Region Safety Director, Northeast

MV Transportation • Dallas, TX

4d • Remote

About The Position

The Region Safety Director for the Northeast is a visible, hands-on regional safety leader responsible for shaping how safety is led, measured, and sustained across multiple operating locations. The role combines strategic planning with field execution, partnering with operations, maintenance, training, compliance, risk, human resources, and client teams 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 integrate safety into 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 significant time in the field with operating teams. The role offers the opportunity to influence regional safety performance, develop leaders, address operational challenges, and contribute to public transportation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Five years of management experience in a safety and/or training role overseeing multiple locations.
• Five years of workplace safety (OSHA) experience.
• Five years of transportation compliance (DOT) experience.
• Experience with defensive driving programs.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
• Effective organizational, analytical, confidentiality, quantitative, multitasking, and time-management skills.
• Leadership and influence skills 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-level use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other Windows-based computer operating systems.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to understand and apply operational and safety performance metrics.
• Ability to hold the respect and confidence of 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 with approximately 60% travel and substantial time in the field.

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.
• Turn 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 leading 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.
• Support the Chief Safety Officer, Regional Vice President, and other leaders on safety matters, special projects, and emerging priorities.

What This Job Offers

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