ASSOCIATE PLANNER (3 YEAR FULL-TIME POSITION)
PACE SUBURBAN BUS, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS
Job Category: Associate
Planner
Position: Assist Pace staff in the planning
portion of the posted stop program
(see Job Description below).
Salary: Annual salary in low $50s +
complete benefits + a Pace/CTA riding pass for 3 years.
WHAT IS PACE? Pace Suburban Bus is a public
transportation agency which plans and operates fixed route, ADA, paratransit
and ride share services in a 3500 square mile area of Northeastern Illinois (see
webpage www.pacebus.com for more
information about Pace). Pace is one of
the largest transportation agencies in North America in service area and operates
nine garages in six counties and serves 280 communities.
WHERE IS PACE LOCATED? Pace
headquarters is located at 550 W. Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights, Illinois
which is 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago near the I-90 (Jane Addams
Tollway) Arlington Heights Road exit and is also served by public transit (Pace
Route 606 operates all day service between the Rosemont CTA Blue Line rapid
transit station and Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg with a stop at Pace
headquarters).
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Please note that this is only a three-year
position with full benefits but may be renewed depending on performance and funding
availability. This person will be
responsible for assisting a cross-functional Pace team in transitioning all of
Pace’s bus stops from flag stops (where buses stop anywhere along the route) to
posted stops only in order to speed up service.
Specific duties include doing an analysis of ridership activity by stop using
electronic data as well as reviewing population densities near all stops and
producing aerial maps for each stop.
Based on this information, the Planner will make recommendations for
relocating stops. The position will be based at Pace headquarters in Arlington
Heights. This will be a full-time
office job with occasional field work with the posted stop team to review
potential stop relocations. The work day
is 8.5 hours per day Monday through Friday from 8am – 4:30pm (includes a
30-minute unpaid lunch). On the job training will be provided. Other planning duties as assigned.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The candidate we seek must
have a Bachelor’s Degree in either Urban Planning or Transportation
Planning. A Master’s Degree in Urban
Planning or Transportation Planning would be desirable but not necessary. Also, some knowledge or background in
engineering would be useful. The candidate must have 1 year of experience in
transportation planning at a transit agency; excellent communication and
interpersonal skills; be literate in the use of Arc Map/GIS, Excel, Word,
Outlook, Power point and Google maps. The candidate must have a good work
history and possess a valid driver’s license in good-standing in order to use
staff cars for occasional field work. The preferred candidate will have an
engaging personality, possess excellent analytical skills, have a passion for
transit planning, must be a quick learner and work fast, be able to multi-task
without being affected by pressure, be able to work well with cross functional
teams or independently, have total follow through and able to complete projects
successfully according to deadlines.
HOW TO APPLY:
Send an email with the
following two documents in Word or in pdf format:
1.) Attach a
well-written and concise cover letter which clearly states how the candidate’s
employment background and education matches the position requirements & job
description. This should be 1-page only.
2.) Attach a
current resume which includes your GPA for each Degree and the email/phone of
two references who know your work and are willing to be contacted by Pace.
Send both documents to: Bob Huffman, Manager of Service Planning
at Robert.Huffman@pacebus.com.