Exec Dir Transportation Services

(2-3 sentences describing job purpose):  Plans, organizes and manages all aspects of the student transportation program. Directs and reviews district-wide bus routing schedules; directs the efforts of the fleet maintenance program; oversees all training of new employees assigned to the department; and establishes staff development for the departments’ administration, support staff, fleet maintenance staff and driving corps. Develops and implements programs within organizational policies; reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports. Reports to: Executive Officer - Operations Department Name: Transportation : List, in the order of importance or time spent, the essential duties/tasks performed by the position. This is not an exhaustive list and employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required. Job Duty/Resp. 1: Leads and supervises transportation system employees. Job Duty/Resp. 2: Communicates with parents, teachers, and staff on issues relating to routing, transportation, zoning, etc. Job Duty/Resp. 3: Schedules, plans, and leads meetings with transportation system employees to educate them on policy and procedure matters. Job Duty/Resp. 4: Reports activities and developments to senior staff and administration though scheduled meetings and reports. Job Duty/Resp. 5: Prepares and manages the transportation programs’ annual operating budget. Job Duty/Resp. 6: Conducts and leads the transportation programs’ Human Resource department, including all general Human Resource activities and disciplinary actions. Job Duty/Resp. 7: Planning, evaluating, and overseeing staff training and development meetings. Job Duty/Resp. 8: Keeps abreast of federal, state and local laws which impact student transportation. Instructions: Fill in all blanks anddropdowns. Kronos access questions mustbe completed for payroll. Education and Experience Requirements Education (training/degree) : Required minimum: Requires education or training equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Management, or a related field.Preferred: Click here to enter text. Experience Requirements: Requires ten years of related experience. More specific degree, certification, and experience requirements will be included in the position announcement as vacancies occur. Licenses, Certificationsor Registrations Required: None Skills Required: Click here to enter text. Data Responsibility: Level 6: Synthesizes or integrates analysis of data or information to discover facts or develop knowledge or interpretations; modifies policies, procedures, or methodologies based on findings. PeopleResponsibility: Level 6: Negotiates or exchanges ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs, or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions. AssetsResponsibility: Level 8: Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving widespread economies and/or preventing losses through the development and administration of organization-wide programs and policies that impact major departments. MathematicalRequirements: Level 2: Uses addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; may compute ratios, rates, and percentages. CommunicationsRequirements: Level 5: Reads professional publications; composes complex reports and manuals; speaks formally to small groups within and outside the organization. Complexityof Work: Level 7: Performs work involving the application of broad principles of professional management and leadership to solve new problems for which conventional solutions do not exist; requires sustained, intense concentration for accurate results Impactof Decisions: Level 8: Makes decisions with extremely serious impact - affects entire organization and impacts other activities/organizations and the general public. EquipmentUsage (if applicable): Level 1: Handles machines, tools, equipment, or work aids involving little or no latitude for judgment regarding attainment of standard or in selecting appropriate items. Safetyof Others: Level 5: Requires management level responsibility for application and interpretation of the policies regarding the provision of continuous enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety. ADA Requirements/Compliance Physical Demands: Level 2: Requires sedentary work involving standing or walking for brief periods, exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular basis; and some dexterity in operating machines, tools, or office equipment. Additional requirements: Click here to enter text. UnavoidableHazards: Level 5: The position is exposed to extreme heat/cold, wet or humid conditions, bright/dim lights, dust or pollen, intense noise levels, vibration, fumes or noxious odors, moving mechanical parts, disease/pathogens, and traffic. SensoryRequirements: Level 1: The position requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing, and speaking. MetropolitanNashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires MNPS to provide adequateaccommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees areencouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management. Qualifications See Job Description. Primary Location :Nashville-Support Hub Job :TransportationJob Schedule:Full-Time