Region Safety Director, Northeast

MV Transportation•Dallas, TX

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Region Safety Director for the Northeast is a visible, hands-on regional leader responsible for shaping and sustaining safety practices across multiple operating locations. The role combines strategic planning with field execution and partners with operations, maintenance, training, compliance, risk, human resources, client teams, and executive leadership to reduce risk, strengthen accountability, and build a proactive safety culture. The director guides leaders through audits, investigations, compliance execution, performance improvement, and safety program implementation, while coaching division teams to make safety part of daily operations. This is a remote leadership role with approximately 60% travel. The selected candidate must live near a major airport within the Northeast region and be comfortable spending meaningful time in the field with operating teams. The role serves as a regional subject matter expert on applicable safety and transportation regulations; leads audit and inspection readiness; turns audit, inspection, incident, and performance data into corrective actions; and ensures incidents are investigated, reported, documented, and mitigated consistently. It also guides regional safety, training, incentive, and FMCSA compliance programs; leads safety performance reviews; develops regional safety talent; partners with Risk Management; and supports the Chief Safety Officer, Regional Vice President, and other leaders on safety matters and special projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience as described in the posting.
Five years of management experience in a safety and/or training role overseeing multiple locations.
Five years of experience in workplace safety (OSHA).
Five years of experience in transportation compliance (DOT).
Experience with defensive driving programs.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
Effective organizational, analytical, quantitative, multitasking, and time-management skills, including confidentiality.
Leadership aptitude and ability to influence within a matrix organization.
Ability to delegate tasks and provide appropriate supervision and follow-up to department staff.
Ability to analyze, define, diagnose, and resolve problems using sound logic and rationale.
Strong leadership skills, including setting clear expectations and coaching, developing, and motivating staff.
Attention to detail and thorough reporting and documentation skills.
Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to influence people at all organizational levels.
Ability to supervise and work effectively with a diverse workforce.
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other Windows-based computer operating systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to understand and apply purposeful operations and safety performance metrics.
Ability to hold the respect and confidence of all employees.
Ability to work independently and objectively.
Knowledge of state and federal regulations, including OSHA, DOT, FMCSA, EPA, ADA, and CHP rules and regulations.
Knowledge of best-in-class safety and training programs.
Must live near a major airport within the Northeast region and be comfortable spending meaningful time in the field with operating teams.
Ability to travel approximately 60%.

Nice To Haves

Transit Safety and Security Program (TSSP) Certification.
Experience working with a unionized workforce.

Responsibilities

Serve as a regional subject matter expert for OSHA, FTA, DOT, FMCSA, ADA, CHP, and other applicable safety and transportation regulations.
Lead readiness for internal, client, and regulatory audits and inspections, ensuring locations are prepared, responsive, and accountable.
Translate audit, inspection, and incident data into corrective actions that address root causes and prevent repeat issues.
Ensure accidents, incidents, and security events are investigated, documented, reported, and mitigated in a timely and consistent manner.
Maintain recordkeeping and reporting discipline across assigned locations in accordance with company, client, and regulatory requirements.
Support consistent application of safety and training policies, programs, procedures, and employee relations actions, including discipline, grievances, and corrective action when required.
Champion MV’s safety culture by helping leaders translate safety expectations into consistent daily practices.
Partner with regional, operations, maintenance, and executive leadership to identify risk, remove barriers, and sustain measurable safety improvement.
Use telematics, audit findings, claims trends, incident history, and safety performance data to identify emerging risks and drive targeted mitigation plans.
Lead safety performance reviews that create accountability, clarify priorities, and support sustained regional improvement.
Guide execution of regional safety, training, incentive, and FMCSA compliance programs, focusing on consistency and operational impact.
Coach, mentor, and develop division leaders and safety personnel in safety conversations, corrective actions, and performance improvement.
Support recruitment, onboarding, development, and performance management for regional safety talent.
Monitor industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices, and bring practical recommendations to the business.
Partner with Risk Management on loss control, reporting, claims trends, and insurance-related safety requirements.
Provide support to the Chief Safety Officer, Regional Vice President, and other leaders on safety matters, special projects, and emerging priorities.