Safety Manager

The role

You will lead safety operations at the Howard County, MD location, covering safety program development, driver training, incident management and regulatory compliance. You will manage the safety department staff and build a behavioral safety culture for employees, students and communities.

What you will do

• Design and deliver initial and recurrent training for drivers, monitors and support staff.
• Oversee all training, including new driver training, in-service training, driver road evaluations, special education and first aid training.
• Lead safety meetings and recognition programs that meet or exceed state, federal, FMCSA, DOT and district requirements.
• Monitor safety KPIs such as accident frequency, severity rates, training compliance and behavioral observation metrics.
• Ensure compliance with FMCSA, state pupil transportation, OSHA and DOT rules and keep audit-ready records.
• Monitor Netradyne alerts and camera systems, and maintain individual driver files.
• Manage and lead Field Supervisors and Driver Trainers, setting objectives, standards and schedules.
• Work with Recruiting on hiring, drug testing requirements and certification currency.
• Supervise Master Trainers and certified drivers/trainers who assist with bus driver training.
• Serve as primary contact for personnel injuries and vehicle accidents and lead root cause investigations.

Required qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of professional safety management experience in the transportation industry.
• In-depth knowledge of FMCSA regulations, state pupil transportation laws and OSHA/DOT standards.

Nice to have

• Supervisory experience supervising and training a driver workforce.
• Commercial Driver's License with Passenger and School Bus Endorsements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting complex data clearly.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Director of Pupil Transportation (CDPT) or other relevant safety certification.
• SBDI (School Bus Driver Instructor) certification.
• Prior experience with vehicle camera and monitoring systems.

Before you apply

• Strong preference for experience in school bus or passenger transportation.
• A drug testing requirement applies to this role.

About the company

Zūm builds Zūm CMX, a connected mobility system used by more than 6,500 schools to coordinate people, vehicles and operations in real time. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, GIC, TPG and Softbank.