Exec Dir Transportation Services

(2-3 sentences describing job purpose):
Plans, organizes and manages all aspects of the student transportation program. Directs and reviews district-wide bus routing schedules; directs the efforts of the fleet maintenance program; oversees all training of new employees assigned to the department; and establishes staff development for the departments’ administration, support staff, fleet maintenance staff and driving corps. Develops and implements programs within organizational policies; reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Reports to: Executive Officer - Operations

Department Name: Transportation

• Job Duty/Resp. 1:
  Leads and supervises transportation system employees.
• Job Duty/Resp. 2:
  Communicates with parents, teachers, and staff on issues relating to routing, transportation, zoning, etc.
• Job Duty/Resp. 3:
  Schedules, plans, and leads meetings with transportation system employees to educate them on policy and procedure matters.
• Job Duty/Resp. 4:
  Reports activities and developments to senior staff and administration through scheduled meetings and reports.
• Job Duty/Resp. 5:
  Prepares and manages the transportation programs’ annual operating budget.
• Job Duty/Resp. 6:
  Conducts and leads the transportation programs’ Human Resource department, including all general Human Resource activities and disciplinary actions.
• Job Duty/Resp. 7:
  Planning, evaluating, and overseeing staff training and development meetings.
• Job Duty/Resp. 8:
  Keeps abreast of federal, state and local laws which impact student transportation.

Education (training/degree) : Required minimum:
Requires education or training equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Management, or a related field. Preferred:  to enter text.

Experience Requirements: Requires ten years of related experience. More specific degree, certification, and experience requirements will be included in the position announcement as vacancies occur.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations

Required:

None

Level 6:
Synthesizes or integrates analysis of data or information to discover facts or develop knowledge or interpretations; modifies policies, procedures, or methodologies based on findings.

People Responsibility:

Level 6:
Negotiates or exchanges ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs, or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions.

Assets Responsibility:

Level 8:
Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving widespread economies and/or preventing losses through the development and administration of organization-wide programs and policies that impact major departments.

Mathematical Requirements:

Level 2:
Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and percentages.

Communications Requirements:

Level 5:
Reads professional publications; composes complex reports and manuals; speaks formally to small groups within and outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:

Level 7:
Performs work involving the application of broad principles of professional management and leadership to solve new problems for which conventional solutions do not exist; requires sustained, intense concentration for accurate results.

Impact of Decisions:

Level 8:
Makes decisions with extremely serious impact - affects entire organization and impacts other activities/organizations and the general public.

Equipment Usage (if applicable):

Level 1:
Handles machines, tools, equipment, or work aids involving little or no latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items.

Safety of Others:

Level 5:
Requires management level responsibility for application and interpretation of the policies regarding the provision of continuous enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

Level 2:
Requires sedentary work involving standing or walking for brief periods, exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular basis; and some dexterity in operating machines, tools, or office equipment.

Additional requirements:

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Unavoidable Hazards:

Level 5:
The position is exposed to extreme heat/cold, wet or humid conditions, bright/dim lights, dust or pollen, intense noise levels, vibration, fumes or noxious odors, moving mechanical parts, disease/pathogens, and traffic.

Sensory Requirements:

Level 1:
The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

See Job Description.

Primary

Location:

Nashville-Support Hub

Job: Transportation

Job Schedule:

Full-Time