Senior Transit Safety & Compliance Leader

Transdev; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Sick days

Holidays

Job summary

Transdev Services, Inc. in Boston seeks a Senior Safety Manager – Compliance for the BPS transportation contract. You will provide operational oversight, safety, and service quality for the transportation services we deliver to BPS, schools, students, and families.

This role requires strong regulatory knowledge, leadership, and hands-on safety program management to ensure compliance with DOT, FMCSA, EPA, OSHA, and ADA requirements while maintaining excellent customer service.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversees all safety incidents and investigations, reports both incidents and accidents to senior leadership as needed and ensures open communications 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 DriveCam 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 WebRisk, 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 record keeping 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.

Skills

DOT knowledge

FMCSA rules

OSHA knowledge

EPA regs

ADA compliance

Computer skills

Communication skills

Defensive driving

Reporting abilities

Time management

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree preferred

Massachusetts CDL with endorsements preferred

Massachusetts School Bus Trainer Certificate preferred

Professional certifications preferred

Job description

Transdev Services, Inc. in Boston seeks a Senior Safety Manager – Compliance for the BPS transportation contract. You will provide operational oversight, safety, and service quality for the transportation services we deliver to BPS, schools, students, and families.

This role requires strong regulatory knowledge, leadership, and hands-on safety program management to ensure compliance with DOT, FMCSA, EPA, OSHA, and ADA requirements while maintaining excellent customer service.