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Senior Specialist- Transit Safety
1 month ago
Job Title: Senior Specialist - Transit Safety
Reports to: Senior Supervisor - Operator Training and Performance
Employment Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt
Job Overview
The Senior Specialist - Safety will direct the development, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive safety programs, policies, and standards for Jaunt, which includes 125 operators, mechanics, and office staff.
Job Responsibilities
- Consistently model Jaunt's organizational values.
- Responsible for safety program tasks and documentation.
- Ensure the development, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive safety programs, policies, and standards.
- Demonstrate thorough knowledge and understanding of Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), rules and regulations.
- Utilize hazard mitigation, risk reduction, cross-functional partnerships, historical analysis, and trend analysis methodologies
- Oversees investigations of accidents and safety-related incidents.
- Ensure successful implementation of Jaunt's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)
- Represent Jaunt to federal agencies, local groups and organizations, professional associations, and other similar groups.
- Responsible to interpret, and stay current on, the DOT and FTA Drug & Alcohol regulations to ensure on-going compliance.
- Responsible for comprehensive knowledge of regulations, such as CFR 655, 219 and 382 and DOT CFR Part 40 policies.
- Manage the daily activities of Jaunt's Drug & Alcohol program procedure and processes to ensure that all required Drug & Alcohol testing is done properly, on schedule, and in strict adherence with all federal regulations and Jaunt's Drug & Alcohol policies with the help of appointed Designated Employee Representatives.
- Make recommendations to senior staff on policy changes.
- Work closely with Operations team leaders to ensure that operator supervision is carried out equitably and consistently ensuring staff and passenger safety is maximized.
- Oversee the safety event management and investigation program at Jaunt.
- Drive performance by creating a culture of excellence; sets clear and challenging safety goals for each division.
- Obtain and maintain DMV CDL Examiner certification, CPR and other areas as needed.
- Obtain and maintain FTA approved Collections Professional Training.
- Maintain reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol training.
- Assist with special projects as needed.
- Ensure all training content adheres to and includes safety metrics and standards set forth by Jaunt and federal regulations.
- This position is considered Safety Sensitive based on FTA regulation: Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations, 49 CFR Part 655.
- Be present and provide knowledge and guidance during emergency situations, such as snow, inclement weather, or other emergency situations.
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
- Relevant experience in the areas of safety, training, risk management, drug & alcohol programs
- Ability to plan well and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with peers, public and private sector officials, and citizen groups.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Must possess a valid VA driver's license and have an excellent driving record.
- Must have, or be able to obtain within three months, a Commercial Driver's License.
- Must meet the physical requirements of a Jaunt operator.
- Ability to keep abreast of developments in the field.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to evaluate programs against pertinent standards.
- Ability to plan and conduct staff development programs.
- Knowledge of governing laws and processes.
- English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Prefer Transit experience
- Prefer Transit Safety and Security Program (TSSP) certification
- Prefer Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program certification
- Prefer World Safety Organization Certified Safety Specialist credential
- Prefer bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Drug and Alcohol Program Manager
The Senior Specialist - Safety is Jaunt's Drug and Alcohol Program Manager (DAPM). A DAPM is an employee that receives test results and other communications for the employer and is required to make decisions in the testing and evaluation process. The DAPM must also be authorized by the employer to take immediate action (directly or through the employee's direct supervisor) to remove employees from safety-sensitive duties.
Special Requirements:
Employment is contingent upon successfully completing and passing a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent on a driving record that allows the employee to be covered by Jaunt's insurance. Continued employment depends on adherence to Jaunt's Substance Abuse Policy, including being subject to drug and alcohol screening, and maintaining a clean driving record.
Jaunt employees regularly interact with passengers with disabilities. To ensure it effectively adheres to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, all employees will be regularly trained on service delivery expectations to ensure the safe and timely transportation services for passengers with disabilities. Further, those employees with direct contact with passengers with disabilities will be expected to exercise their training for passenger sensitivity, which includes securing passengers' wheelchairs to restraining devices to stabilize wheelchairs during trips, as well as being physically able to handle and assist disabled passengers in wheelchairs and assist disabled passengers into and out of vehicle. Further, Jaunt shall adhere with the American with Disabilities Act. The successful candidate must be able to perform the position's essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. The physical demands given in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made that allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. To be eligible for accommodation, employees must request accommodation and provide a doctor's statement to management stating their physical limitations.
Jaunt is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any group or individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age or disability in regards to any aspect of employment policy and practice: recruitment, testing, selection, assignment, pay, conditions of work, training, leave, overtime, promotion, discipline, demotion, and separation. In addition to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Federal Transit Law states " A person may not be excluded from participating in, denied a benefit of, or discriminated against under, a project, program, or activity receiving financial assistance under this chapter because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age."
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