Planner III - Public Transit

About This Position

The City of Phoenix Public Transit Department (PTD) provides local buses, commuter buses, neighborhood and business circulators, Dial-a-Ride, and alternative transportation services by contracting with private companies that manage the day-to-day operations. PTD also provides planning, scheduling, and financial management support to the transit programs.

The PTD is currently seeking to fill the Planner III position under the Service Planning Section to support the City´s Transportation 2050 Program by maintaining, improving, and expanding the Department´s transit network that operates under the name Valley Metro.

The position is responsible for conducting transit service planning and scheduling for the bus routes contracted by PTD; assisting with service scheduling, transit data collection, and analysis functions; working with other municipalities/agencies and transit operators on regional transit service; analyzing route productivity and efficiency as a measure of transit performance; conducting studies for future transit service needs; preparing studies for transit service modifications; and coordinating service planning and scheduling with other Public Transit Department divisions.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word).
• Graphic and analytical skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and present information.
• Ability to perform basic data analysis and spatial analysis, including proficiency in GIS.
• Extensive knowledge in public transit planning and/or scheduling.
• Knowledge of local, State or federal requirements, with an emphasis on Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations.
  
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $76,627.20 to $118,872.00 annually.

Hiring Range: $76,627.20 to $102,668.80 annually.

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
  
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Five years of experience in urban planning, including three years at the level of Planner II.
• And a Bachelor's degree in urban or city planning, landscape architecture, engineering, architecture, political science, a related field, or a field related the specialty area.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted .
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
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Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Experience in/with:
• Planning with a focus on development project management, current planning activities, or long-range planning.
• Leading community engagement with a focus on equity in processes and outcomes.
• Developing new procedures and policies to improve customer service.
• Supervising Planners and managing projects and workload.
• Analyzing population, economic, and assessment surveys and datasets.
• Developing bus schedules using vehicle schedules, crew schedules, and roster set modules in transit scheduling software (HASTUS or similar).
• Transit planning.
• Managing large databases and performing complex data analysis.
• Transit service Title VI analysis.
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes July 8, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list.This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Planner III, JC:18230, ID# 54648, 06/24/24, USM, AJ, Benefits:007

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City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.