Transit Planning Specialist; Temporary

Job Summary

Service Area: Public Services
Department: Guelph Transit
Work Location: Guelph Transit, 170 Watson Road S
Work Mode: Hybrid
Job Type and Duration: Temporary, Full time Vacancy
Position Availability: 1 vacant position
Salary Range: $77,548.02- $96,935.02 Affiliation: Non-Union
Posting Period: March 2, 2026 to March 22, 2026

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of over 2000 employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment. As a single tier municipality, we offer a variety of occupations and career specialities within our organization.

Guided by the goals and objectives of the Future Guelph:
Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

We offer competitive wages and comprehensive benefits to meet the needs of our diverse employees. Many of our positions offer:

• Paid vacation days, increasing with years of service
• Paid personal days;
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements;
• Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, including 100-per-cent employer matching;
• Extended health and dental benefits, including Health Care Spending Account;
• Employee and Family Assistance Program;
• Parental leave top up program;
• Learning and development opportunities including tuition assistance
• Employee recognition programs.

Resumes are being accepted for the temporary position of Transit Planning Specialist, within the Scheduling and Service Planning Division of Guelph Transit. Reporting to Manager of Transit Network Design and Control Centre, the successful candidate will be responsible for studying, designing, evaluating and implementing long-term strategies for Transit. Guided by the goals and objectives of the City of Guelph Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Vision for an inclusive, connected and prosperous city.

• Responsible for studying, designing, evaluation and implementation of long-term strategies for Transit including the 10-year Future Ready Plan and the Guelph Transit Master Plan.
• Ensures Guelph Transit is in alignment with corporate polices, plans and strategies as they relate to the planning and scheduling of transit. This includes the Transportation Master Plan and Official Plan.
• Responsible for the on-going monitoring and studying of the transit system to ensure adherence with Transit Service Guidelines.
• Create and manage and large databases to determine patterns and trends in passenger loads, boarding’s and alighting’s and in schedules and runtimes.
• Create Geographic Information Systems applications such as thematic maps to display the patterns and trends in a meaningful format for ease of interpretation by management and by the public.
• Liaise with other City departments and with other stakeholders regarding issues related to transit planning including land use developments, zoning applications, encroachments, road construction projects, special events, transportation demand management, transit priority measures and traffic management.
• Provide route planning advice to Engineering, Planning, Traffic as well as internally related to new subdivisions, events, construction after interpretation of all related data including route directness, stop spacing, coverage/walking distances, timing, length, safety, etc.
• Provide advice and reports on service design/development and evaluation issues for presentation to Council and Community representatives/partners.
• Provide back up support utilizing Trapeze scheduling software for operator run sign-ups every 4 months including blocking vehicles and reporting vehicle needs and run cutting blocks into drivers schedules.
• Participate in public communications programs including presentations to committees and interest groups and…