Director, Safety Programs and Training

MV Transportation; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

MV Transportation is seeking a Director of Safety Programs and Training to lead strategic safety and training initiatives in Dallas, TX. You will oversee program development, collaborate with safety leaders, and ensure compliance across the organization.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years of safety/training experience in transit, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to travel. You will drive KPI alignment, enhance training technologies, and ensure brand-consistent communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5+ years' experience developing and delivering safety and/or operations programs and training in transit or related industries.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).
• Ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, and execution of strategic corporate safety and training programs across MV Transportation.
• Oversee safety program communications and ensure alignment with brand standards and reviews by Corporate Communications.
• Maintain and refresh safety training content and resources (e.g., SharePoint content).
• Ensure programs meet applicable laws, client requirements, best practices, and internal/external customers.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaborative relationships

Drive for results

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Director, Safety Programs and Training

Job Locations: US-TX-Dallas

ID: 2026-11939

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

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Responsibilities

The Director, Safety Program and Training is responsible for leading the successful planning, development, and execution of strategic corporate safety and training programs across MV Transportation.

• In partnership with Safety and Training Leaders, oversee the development of safety programs and communications that build safety brand awareness and promotes frontline engagement and
• Develop Safety and Training communications, including breakroom discussions, alerts, and lessons learned based on insights from leading and lagging indicators and event learnings.
• Ensure a cadence of functional communications with the Safety and Training organization to update on initiatives, performance, and other related topics.
• Working with Corporate Communications, ensure that all Safety and Training communications meet corporate brand standards and that reviews of external communications have been validated by Corporate Communications.
• Serve as the lead to maintain https://mvtransit.sharepoint.com/sites/mvsafety content by ensuring periodic review and refresh of content as required.
• Ensure safety and training programs meet quality and compliance standards established by federal, state, and local laws, client regulations or requirements, best practices, and internal and external customers.
• Support the development and implementation of best practices in training and operating standards to ensure efficient and effective training programs are being administered.
• Incorporate technological advancements (e.g., simulators, e-learning) into training to enhance effectiveness.
• In collaboration with the Director of Operations Training, ensure consistent development of training and train the trainer programs for Drivers and Safety and training staff on Safety Programs and processes.
• Support the development and execution of a set of KPIs related to training that provides insight into the overall execution of safety training initiatives across MV Transportation.
• Leads the development and management of corporate safety programs as required by regulations, clients or executive leadership.
• Administers and coordinates responses for safety requirements and programs in relation to requests for support from Business Development.

Qualifications

Talent Requirements:

• The ability to demonstrate and promote ethical behavior through the establishment and adherence to policies, procedures, and professional standards of conduct.
• The ability to define standards for services/work processes and manage activities and people in a manner that effectively achieves those standards.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to express oneself clearly in conversations and interactions with others; the ability to convey concepts and information in business writing; and the ability to plan and deliver communications/presentations that impact and/or persuade the intended audience.
• The ability to build and foster collaborative relationships by developing, maintaining, and strengthening partnerships inside or outside the organization.
• The ability to professionally demonstrate concern for satisfying one's external and/or internal customers.
• Develop and maintain relationships with a broad array of stakeholders and industry groups in order to deliver effective, industry-leading solutions in training.
• Drives for results and holds others accountable to ensure success.
• The ability to establish a clear vision for communications and training to the business unit and foster teamwork to lead others in pursuit of that vision. This entails the ability to develop and clearly communicate goals that support the business objectives.
• Drives for results and holds others accountable to ensure success.
• The ability to supervise others and take responsibility for one's own performance and/or employees' performance by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and challenges promptly.
• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Five (5) + years' experience developing and delivering safety and/or operations programs and training in transit or related industries.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
• Demonstrated experience in enhancing safety culture, leading and lagging safety performance indicators.
• Ability to travel as required.

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Where permissible under applicable state and local law, applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test and background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment.