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

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY

A resume is required with your application

ABOUT THE ROLE

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.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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.