Transportation Manager

Academie Lafayette • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

The Transportation Manager is responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing all aspects of the district’s student transportation services. This includes managing vendor contracts, supervising departmental staff, and administering the transportation budget to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient service delivery. The role supports daily instructional programs, student activities, and specialized transportation needs through strategic coordination and operational leadership. The Manager ensures compliance with district policies and regulatory requirements, promotes consistent service standards, and leads the department in providing responsive support to students, families, staff, and the community. Additionally, the position is accountable for evaluating incidents, resolving service issues, and recommending improvements to enhance safety, efficiency, and overall performance. Status of Position This is a full time position with Académie Lafayette. This is a non-exempt position pursuant to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university in a job related field
• Five (5) years of experience in student transportation services
• Experience leading others in student transportation services
• Intermediate level Microsoft Office Skills, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Valid driver’s license and CDL or ability to obtain CDL license within 90 days.
• This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least fifty pounds.
• Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• This role also would need to have the ability to drive a bus or a van when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Master Degree in business or transportation management is preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and oversight of district-wide student transportation services, ensuring safe, reliable, efficient, and equitable access for all student populations.
• Liaison vendor relationships to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and sustain reliable and safe student transportation.
• Use transportation data and performance metrics and stakeholder feedback to evaluate service effectiveness, proactively identifying and resolving service disruptions and/or delays.
• Direct investigations into transportation-related incidents and complaints, applying corrective actions and continuous improvement strategies.
• Collaborate with internal departments (e.g., Athletics, McKinney-Vento, etc.) to align transportation services with programmatic and student-specific needs.
• Monitor and manage transportation budgets, procurement processes, and funding.
• Promote and ensure strong customer service practices across transportation operations, delivering responsive support to students, families, school staff, and the broader community.
• Ensures and maintains accurate reporting and documentation per state and federal compliance, including District compliance audits and DESE guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of district operations.

What This Job Offers

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