Salary: $78,487.53 - $102,408.42 Annually
Location : 1400 29th Street Sacramento, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Department: Scheduling
Opening Date: 07/21/2026
Closing Date: 8/10/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Recruitment Type: Internal/External

Description
The purpose of this position is to assist with scheduling functions. This is accomplished by collecting, compiling, and analyzing data associated with passenger demographics, automated passenger counts and loads, traffic conditions, schedule adherence, and vehicle running times. Other duties may include providing support for other departments and external customers.

Examples of Duties

• Service Planning: Assists Planning Staff in the creation and modification of new or existing routes. Routes are created or modified based on changes to public demand or changes to the street network that allow or restrict access to new or existing transit generators. Routing decisions based on input by public, city or county requests and or constraints. Operational restrictions of the street network, the size of the fleet and driver forces as well as union contract language must be taken into account to allow for the proper operation of a new route. Must be able to analyze demographic information, ridership data and other statistical information.
• Schedule and Runcut preparation: Assists with the development and maintenance of bus, train and community bus service schedules for new routes and modification or deletion of existing routes based on field research, supervisory contribution, District requirements, ATU collective bargaining agreement requirements, and compliance with city, state, and federal ordinances and laws. Prepares operating schedules for vehicles by defining trips, transfer and intermediate points, and departure and arrival times. Determines appropriate running times and headways for individual schedules. Develops runs for individual operator cafeteria bidding. Creates vehicle blocks in conformance with vehicle quotas in order to optimize the efficiency of the vehicle assignments. Prepares alternative schedules for special events, emergency, and detour route service. Develops runcuts through input and analysis of operational legality in compliance with run type quotas, contractual requirements, District operational requirements, and city, state, and federal ordinances and laws.
• Data Collection: Assists with data collection, review, and analysis by conducting route service demographic ridership and schedule adherence studies, modifying services levels after reviewing ride check data, maintaining historical scheduling adherence data. Monitors ridership on school routes by analyzing peak periods, determining if buses are able to handle an overload or deleted if the route is underused. Investigates complaints of buses being tardy or overloaded. Creates stop patterns in stop announcement software, and captures geographical coordinates correlating with present and future bus stops. Maintains headsigns for the bus and CBS fleet.
• Administrative Assistance: Provides administrative support by preparing reports and correspondence, maintaining reports regarding shifts in ridership trends, schedule adherence, service costs, and other related statistical data, responding to questions and complaints, and coordinating with other departments regarding bus stops, operator customer service, vehicle type assignments, routing instructions and other related issues.
• Communication and Coordination: Assists with communication and the distribution of information by creating and copying bid information, creating and disseminating detailed service change information for cafeteria bidding, detours, holidays, and special services, coordinating bus stop installations/modifications/removals with the Facilities department, and providing information to internal/external consultants. Coordinates with schools and determines special schedules and summer school service, and provides transit information to schools as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. SacRT reserves the right to determine the equivalences of education and experience.

Education: Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with six (6) months/one (1) year of advanced study or training past the high school equivalency. Accredited community college, vocational, business, technical or correspondence schools are likely sources. Appropriate certification may be awarded upon satisfactory completion of advanced study or training.

Experience: A minimum of one (1) year of experience in a transit related field.
Filing Instructions/Supplemental Information

The minimum qualifications as stated on this job announcement represent only the basic requirements of the position. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in other examination segments of the selection process. An employment application is required for this position. Application, job announcements, and the complete job description are available at our website at www.sacrt.com.

Completed employment application must be submitted online no later than Monday, August 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. SacRT will not process incomplete applications. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application but may be included with the application. For more information on benefits, a summary sheet is available from the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. For more information, contact the Human Resources Department at (916) 556-0298.
SacRT has a stand-alone pension plan which is not part of, nor does it have reciprocity with CalPERS.

SacRT is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE
This position falls under the Operating Engineer Local Union no. 3 Group (OE3)
Representation: Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3

HEALTH & WELFARE
Health Benefits Eligibility: 1st of the month following 30 days of employment

Medical Benefits: Choose from 7 HMO or 2 PPO CalPERS plans for you and your dependent(s). SacRT pays up to 90% of the monthly premium for most plans

Cash for Medical Program: $325.49per pay period/$650.98 per month

Dental: HMO or PPO plan monthly premium at no cost to employee/dependent(s)

Vision: Employer paid monthly premium for employee/dependent(s) with an option to buy additional coverage

Life and AD&D Employer Paid: $100,000

Voluntary Supplemental Life:
Employee: $10,000 - $500,000
Spouse/Domestic Partner: $5,000 - $100,000
Child(ren): $2,000 - $10,000
LEAVE PROVISIONS
Vacation: 1-3 years of service: 2 weeks
4-9 years of service: 3 weeks
10-14 years of service: 4 weeks
15-24 years of service: 5 weeks
25 years of service and over: 6 weeks

Sick Leave: 12 days per year

Holiday: 7 paid holidays; 5.5 floating holidays
RETIREMENT
457(b): Voluntary participation. No SacRT contribution.
(Eligible to enroll anytime)

SacRT Retirement Plan: 2.5% @ 67 years

No reciprocity provisions outside SacRT Plans. 5 year vesting for New hires.
OTHER
Healthcare (FSA): Annual maximum contribution of $3,400

Dependent Care (FSA): Annual maximum contribution of $7,500
($3,750 if married, filing a separate tax return)

Long Term Disability: 66.67% up to $3,333 per month

Tuition Reimbursement: *$1,750 per year, per employee, after 1st year of employment.
*Subject to funding availability.

Employee Assistance Program: 5 visits per year, per family member.

Transit Pass: No cost to employee and eligible dependent(s).
2026 Rates Effective: 1/1/2026 - 12/31/2026
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Please describe your work experience with any of the below listed scheduling functions. In your response, include the employer and number of years/months you performed the function.• Public transportation• Professional drivers• Delivery routes• Other industries where work shifts are created
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Please describe your work experience performing data analysis, specifically numerical data interpretation such as on-time performance statistics and/or ridership data. In your response, include the employer and number of years/months you performed the function.
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Using the rating scale below, describe your level of experience using the following software applications and the employers where this software was used:1 - No experience2 - Beginner-level experienceIntermediate-level experience..... 3Advanced-level experience......... 4a) Outlookb) Microsoft Wordc) Microsoft Exceld) Microsoft Accesse) Trapeze fixed route scheduling software, or other similar programs (Hastus, Maior, etc)
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