Transportation Safety Manager

The Transportation Safety Manager is responsible for the region’s transportation fleet, ensuring operational fleet safety and DOT compliance consistent with DOT/FMCSA requirements. These objectives will be achieved by having transportation administration and management background.  The candidate in this role will be ready to take the initiative and have forward thinking strategy on transportation and fleet safety, with experience in fleet/trucking transportation industry administration and management and knowledge of the current legal base and DOT/FMCSA Regulations.

Position Responsibilities:

In-Vehicle Monitoring System (IVMS - Motive) Duties:

Implement/Maintain System and Equipment

• Assist and support with District implementation
• Oversight of driver management and vehicle transfers
• Coordinate vehicle installs and de-installs
• Receive service requests and follow up on those as needed
• Participate on calls with vendor on progress and resolution of IVMS issues
• Manage district event notification and subscription distribution list

Auditing/Reporting

• Analysis, trending and auditing of IVMS reports
• Follow up on driving behavior performance and coaching irregularities with management
• Ensure electronic logs and hours of service are being utilized properly
• Incident data reconstruction and extraction

Communication/Training

• Assist district management teams with periodic training and questions
• Report out periodically to district IVMS stakeholders
• Facilitate district calls on IVMS performance

DOT Duties:

Implement/Maintain System

• District DOT SME supporting the district
• Work with local and state DOT personnel
• Lead gate check events
• Lead investigations with management for roadside inspections resulting in non-out of service and out of service violations (5why)
• Work with management on vehicle technology and non-technology improvements
• Facilitate with Fleet on registrations, permits, inspection
• Maintain list of DOT qualified mechanics

Auditing/Reporting

• Support district DOT/Transportation related functions
• Facilitate DQF file reviews for drivers that are involved in a DOT vehicle incident and that receive DOT vehicle roadside inspections
• Facilitate identifying and correcting vehicle/trailer defects with drivers and management

Communication/Training

• Communicate findings from roadside inspection investigations
• Basic knowledge of Drug and Alcohol
• Basic knowledge of Driver Qualification Files
• Support DOT training when applicable

Journey Management (JM) Duties:

Implement/Maintain System

• Facilitate maintenance of JM roles in JM application
• Assist with approval of high-risk journeys when needed
• Update JM district risk profiles of areas to avoid e.g. construction zones, bridges etc.

Auditing/Reporting

• District Journey Management SME having oversight of program to pull, build and report out JM performance
• Investigate causes of late journeys in the district and work to eliminate
• Work with Management to spot audit active trips in JM to standard and compliance on monthly and quarterly basis
• Be included as a team member in vehicle incident investigations

Communications/Training

• Provide JM mobile application and web training as needed
• Report out periodically to district JM stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety; or a combination technical training education and experience.
• 6+ years of demonstrated HSE/DOT work experience, preferably in the oil field services industry.
• CSP, SMS, ASP or OSHA training, PEC/Safeland training certifications preferred.
• Experience in ISNetworld or other contractor safety management systems; learning management systems (LMS) and safety reporting programs such as KPA or similar.
• Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to use Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Bilingual in Spanish and English - is preferred.
• Professional integrity, confidentiality and sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Highly organized and efficient worker; skilled at multi-tasking.
• Effective communication skills - verbal and written; attentive listener.
• Good judgement with the ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with customers, visitors, vendors and other employees.