Area Manager, Student Transportation

Howard County Public School System • Perryton, TX

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About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Student Transportation, the Area Manager, Student Transportation assists in planning, directing, and supervising transportation activities and school bus operations. This is a 12-month-per-year position in the Howard County Association of Supervisors and Administrators—Administrators, Non-Certificated Supervisors employee unit. The position is classified as essential and requires being on call and responding to calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. HCPSS issues a mobile phone for this purpose. The role is exempt from overtime. Salary placement is in the Grade III lane of the Non-Certificated Supervisors salary scale and is determined under HCPSS and HCASA-NCS salary procedures, considering relevant prior experience.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and six years of experience in transportation, school administration, planning, logistics, or service delivery operations; a combination of education and experience may be considered. The ideal candidate also has experience managing student transportation logistics, progressively managing logistics operations involving multiple stakeholders, and addressing customer and stakeholder concerns in a government, nonprofit, or similar setting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; a combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Six years of experience in transportation, school administration, planning, logistics, or service delivery operations.
• Maryland Class C driver’s license and satisfactory driving record; provide a copy of the license and consent to a driving-record review before an employment offer.
• Demonstrated management and leadership ability.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Effective organizational skills.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Ability to be on call and respond to calls 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience managing student transportation logistics in a PreK-12 or college/university setting.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience managing logistics operations involving multiple stakeholders.
• Two years of experience in a government, nonprofit, or similar setting responding to and resolving customer and stakeholder inquiries and challenges, and managing communications and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Route, schedule, and supervise contract school bus operations for school system transportation programs.
• Continuously analyze bus routes and bus stops for safety and efficiency, and review non-transported areas for safety.
• Supervise the daily operations of school bus service.
• Work with school-based and central office administration to address student transportation concerns.
• Address parent and community concerns related to transportation services and traffic safety.
• Assist and collaborate on transportation impacts of school redistricting, assignment of areas of responsibility, performance reviews of bus contractors, and checks of road conditions in winter months.
• Attend internal and external stakeholder meetings with HCPSS schools and offices, the State Highway Administration, Howard County Bureau of Highways, Howard County Police Department, and other agencies.
• Audit documentation associated with monthly school bus contractor invoices.
• Assist with supervision, development, and presentation of school bus driver and attendant certification and annual safety programs.
• Assist with scheduled and unscheduled school bus inspections.
• Use technology to monitor and audit driver and attendant performance.
• Maintain familiarity with county growth and review existing and new communities and roads affecting school bus routes and non-transported areas, using on-the-road observations and information from the Office of School Planning.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees.
• Paid time off information is available in the negotiated agreement for the employee unit.
• Mandatory membership in the Maryland State Retirement Agency pension plan for employees who meet eligibility and membership criteria; the annual contribution is 7% of salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager