PRIMARY PURPOSE
In pursuit of making the region a better place to live for everyone, built on transportation excellence, this role applies solid big data manipulation and analytical methods and predictive modeling to deliver value-added data products to address moderately complex issues and provide advisory services to management for data-driven decision making, strategies development and continuous improvement. Designs and conducts visual, interactive and accessible process, reports, and tools to support effective and efficient use and communication of TransLink’s transportation data.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
To advance Enterprise and regional goals, provides transportation big data analytics expertise, leadership and project management input to support the analytical development of transportation planning policies, plans and strategies as well as a range of capital and operational initiatives across the enterprise , ensuring compliance with industry best practices, professional standards and Enterprise standards, policies and procedures, and legislative requirements for work of low to moderate impact, risk and complexity.
In support of evidence-based decision-making, develops solid analysis methodologies, including machine learning, artificial intelligence, and statistical models, to identify patterns, trends, and opportunities and support forecasting and modeling; conducts analysis of complex structured or unstructured data sets; extracts relevant insights from data and merges large data sets to create new data sets for short-term prediction and improvement; evaluates the results from the analysis and summarizes findings. Applies the findings to produce visual, interactive and accessible reports, tools, and process to support data-driven decision making in transportation planning, policy, customer experience, and strategic business decisions and ensures successful delivery and execution of work that is of low impact, risk and complexity and participating in work that is of moderate to higher impact, risk and moderate complexity.
Contributes as a member of a program/project team to manage projects of low to moderate impact, risk and complexity in designing and developing project scope, schedules, and work plans; defining and prioritizing deliverables; preparing and monitoring project budgets, ensuring compliance with department standards, policies and procedures, and the alignment to program, Enterprise, and regional goals, identifying and recommending action on planning and project risks and opportunities based on analysis of transport data, trends, and issues. Solves lower risks issues and alerts senior staff to critical issues and risks.
Seeks to understand the lived experience and transportation needs of people and businesses in Metro Vancouver, and especially of disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Identifies opportunities to integrate this understanding in plans/projects.
Collaborates and provides technical expertise and advice to leaders and professionals across the organization with a view to optimizing planning services and project outcomes.
Delivers visualizing data insights service for both technical and non-technical audiences and users. Develops and presents value-added data products to management for decision-making, tactics development and continuous improvement. Develops technical reports and presentation materials to support discussions with Executives, elected and appointed officials, including the Board and Mayors’ Council.
Nurtures collaborative relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders including advisory committees, staff at other government and public agencies, and other organizations and interest groups in order to understand needs, maintain open communication, provide technical support and advice, and proactively resolve issues of low to moderate impact, risk and complexity.
In support of advancing Enterprise and regional goals in open, inclusive and collaborative ways and engagement with external audiences, collaborates with internal stakeholders to design, collect, analyze and report out on research and analytics to help identify issues and opportunities.
Oversees the work of contractors and consultants; provides work direction and monitors contract compliance.
Provides coaching, mentorship and technical guidance, and input on development and performance management to junior planning staff where applicable.
