Co-op Student, Rail Business Strategy - Canada - Metrolinx

Metrolinx

Verified Company

Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Pay Range:
$ $23.23 per hour. Your hourly rate will be based on the year of study at school.

Work Location:
Hybrid

Contract up to 4 months
Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system.

We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto's subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster, and easier.

Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Rail Business Strategy & Operations Control Office is looking for a CO-OP Student to assist with the development of business process improvements, automation, reporting and data analysis.

The CO-OP Students will work with internal stakeholders to provide analytical support in the completion of required tasks and deliverables.

What will I be doing?

Analyzing and organizing raw data from different sources; determine data requirements; gather, understand, clean and process data for the modeling purposes.
Hands on creation of analytical models, validation, testing and integrated reconciliations
Using statistical practices, analyze current and historical data to make predictions, identify risks and opportunities, enabling better decisions on planned/future events
Collaborate with stakeholders across Rail Services to gather, input, organize, and interpret data for reports/presentations/meetings/projects
Develops data visualizations, dashboards, spreadsheets, forms, and databases to input, track, store and retrieve data
Transforming data to be presented in models, charts, and tables into a format that is useful to the business
Perform assigned technical/professional/administrative duties
Prepare agendas, coordinate, and participate in technical/operational meetings
Certain travel and/or field work may occasionally be required

What Skills and Experience Do I Need?

Must be attending school fulltime and returning to an academic institution
Must be at least 15 years of age before starting employment
Enrolled in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering at a postsecondary institution
Interest in rail transportation and transit/operational data modeling is a strong asset
Familiar with data interpretation, qualitative and quantitative analysis
Familiar with models, datasets, business/technical requirements, and statistical programming languages (such as Python, SQL, Java, Scala, DAX in PowerBI, etc.)
Previous experience working within a business environment is preferred
Strong written, oral communication and interpersonal skills are required
Competence in software such as Microsoft Suite, PowerBI, and Data Visualization Systems
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Ability to cooperate and assist other coworkers with various projects
A willingness to learn while being exposed to all aspects of Rail Business Strategy & Operations Control

Don't Meet Every Requirement?

Accommodation:

Application Process:

Metrolinx employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in accordance with Metrolinx's Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Standard, made under the Metrolinx Communicable Diseases in the Workplace Policy, as a condition of being eligible for the recruitment process.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required.

If you are not able to obtain COVID-19 vaccination for a reason related to a protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation, you can request accommodation from Metrolinx.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
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