Transit Planner

CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA

Navigate Your City. Plan with Precision.

Hiring Range: $49,864 - $54,850 DOQ

Start a Stable, Essential Career Serving Your Community!

What You’ll Do

The Transit Planner supports FXBGO!'s transportation planning by managing projects and activities related to the Transit Strategic Plan.

Key responsibilities include:

• Recommend changes to bus routes and paratransit services to improve punctuality and increase ridership, as well as analyzing service change requests and new bus stop proposals.

• Assist in the development of the Transit Strategic Plan, ensuring compliance with regulations like ADA standards, and conducting research to support goals for transit-dependent and Title VI populations.

• Gather and analyze data to support scheduling, route design, service evaluation, and planning. This includes conducting surveys, analyzing transit data, and interpreting statistics for transit planning.

• Support communication strategies and outreach related to the Transit Strategic Plan. This includes preparing reports, presenting recommendations, and creating publication materials such as brochures and fact sheets.

A Career with

Purpose:

Join a dynamic team where collaboration, creativity, and professional growth are valued, and where you can make a meaningful impact every day.

Comprehensive Benefits:
The City offers a competitive benefits package that offers: medical, vision, and dental coverage, paid leave, paid training, and participation in the Virginia Retirement System.

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, urban planning or related field; experience in transit or local government preferred
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience performing responsible administrative work, and/or equivalent education and experience
• Knowledge of transit operations, management practices, government, applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations affecting public transportation; principles, practices and techniques of transit or urban planning
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite; including Word, Excel and Power Point
• Experience with ArcGIS, GIS software, and Intelligent Transit Software (ITS) preferred
• Experience with Adobe Suites

This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to build a stable, rewarding career while serving the residents and businesses of Fredericksburg. Join a knowledgeable, dedicated team that values accuracy, fairness, collaboration, public service, and committed to the City’s Core Values.

The City of Fredericksburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.