Transit Data Strategist: Insights, Dashboards & Impact

Green Mountain Transit; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 53,500 - 63,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) / 457 retirement plan

Paid time off

Dog-friendly workplace

Job summary

Green Mountain Transit in Burlington, VT is seeking a data analyst to collect, analyze, and manage transit data to support service planning and performance across GMT.

Responsibilities include developing dashboards, reports, and open data resources; ensuring data quality; and collaborating with staff, board members, and community partners to identify data needs and performance measures.

Qualifications

• Experience collecting and analyzing data using statistical languages like R or Python.
• Ability to create data visualizations and dashboards.
• Experience accessing data via APIs and GIS tools.
• Experience with spatial data and GIS platforms.
• Experience producing static and interactive maps.
• Proficiency with version control and collaborative workflows.
• Experience developing and publishing web content (HTML/CSS/Quarto).
• Excellent written and verbal communication and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work with diverse stakeholders and teams.
• Comfort with standard office software and data resources.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with staff, board members, and community partners to identify data needs and develop performance measures.
• Analyzes transit data and provide recommendations to improve service planning and operations.
• Develops and maintains performance metrics, dashboards, automated workflows, and open data resources.
• Ensures data quality, integrity, and timely reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Designs, administers, and analyzes transit surveys.
• Monitors trends, legislation, and technology related to transit data management.
• Prepares reports, plans, presentations, and public-facing materials.
• Supports board, community, and public outreach activities.
• Maintains data management policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

R (tidyverse)

Python (pandas)

Data visualization

APIs

GIS / Spatial data

ArcGIS / QGIS

Git / GitHub

HTML / CSS / Quarto

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics

Bachelor's degree in Planning

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

ggplot2

Plotly

Datawrapper

ArcGIS

QGIS

Git

GitHub

HTML

CSS

Quarto

APIs

Job description

Green Mountain Transit in Burlington, VT is seeking a data analyst to collect, analyze, and manage transit data to support service planning and performance across GMT.

Responsibilities include developing dashboards, reports, and open data resources; ensuring data quality; and collaborating with staff, board members, and community partners to identify data needs and performance measures.