Senior Transit Fare Policy Analyst

About the role

This hybrid role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on transportation systems and is available for both full-time and part-time positions. This position may be located in Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; or other locations nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of short- and medium-term fare policies and pilots, analyzing their potential impacts on ridership, revenue, and equity.
• Utilize and maintain complex travel demand and fare models (such as TransCAD or FARES) to forecast the effects of fare changes.
• Work with internal teams (e.g., Finance, Operations, Customer Experience) and external stakeholders (partner agencies, community groups) to ensure coordinated policy design and implementation.
• Serve as an expert on equity considerations, ensuring all fare policies and programs comply with regulations such as Title VI, and oversee the development of reduced fare programs.
• Collaborate with fare technology teams to align policy decisions with system capabilities and implement new fare collection technologies and business rules.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University
• 10+ years of experience in transit agencies, specializing in fare structure development, analysis, and optimization to advance ridership, revenue, efficiency, and equity goals.
• Ability to develop and refine comprehensive fare policies, programs, and pilot initiatives, including reduced-fare, low-income, student, senior, and accessibility-related programs.
• Proficiency in transportation modeling software (e.g., VISUM, CUBE, TransCAD), GIS, and strong statistical analysis capabilities.
• Expertise in evaluating fare policy alternatives, including dynamic pricing, distance-based or zone-based fare structures, pass programs, and promotional or pilot initiatives.
• Direct experience conducting Title VI equity analyses to ensure all fare policy proposals and model outputs comply with federal requirements.

Qualifications

WSP is committed to inspiring talented individuals to shape the future of transportation. Our teamwork-driven environment fosters community and growth, offering you a chance to be part of something impactful.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with data analysis and modeling tools.
• Knowledge of federal regulations and compliance standards.

Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Pay

Expected Salary (all locations): $150,000-250,000

Schedule

The schedule for this role may vary based on project demands and can be either full-time or part-time.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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