Job Purpose:
To plan the routes and frequencies of the IRPTN buses based on the projection of demand and on the operating license of the SPV/VOC and communicating these to the bus operating company after approval thereof by the Senior Manager: Operations.
Minimum Requirements:
• National Diploma in Transport Management
• 2 years' experience in a mechanical supervisory role with quality control knowledge
Core Responsibilities:
• Plan, compile and oversee monthly and weekly operational plans with daily detail of planned routes and frequencies.
• Provide SPV/VOC with the weekly schedule in order for the latter to assign a bus number and specific driver to each service in the schedule, on a daily basis.
• Receive the daily bus/driver schedule from the SPV/VOC.
• Check and approve the SPV/VOC schedule.
• Load the schedule received from the SPV/VOC onto the system.
• Check and modifications of the schedule as necessitated by contingencies to inform future scheduling.
• Balance the operational plan (schedule) with the financial analysis and economic projections of the revenues
• Compile and provide daily reports to the Senior Manager: Operations, in respect of number, extent nature of modifications to the schedule.
• Compile and provide daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Coordinate with routes planners, operators, finance on cost implications of schedule changes.
• Provide data analysis on time performance and dwell times to adjust during headway and trip times.
• Ensure that schedule comply with labour agreements.
• Coordinate adjustments during incident delays.
• Coordinate integration activities with the Operations Control Centre to support the implementation and optimisation of real-time scheduling syste
Interested candidates whose background and experience match these challenging and exciting positions are invited to apply using an online application system attached to the advertisement on the website of the City of Ekurhuleni (www.ekurhuleni.gov.za).
Enquiries: Tel: 0860 54 3000
Candidates may be requested to submit proof of the NQF level applicable to the qualifications they have obtained.
Should candidates not be informed of the outcome of the application within six weeks of the closing date, it should be regarded as having been unsuccessful. The City of Ekurhuleni subscribes to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and reserves the right to appoint, not appoint or to appoint laterally.
Closing date:
