Transportation Routing Planner

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the planning and implementation of the computerized transportation routing system for the school division.
• Analyzes complex factors and data pertaining to vehicle capacity, timing, road systems, and safety concerns in order to develop school bus routes and schedules.
• Analyzes and implements stop and route changes as requested.
• Provides updated route sheets, as changes are made, to all parties concerned.
• Performs physical audits of routes as necessary for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Make recommendations and assist supervisors with all aspects of the transportation planning function.
• Works closely with other division departments, county departments, state and local officials, and the public on issues related to routing.
• Verifies student data related to routing and prepares reports and studies, as well as analyzes data for division and department use.
• Maintains a working knowledge of computer-based software used to support the transportation function.
• Maintains records, routes, maps and data pertaining to routing for division and department use.
• Prepares and distributes stop information annually to parents of all division students.
• Provides analysis and recommendations for walk and transportation boundaries as required.
• Works closely with the IT department in maintaining systems, networks, support, and backups.
• Trains the department office staff and the school-based personnel on computer routing.
• Plans daily activities with the data entry operator.
Performs related work as assigned

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or its equivalency with at least two years of experience in pupil transportation planning and routing
• Possesses excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Bilingual skills to include Spanish, preferred
• Ability to exercise tact and demonstrate good judgment and initiative in the completion of assignments
• Possess a willingness and ability to adjust to change and learn new tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Ability to work in a cooperative and collaborative manner with all employees at the school administration, business, and community representatives
• Ability to work under pressure and meet multiple deadlines
• Efficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and skilled in using internet-based applications