Transit Scheduler (Transportation/Service & Strategic Planning)

Full Time
Plantation, FL
Posted
Job description
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners Transportation Department is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Transit Scheduler .

General Description
Responsible for the development of vehicle schedules (trips and blocks) to ensure service reliability and cost efficiency and driver assignments (run cutting and rostering) based on service needs and current labor agreements.

Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires two (2) years in transportation planning, transportation scheduling or closely related experience

Special Certifications and Licenses Required
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver License for duration of appointment

Preferences
Experience with scheduling software
Experience with CAD/AVL
Experience with performance monitoring software
Experience with GIS
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Plans and implements Community Bus, Fixed, and Express Route bus service; generates, analyzes and evaluates various bus data sets to modify bus schedules including passenger counts and vehicle running times.

Modifies bus schedules; analyzes and edits all vehicle schedule data within the vehicle module of the bus scheduling software including vehicle schedules, trip patterns, sign codes, driver notes, map changes and other data manipulations.

Creates, analyzes, evaluates and edits drivers' daily work assignments within the crew and roster modules of the scheduling software; creates, analyzes, evaluates and troubleshoots data for the automatic vehicle announcements.

Assists mass transportation related safety and policies; analyzes statistical data, route mileage, time interval and passenger transfer, updating of route and schedule information.

Participates in municipal commission meetings; attends presentation and Transit meetings.

Adjusts existing fixed route schedules to match current conditions on an approximately quarterly basis; processes rider comments as entered by various parties into the system; conducts ridership count surveys for bus routes and/or major stops; monitors on time performance of the bus routes.

Prepares documents to propose new routes or changes to existing routes for community bus routes; transcribes field notes, writes e-mail reports, downloads photographs of findings, and prepares field data for work orders.

Performs related work as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs sedentary work and involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 15 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operation.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.
  • Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
  • Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
  • Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
  • Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The ADA requires Broward County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with the Professional Standards/Human Rights Section.

Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

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