Green Mountain Transit

Transit Planner - Scheduler

Burlington, VT 05401
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Job Type

full-time

Job Status

associate

Education

hourly

Pay Type

$24 - $26

Salary

25pct

Travel

Entry Level (<2 years experience)

Career Level

The Transit Planner - Scheduler is responsible 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.

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Requirements

*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: *To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Essential duties are performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

  • 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

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.

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