Transit Fare Programs Planner/Analyst at Metropolitan Transportation Commission in San Francisco, CA, United States

Job description

• DEADLINE TO APPLY IS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026, AT 11:55 PM
• HOWEVER, THIS JOB POSTING MAY CLOSE EARLIER IF WE RECEIVE 75 APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE 10/11/26 CLOSING DATE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST
• FIRST ROUND INTERVIEWS ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026
• A resume is required with your application
• Be ready to rethink your assumptions about the public sector. Dedicated and motivated colleagues? Beautiful, high amenity building for on-site work and collaboration? Flexible schedules and hybrid work options? Yes, yes, and yes!
• As a part of the RNM team, the Program Analyst will support the delivery of various transit fare initiatives including the Clipper BayPass Pilot Program, the No-Cost/Reduced-Cost Interagency Transfer Pilot, as well as other projects associated with the Transit Fare Policy Vision Statement, adopted by the Fare Integration Task Force in November 2021.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision and direction of the Principal Planner, Transit Fares Program, the essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Support the operations of the Clipper BayPass Pilot Program, including working directly with transit operator partners, existing institutional customers, and potential institutional customers.
• Work closely with staff from MTC’s Clipper Program to facilitate the technical implementation of fare initiatives.
• Support the evaluation of fare initiatives through robust technical and customer-based evaluation approaches.
• Develop budget requests, consultant procurements, and other administrative documents necessary to support the delivery of fare initiatives.
• Coordinate the Fare Programs Staff Working Group.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
• Strong knowledge of the San Francisco Bay Area transit network, including knowledge of operators and key transit corridors.
• Interest in improving the transit user experience through innovative ideas and creative approaches that may be novel to the Bay Area.
• Knowledge of transit fare policy and approaches to using fare policy as a catalyst for policy outcomes.
• Ability to translate technical information into a language and format understandable to the general public.
• Prepare, evaluate and monitor program budgets.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Prepare and make presentations to a wide variety of audiences.
• Education and Experience: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
• Planner/Analyst II: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in planning, civil engineering, environmental science, communications, business or public administration, or a related field and two (2) years of increasingly responsible professional level experience in a field related to assigned area of responsibility.
• Planner/Analyst III: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in planning, civil engineering, environmental science, communications, business or public administration, or a related field and five (5) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in a field related to assigned area of responsibility.
• Applicants with a degree issued from an institution outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated by an academic accrediting service and provide proof of equivalency along with their application.

Skills

Required

• Knowledge of transit fare policy