PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ANALYST II                                                        1643

 

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

The employee performs independent analytical and developmental work in town programs of traffic safety and transportation.  The employee assists the Director of Transportation and Traffic Safety in the planning, development and implementation of capital assistance projects and in the analysis, preparation, negotiation and implementation of a comprehensive traffic safety plan supported by contracts with state and federal funding agencies.  Work differs from Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator in that the Public Transportation Analyst II conducts studies, develops and prepares documentation to support grant proposals, acts as project manager for implementation to support grant proposals, acts as project manager for implementation of funded research.  The employee trains and supervises subordinates in data collection, research and project implementation.  Supervision is received from the administrative superior through consultation, conferences, review of oral and written reports and evaluation of effectiveness of services rendered.

 

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

          Prepares proposals for funds for capital equipment and operating subsidies;

          Prepares labor relations agreements with transit companies and labor unions;

          Prepares specifications for transportation vehicles for open-competitive bidding and reviews specifications for participation in consortium bidding under Urban Mass Transportation Act guidelines;

          Conducts transit studies; analyzes ridership, costs and utilization; makes recommendations for funding sources and for effective implementation of the program;

          Negotiates franchise agreements with operators and coordinate these routes with County transportation programs;

          Conducts and analyzes traffic studies in conjunction with traffic engineering staff, prepares a comprehensive five-year planning document to substantiate eligibility for State funds, prepares application for grants and develops guidelines for implementation;

          Prepares estimates for funding, negotiates grants and processes agreements with funding agency;

          Implements the program as project manager, directing and supervising personnel assigned to program;

          Instructs and supervises transportation interns as part of a joint agreement with an urban technical institute;

          Confers with Intergovernmental Relations Coordinator in submitting proposals to funding agencies and administering grants under agency contact.

 

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Working knowledge of federal, state and agency regulations and laws relating to public transportation and traffic safety; working knowledge of the principles and practices of traffic safety and the ability to identify traffic safety hazards and collect and analyze pedestrian and vehicular accident data; good knowledge of the funding resources for projects involving bus-based mass transportation and traffic safety; good knowledge of labor laws and federal and state regulations which apply to bus franchise operations; good knowledge of contemporary employment practices, comparative wage rates and employment standards in the field of franchised bus operations; ability to negotiate complex contracts for purchase of buses in cooperation with consortium partners; ability to plan and supervise the work of technical and clerical personnel; ability to present reports clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

          OPEN COMPETITIVE

          Graduation from a New York State or Regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree and four years experience in the analysis of transportation and traffic control programs, at least one year of which shall be in the development and analysis of mass transit programs; or,

          Satisfactory equivalent combination of the above education and experience providing, however, that the candidate shall have at least one year experience in the development and analysis of traffic control and or mass transit programs.       

 

11/25/77

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Competitive

RR1/27/03