages and proposed new bus stop and bus route locations. In addition, frequent travel on assorted bus and rail lines is required.

Valley Metro is a Drug-Free Workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer

Health Care Benefits

Effective on the first of the month following date of hire, benefited employees will be eligible for health coverage.