Manager, Fleet Safety & Compliance

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Home Depot is seeking a Manager, Fleet Safety and Compliance – Drivers to oversee enterprise driver safety programs, including qualification files, hours-of-service compliance, and drug/alcohol program oversight across DOT and non-DOT drivers. You will partner with Legal, HR, Risk, Safety, and field leaders to ensure compliant, data-driven execution.

Responsibilities include governing driver compliance programs, monitoring hours-of-service and ELD use, coaching on safety, supporting incident

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate experience overseeing DOT and non-DOT driver programs and document control.
• Deliverables include driver qualification files, CDL/medical card tracking, and annual reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to improve compliance and safety through data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Govern DOT and non-DOT driver compliance programs, including documentation gaps and audits.
• Manage hours-of-service, ELD monitoring, exemptions, and violation trends with coaching support.
• Lead driver safety programs, incident prevention, and data-driven coaching and reporting.

Skills

Driver Compliance Governance

Hours of Service / ELD

Driver Safety & Coaching

FMCSA DataQ Reporting

Samsara

MS Office

Education

Associates degree or higher

Tools

Samsara

MS Office

Job description

Position Purpose

The Manager, Fleet Safety and Compliance – Drivers provides enterprise oversight for driver safety and driver compliance programs across supported fleet operations, including DOT and non-DOT driver populations. This role owns the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of driver qualification, hours-of-service, drug and alcohol compliance, driver coaching, incident prevention, driver engagement, and safety-performance reporting. The position partners with field leaders, Legal, HR, Risk Management, Safety, and third-party providers to ensure driver programs are compliant, consistently executed, risk-based, and aligned to Home Depot’s broader fleet safety strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Driver Compliance Program Governance: Own day-to-day oversight of DOT and non-DOT driver compliance programs, including driver qualification files, CDL and medical card tracking, MVR monitoring, annual reviews, pre-employment screening, recurring compliance monitoring, third-party administrator performance, audit readiness, and timely closure of driver compliance documentation gaps.
• Hours of Service, ELD and Driver Regulatory Compliance: Manage hours-of-service compliance, ELD monitoring, exemptions, form-and-manner errors, unassigned driving, and violation trends. Partner with field leaders to address repeat issues, provide coaching guidance, support corrective actions, and elevate high-risk or recurring compliance concerns.
• Driver Safety, Coaching and Incident Prevention: Lead driver incident-prevention program execution and support root-cause analysis for significant vehicular incidents. Use Samsara, telematics, video-based safety data, incident trends, and field observations to identify high-risk behaviors, establish coaching governance, reinforce field leader accountability, and verify corrective-action effectiveness.
• Drug and Alcohol Program Oversight: Oversee execution of DOT drug and alcohol program requirements, including random testing, post-accident testing, pre-employment testing, reasonable suspicion support, and Clearinghouse query compliance. Monitor vendor performance, compliance exceptions, field escalation, and corrective-action follow up in partnership with HR, Legal, and Safety.
• Driver Engagement, Training, Analytics and Continuous Improvement: Coordinate driver safety recognition and engagement programs, support defensive driving and DOT compliance training routines, analyze driver safety and compliance KPIs, produce scorecards and executive-ready summaries, recommend process improvements, and oversee FMCSA DataQ submissions for inaccurate driver-related records through final resolution.

Direct Manager/Direct Reports

• Reports to Sr. Manager, Director Sr. Director or VP
• Typically requires interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations.
• Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches.
• Typically considers new courses of action within broad policies and medium-term goals when solving problems.
• Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it.

Travel Requirements

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about; occasionally there may be a need to stoop or lift light objects (typically less than 8 pounds).

Working Conditions

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Six Sigma or other Process Improvement Methodology
• Advanced in Microsoft Office Suite including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, and Visio.
• Associates degree or higher.
• Certified Director of Safety (CDS) Certification, Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Designation.
• SMITH System or Decision Driving Trainer Certification
• 2 Years’ Experience Managing a Fleet Maintenance Program
• Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
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