GROUP 15 - TRANSPORTATION ROUTE ANALYST (TEMPORARY OPPORTUNITY)(EXTERNAL)
Durham District School BoardThe Durham District School Board acknowledges that many Indigenous Nations have longstanding relationships, both historic and modern, with the territories upon which our school board and schools are located. Today, this area is home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that the Durham Region forms a part of the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, the Mississauga Peoples and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation. It is on these ancestral and treaty lands that we teach, live and learn. This statement was co-created in partnership with the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. Job Summary Reporting to the Manager of Operations, Durham Student Transportation Services, the position is responsible for the planning of safe and efficient transportation of students daily, planning, administering, reviewing and monitoring all bus routes within an assigned geographic area. The position will provide planning expertise in all aspects of student transportation using projected enrolment and/or ridership, vehicle utilization and capacity, transportation accommodation and student safety with the goal of maximizing route effectiveness and efficiency while adhering to Ministry of Transportation and Highway Traffic Act regulations. Responds to inquiries from parents, schools, municipalities, member boards and bus operator staff. Maintains computerized transportation data, including data analysis and statistical reporting. Investigates all operational and safety concerns for the assigned geographic area. Route Planning and Data Integrity Develop and implement transportation route planning, based on an analysis of community areas, including all geographical attributes such as roadways, pedestrian walkways, municipal specific issues (such as speed limits, traffic patterns etc.) and any identified safety hazards; Plan, optimize and review school bus runs and bus routes to ensure safety and efficiency; Research and develop innovative and cost effective transportation solutions to address the needs of students and school boards; Determine and implement vehicle requirements based on student numbers, growth trends, special needs, program requirements and consortium and partner board policies/procedures; Conduct on board route audits to ensure driver and contract compliance; Conduct GPS data audits on route metrics, analyze planned versus actual performance and address any issues through route modification or compliance with bus operators; Conduct field studies to determine hazard areas and the safest and most efficient bus stop locations; Develop and maintain school attendance/transportation boundaries within the Geographic Information System (GIS) based routing software in accordance with consortium and partner board policies and procedures; On a daily basis, manage inquiries from operators, schools, parents and other stakeholders, making changes to the transportation solution as required; Interpret and apply consortium and partner board policies and procedures with respect to transportation planning, requests and changes; Generate reports from the GIS planning software to assist with the analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPI), exception reporting to identify routing optimization, reviewing the costing and other initiatives; Review bus stop locations, bus run/route sequencing to ensure safety and efficiency are maintained with adherence to consortium and board policy/procedure; Analyze all aspects of the transportation system including bus routes, bus stop locations, bell times, traffic patterns, safety and hazard implications, and vehicle capacity to recommend changes to improve the efficiency and safety of the transportation provided; Ensure all aspects of the GIS digitized map is up to date and correct, including street properties, house and school locations, road changes/speed limits, and in…