Job Title: Manager, Planning & Scheduling
Location: Halifax, NS
KR-16855 Public transit has been a part of the Halifax landscape since the early 1800s. Recent investment in transit services has had a large impact on the quality, accessibility, sustainability, and availability of transit in Halifax. Since 2002, service area population has increased by 94%, and today, Halifax Transit provides more service hours per capita than any other Canadian transit property serving a similar population size. Halifax Transit provides an integrated public transit system for over 340,000 residents living in communities within the Halifax Regional Municipality, operating two transit maintenance and storage centres, three ferry terminals, 11 bus terminals, 14 Park & Rides, and a fleet of 369 conventional buses, 5 ferries, and 47 Access-A-Bus vehicles. Partnered with Meridia, Halifax Transit is in search of a Manager, Planning & Scheduling to join their talented team in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Role Description Part of a growing team, and as a new role that reports to the Director of Planning & Customer Engagement, you will manage the team responsible for the short, medium, and long-range planning and scheduling of public transit service - this includes oversight of the new upcoming 5-year plan, as well as providing the vision for what is to come for the future of transit. You will provide strategic direction and guidance to the team as they undertake a wide range of planning activities, data collection analysis, and infrastructure projects, such as the Rapid Transit Strategy, which introduces four Bus Rapid Transit lines and 3 new ferry routes, and the Electric Bus Proposal, which will see more than 200 buses electrified and several centres and terminals updated to house and charge the new fleet. You will set a high standard for transit planning, integrating principles of land use planning and transportation planning to help the municipality achieve the goals established in the Integrated Mobility Plan and grow ridership. These standards will help to provide guidance, structure, and a positive culture to your as it continues to grow alongside the city of Halifax and the Municipality as a whole. Your responsibilities will include:
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