Schedule Analyst I

The purpose of this position is to assist with scheduling functions.  This is accomplished by collecting, compiling, and analyzing data associated with passenger demographics, automated passenger counts and loads, traffic conditions, schedule adherence, and vehicle running times.  Other duties may include providing support for other departments and external customers.
 

• Service Planning:  Assists Planning Staff in the creation and modification of new or existing routes.  Routes are created or modified based on changes to public demand or changes to the street network that allow or restrict access to new or existing transit generators.  Routing decisions based on input by public, city or county requests and or constraints.  Operational restrictions of the street network, the size of the fleet and driver forces as well as union contract language must be taken into account to allow for the proper operation of a new route.  Must be able to analyze demographic information, ridership data and other statistical information.
• Schedule and Runcut preparation:  Assists with the development and maintenance of bus, train and community bus service schedules for new routes and modification or deletion of existing routes based on field research, supervisory contribution, District requirements, ATU collective bargaining agreement requirements, and compliance with city, state, and federal ordinances and laws. Prepares operating schedules for vehicles by defining trips, transfer and intermediate points, and departure and arrival times. Determines appropriate running times and headways for individual schedules. Develops runs for individual operator cafeteria bidding. Creates vehicle blocks in conformance with vehicle quotas in order to optimize the efficiency of the vehicle assignments.  Prepares alternative schedules for special events, emergency, and detour route service. Develops runcuts through input and analysis of operational legality in compliance with run type quotas, contractual requirements, District operational requirements, and city, state, and federal ordinances and laws.
• Data Collection:  Assists with data collection, review, and analysis by conducting route service demographic ridership and schedule adherence studies, modifying services levels after reviewing ride check data, maintaining historical scheduling adherence data.  Monitors ridership on school routes by analyzing peak periods, determining if buses are able to handle an overload or deleted if the route is underused.  Investigates complaints of buses being tardy or overloaded.  Creates stop patterns in stop announcement software, and captures geographical coordinates correlating with present and future bus stops.  Maintains headsigns for the bus and CBS fleet. 
• Administrative Assistance:  Provides administrative support by preparing reports and correspondence, maintaining reports regarding shifts in ridership trends, schedule adherence, service costs, and other related statistical data, responding to questions and complaints, and coordinating with other departments regarding bus stops, operator customer service, vehicle type assignments, routing instructions and other related issues.
• Communication and Coordination:  Assists with communication and the distribution of information by creating and copying bid information, creating and disseminating detailed service change information for cafeteria bidding, detours, holidays, and special services, coordinating bus stop installations/modifications/removals with the Facilities department, and providing information to internal/external consultants.  Coordinates with schools and determines special schedules and summer school service, and provides transit information to schools as requested.

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. SacRT reserves the right to determine the equivalences of education and experience.

Education: Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six (6) months/one (1) year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency.  Accredited community college, vocational, business, technical or correspondence schools are likely sources.  Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.
 
Experience: A minimum of one (1) year of experience in a transit related field.The minimum qualifications as stated on this job announcement represent only the basic requirements of the position. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in other examination segments of the selection process. An employment application is required for this position. Application, job announcements, and the complete job description are available at our website at www.sacrt.com. 

Completed employment application must be submitted online no later than Monday, August 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. SacRT will not process incomplete applications. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application but may be included with the application. For more information on benefits, a summary sheet is available from the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. For more information, contact the Human Resources Department at (916) 556-0298.

Salary : $78,488 - $102,408