Transit Fare Programs Planner/Analyst

ABOUT THE TEAM

ABOUT THE ROLE

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision and direction of the Principal Planner, Transit Fares Program, the essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Support the operations of the Clipper BayPass Pilot Program, including working directly with transit operator partners, existing institutional customers, and potential institutional customers.
• Work closely with staff from MTC’s Clipper Program to facilitate the technical implementation of fare initiatives.
• Support the evaluation of fare initiatives through robust technical and customer-based evaluation approaches.
• Develop budget requests, consultant procurements, and other administrative documents necessary to support the delivery of fare initiatives.
• Coordinate the Fare Programs Staff Working Group.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Strong knowledge of the San Francisco Bay Area transit network, including knowledge of operators and key transit corridors.
• Interest in improving the transit user experience through innovative ideas and creative approaches that may be novel to the Bay Area.
• Knowledge of transit fare policy and approaches to using fare policy as a catalyst for policy outcomes.
• Ability to translate technical information into a language and format understandable to the general public.
• Prepare, evaluate and monitor program budgets.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Prepare and make presentations to a wide variety of audiences.
• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Education and Experience: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
• Planner/Analyst II: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in planning, civil engineering, environmental science, communications, business or public administration, or a related field and two (2) years of increasingly responsible professional level experience in a field related to assigned area of responsibility.
• Planner/Analyst III: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in planning, civil engineering, environmental science, communications, business or public administration, or a related field and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in a field related to assigned area of responsibility.

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