School Transport Support

VIBGYOR Group of Schools; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

VIBGYOR Group of Schools in Pune seeks a Transport Manager to oversee the school transport fleet, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, maintenance schedules, insurance, permits, and safety standards.

You will plan routes and optimize fleet utilization for timely and cost-effective student travel, supervise drivers and attendants, coordinate maintenance, insurance claims, and vendor management, and implement safety protocols and audits.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing school transport or fleet operations.
• Knowledge of transport regulations and safety standards.
• Strong leadership and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the school transport fleet, ensuring all vehicles comply with statutory requirements, maintenance schedules, insurance, permits, and safety standards.
• Plan and optimize transport routes, schedules, and fleet utilization to ensure timely, safe, and cost-effective student transportation.
• Ensure student safety by implementing transport SOPs, emergency response protocols, GPS/CCTV monitoring, attendance verification, and compliance with school transport policies.
• Supervise and manage drivers and bus attendants, including recruitment support, documentation, training, rostering, performance management, and statutory compliance.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, breakdown support, accident reporting, insurance claims, and vendor/service provider management.
• Monitor transport budgets, fuel consumption, maintenance costs, vendor billing, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Maintain transport records, fleet documentation, route data, compliance trackers, and management reports.
• Conduct regular transport audits, safety inspections, and emergency drills while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with school leadership, parents, vendors, and regulatory authorities to ensure high service standards and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Fleet management

Leadership

Budgeting

Safety compliance

Tools

GPS/CCTV monitoring

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Manage the school transport fleet, ensuring all vehicles comply with statutory requirements, maintenance schedules, insurance, permits, and safety standards.
• Plan and optimize transport routes, schedules, and fleet utilization to ensure timely, safe, and cost-effective student transportation.
• Ensure student safety by implementing transport SOPs, emergency response protocols, GPS/CCTV monitoring, attendance verification, and compliance with school transport policies.
• Supervise and manage drivers and bus attendants, including recruitment support, documentation, training, rostering, performance management, and statutory compliance.
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, breakdown support, accident reporting, insurance claims, and vendor/service provider management.
• Monitor transport budgets, fuel consumption, maintenance costs, vendor billing, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Maintain transport records, fleet documentation, route data, compliance trackers, and management reports.
• Conduct regular transport audits, safety inspections, and emergency drills while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with school leadership, parents, vendors, and regulatory authorities to ensure high service standards and regulatory compliance.