Planning Analyst

Job Description

Company Introduction

Job Responsibilities and Duties

• Detect any factor that can affect the efficiency of a route in terms of reliability and punctuality;
• Study the transport network;
• Group the routes by areas or geographical areas in order to get a better understanding;
• Examine the efficiency of routes from a company, driver and customer point of view, including punctuality, traffic management, safety and other considerations of each route;
• Detect every factor which might cause an alteration to the running times;
• Understand both external and internal factors which cause alterations in the running times and the weight each factor has;
• Understand, identify and propose solutions for safety hazards on routes which may not necessarily affect running times but may affect the safety of the route;
• Issue reports which include detailed performances of individual routes or groups of routes at different times of the day, the week, the year, etc on a regular basis;
• Detect driving patterns in order to identify those drivers who are quicker and slower and may require training and development;
• Detect patterns of road closures and diversions and their impact on running times and the efficiency of the route;
• Develop the proper tool which could let to predict future running times depending on the proper parameters and using all electronic data available;
• Resolve with maximum urgency all incidents, problems and changes caused by changes in the normal journey of the routes;
• Work closely with the Depot managers to be able to implement quick solutions where necessary to improve route efficiency;
• Use the scheduling and allocating program (GOAL) and/or other technical tools that can be implemented in the area;
• Conduct internal workshops with drivers and other personnel to get a better in-depth understanding of how to make a route more efficient;
• Suggest to the planning team about the running times which have to be implemented;
• Manage the information received efficiently and confidentially;
• Manage the service in the most efficient and effective way;
• Ensure compliance and security policies, risk prevention, data protection, quality and environment established in the field of occupation and responsibilities;
• Keep the depots updated about the changes in the running times which are going to be implemented;
• Identify those routes with the lowest commercial speed and therefore suggest to Transport Malta the necessary changes to be implemented in order to improve the service;
• Assist in the planning team with the finalization process for the publishing of Duty Boards;
• Do the reports that are necessary in the scope of their competencies, that are requested by the immediate superior;
• Cooperate with the Planning Manager and Operations Director in all the tasks that are required.

Experience

• Have a University degree or post-secondary education qualification;
• Fluent in written and spoken English;
• Having previous experience and knowledge in the management of transport networks will be considered an asset.

Personal Skills

• Highly organised;
• Has good communication skills;
• Have knowledge of routes and IT office tools;
• Good analytical skills;
• Able to solve problems in an efficient manner;
• Able to work under own initiative;
• Problem-solving skills.