Key Responsibilities

• Monitor the transportation budget to ensure funds are properly utilized and implemented.
• Supervise mechanics’ and service assistants’ performance, allocating driver assignments, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and maintaining all vehicles in top working order.
• Manage databases that detail transport activities, financial accountings, and employee schedules, personnel records.
• Create, implement, and revise an annual budget for transportation department expenditures.
• Provide long-range planning for the transportation department.
• Participate in the development of time and cost estimates for major vehicle repairs.
• Determine the appropriateness of vehicle service requests and authorize work to be completed.
• Establish standards of maintenance and preventative maintenance for vehicles.
• Ensure that standards consistent with all applicable laws and regulations are maintained.
• Manage compliance with all safety regulations governing pupil & student transportation.
• Inspect all vehicles on a regular basis to determine that high standards of cleanliness, safety, and security are maintained.
• Recruit, train, and supervise all bus drivers.

Key Qualifications:

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree
• Practices of operating a school transportation system and fleet vehicles.
• Knowledge of Laws, safety precautions, and rules pertaining to the transportation of children and the maintenance of transportation vehicles.
• Effective communication techniques using tact and professionalism.
• Ability to Coordinate and supervise the work of others and develop and maintain cooperative working relations with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Carry out written and oral instructions.
• Read and interpret transportation policies.
• Prepare and present oral and written reports.
• Assist and provide direction to the employees as it relates to personnel issues and concerns.