Transit Scheduling & Operations Analyst (HASTUS Specialist)

Position Title: Transit Scheduling & Operations Analyst (HASTUS Specialist)
Location: San Francisco, CA

Job Summary
The Transit Scheduling & Operations Analyst (HASTUS Specialist) is responsible for developing, optimizing, administering, and supporting public transportation service schedules and workforce assignments. This role uses the HASTUS software suite to build efficient service timetables, manage daily transit operations, administer web-based employee bidding systems, and ensure workforce assignments comply with applicable labor agreements. The ideal candidate combines hands-on HASTUS technical expertise with a strong understanding of public transit scheduling, operations, and labor rules to support reliable service delivery.

Core Duties and Responsibilities
1. Schedule Development & Optimization
Design, analyze, and implement transit timetables, vehicle blocking patterns, and operator runcutting scenarios.
Optimize service schedules, vehicle utilization, operator work assignments, and operational efficiency.
Evaluate scheduling scenarios to improve service reliability and resource utilization.

2. Daily Operations & Dispatch Management
Configure and maintain HASTUS Daily Management modules, including DailyCrew and DailyVehicle.
Support daily service changes, operator absenteeism, extra-board assignments, and last-minute workforce scheduling adjustments.
Troubleshoot daily scheduling and dispatching issues to minimize operational disruptions.

3. Web-Based Bidding System Administration
Administer, test, and troubleshoot HASTUS WebBid/BidWeb applications.
Support employee access to shift selection, work preferences, and vacation bidding.
Validate bidding configurations, assignment rules, and system functionality.

4. Crew Roster & Work Assignment Management
Use HASTUS scheduling and optimization capabilities to develop compliant operator work shifts and rosters.
Apply labor agreements, seniority rules, work limits, rest periods, and other applicable scheduling constraints.
Evaluate roster efficiency and minimize unnecessary variations in operator start times where operationally feasible.

5. System Administration & Testing
Administer HASTUS configurations, system parameters, user access profiles, and scheduling rules.
Test software changes and validate data integrity across HASTUS modules.
Coordinate with IT teams on upgrades, troubleshooting, database validation, and interface integrations.

6. Performance Reporting & Compliance
Extract, clean, analyze, and validate scheduling, dispatch, ridership, and on-time performance data.
Develop reports to support service sign-ups, operational planning, and performance monitoring.
Support applicable public transportation reporting requirements, including National Transit Database (NTD) reporting, where required.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate with transit operations, dispatch, service planning, human resources, IT, and labor relations teams.
Translate collective bargaining agreements and operational policies into scheduling rules and HASTUS configuration requirements.
Document system changes, scheduling procedures, test results, and operational recommendations.

Minimum Qualifications
Education
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.

A bachelor s degree in business administration, public administration, logistics, information systems, transportation planning, or a related field is preferred.

Experience
Minimum of two (2) years of full-time, verifiable experience in public transit scheduling, transportation operations analysis, or logistics/workforce scheduling systems management.
Direct, hands-on experience with HASTUS is required, particularly Daily Management (DailyCrew) and WebBid/BidWeb.
Relevant college-level coursework may substitute for required experience on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of one (1) year, where applicable.



Required Knowledge and Skills
HASTUS expertise: Hands-on experience configuring, supporting, and maintaining HASTUS, including DailyCrew and WebBid/BidWeb. Experience with Daily Vehicle and other scheduling optimization modules is highly desirable.
Transit scheduling: Knowledge of timetables, vehicle blocking, operator runcutting, crew rostering, service changes, and daily transit operations.
Data analysis: Proficiency in advanced Microsoft Excel, SQL queries, and reporting tools to audit scheduling data, validate dispatch files, and investigate discrepancies.
Labor agreements: Ability to interpret and apply collective bargaining agreements, seniority rules, operator work limits, breaks, and overtime constraints within scheduling and bidding systems.
Technical troubleshooting: Ability to test configurations, investigate scheduling errors, validate data, and coordinate system integrations and software updates.
Communication and collaboration: Strong analytical, documentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting HASTUS upgrades, configuration changes, or integrations with other transit systems.
Experience with transit scheduling optimization, daily dispatching, operator bidding, and service planning.
Familiarity with transit performance metrics, ridership analysis, and NTD reporting.
Experience working with public transportation agencies and unionized transit workforces

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