Mgr, Transportation

As a pioneer in the Charter school movement, CSUSA is one of the fastest-growing education management organizations in the United States, providing a wide variety of educational choices to over 82,000 students in more than 150 schools across Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Louisiana.

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the largest and highest performing education management companies in the United States, proudly serving over 82,000 students in over 150 schools in four states. Founded by Jonathan Hage in 1997, CSUSA's mission is a Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life™. CSUSA provides an academically rigorous education to students equipping them with real world readiness, prepared for college or career after graduation.

With an unwavering dedication to the success of students from every background, CSUSA is closing the gaps in achievement and opportunity, keeping our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™.

Job Purpose

To join a team of people with the mission:
Relentless Commitment to Student Greatness in School and in Life ™. If you love inspiring and motivating young learners and want to put students first in education, CSUSA is the right place for you. We deliver on our promise of Strong Minds, Good Hearts™ through an education model that gives every student the opportunity for success. As a Transportation Manager you will lead our mission to have safe, reliable, compliant and innovative transportation that supports every students' access to learning across our CSUSA network.

This position reports to the National Transportation Director and supports schools across the Charter Schools USA network. This role will manage Transportation Leads, Transportation Coordinators, School Bus Operators, contracted bus services for specific schools and Red Apple Busing LLC.

• Have strength in assessing needs, coordinate services and safety practices necessary to establish and maintain safe, effective and efficient pupil transportation services for schools under your direction.
• You must have competence to develop and maintain stakeholder relationships consistently meeting expectations through proactive communication and service delivery.
• Be talented for ensuring that transportation functions are performed with the terms of school board policies, parish or district regulations and any acts or law affecting student transportation.
• Have a tactical and strategic mindset to identify solutions for school bus operational excellence to promote Safety First, A Great Place To Work and Strong Minds, Good Hearts philosophy.
• Have the capability to facilitate group involvement and conduct professional meetings.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with parents, school leadership, vendors, employees and the community we serve.
• Be capable of understanding and implementing compliance with state and federal requirements to avoid unlawful practices and embarrassment to our schools (FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, and DOE).

• Bachelor's degree in management, logistics or supply chain or 10 years of progressive transportation/logistics management experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree. High School diploma required.
• Prefer 3-5 years of progressive experience in transportation, logistics or fleet management.
• 1 or more years managing a team of 10 or more employees to include drivers with a commercial driver's license.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, routing technology, fleet management systems, ERP systems and project management platforms (e.g., ).
• 2 or more years of managerial experience with employee hiring and performance management.
• Skilled in day-to-day vendor performance discussions and issue…