Senior Safety Manager

Transdev Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Safety Manager – Compliance for its Boston Public Schools (BPS) transportation contract. The Senior Safety Manager – Operations Compliance is responsible for providing operational oversight, safety, and service quality for the transportation services we provide to BPS, schools, students, and families.

Compensation package of $92, per year (exempt).

• Vacation: minimum of two (2) weeks
• Sick days: 5 days
• Holidays: 12 days; 9 standard and 3 floating
• Other standard benefits: 401(k) retirement plan, medical, dental and vision, life insurance, short-term disability, voluntary long-term disability.

Benefits may vary depending on location policy.

• Oversees all safety incidents and investigations, reports both incidents and accidents to senior leadership as needed, and ensures open communication daily with BPS; supports daily operations; provides employees with coaching, counseling, tools, and information; and ensures enforcement of workplace policies and procedures using progressive disciplinary steps, when needed.
• Manages the site Safety and Training Department including but not limited to: all aspects of site safety training; classroom and behind-the-wheel training schedules, logistics and documentation; and personnel and qualification files pertaining to training, safety and loss matters.
• Oversees the Drive Cam program to increase safety awareness and decrease accidents, near misses, and risky behavior.
• Manages the Safety Desk and Road Safety Supervisors to ensure prompt deployments, responses, and reporting for all incidents and accidents.
• Ensures that all reporting and risk management tools, including Web Risk, are always up to date and correct.
• Conducts evaluations and inspections to mitigate risk and minimize risk of loss potential.
• Conducts evaluations and inspections to mitigate risk and minimize risk of loss potential; ensures that safety inspections are properly scheduled, carried out, monitored, acted upon, and documented.
• Reviews all accident-related information and coordinates hearings for the Accident Review Committee.
• Communicates company programs, rules, and tools related to safety.
• Ensures contract compliance with all applicable federal, state, local, and company/client regulations; ensures that related recordkeeping and reporting requirements are met and maintained; provides support in implementing the approved recommendations.
• Ensures that safety meetings are held on a regular basis and documentation of the meetings is properly maintained; oversees the system safety program to ensure compliance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requirements.
• Sets the tone for the location as the expert in EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), CDL compliance, and regulations.
• Oversees the successful completion of all safety-related reviews/audits.
• Coaches and motivates staff; provides guidance and direction on problems and issues; delegates work assignments considering employee skills and development needs as required.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information.
• Performs other duties and projects as required.

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Public Administration, or related field preferred.
• A valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Passenger and School Bus endorsements preferred.
• A Massachusetts School Bus Trainer Certificate preferred.
• Applicable professional certifications preferred.

• Five (5) years of experience in passenger transit safety or training.
• Four (4) years of supervisory experience in passenger transit safety or training.