Senior Director of Transportation
Senior Director of Transportation
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Job Description
The goal of the KIPP Texas Transportation Department is to provide ontime and safe transportation services for all KIPPsters to and from school daily through a costeffective and fiscally responsible program while maintaining compliance with local state and federal regulations. The Senior Director of Transportation will oversee transportation services for all KTX regions: Austin DallasFort Worth Houston and San Antonio. The Senior Director of Transportation will lead Regional Directors and Managers in driving efficient daily operations leveraging creative routing strategies optimizing resources maintaining high ridership levels and delivering costeffective seamless transportation services while upholding vendor accountability and prioritizing exceptional stakeholder management and customer service.
The Senior Director of Transportation will manage a fleet bus contract ensuring compliance with KIPP Texas terms and conditions oversee Key Performance Indicators for operational efficiency and ensure the timely submission of annual reports to the Texas Education Agency TEA).
Key Responsibilities
Oversee transportation services for KTX regions:
Leading managing and developing Regional Directors and Managers across all KTX regions
Owns and manages the transportation service contracts ensuring full compliance effective communication with providers and the timely resolution of issues to maintain highquality and costeffective transportation services
Collaborates with Student Recruitment and Enrollment teams during the enrollment season to gather ridership data in preparation for the accurate planning and optimization of transportation routes.
Oversee processes for route development and optimization ensuring a standardized and efficient service delivery model
Ensure routing and accountability services are compliant for all transportation services (General Education Special Education and McKinney Vento)
Oversee and evaluate daily operations to ensure bus services are executed efficiently and costeffectively aligned with standard operating procedures policies and guidelines
Oversees Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) processes to ensure all bus riders are equipped with RFID tags and that all buses maintain fully functional scanning capabilities at all times
Actively participates in operationsfocused meetings with team members and schoolbased personnel to strengthen relationships collaborate on process improvements and streamline transportation services
Lead the development and implementation of policies procedures system upgrades and service standards across the state focusing on innovation driving continuous improvement and aligning with best practices for all areas of transportation services
Maintains a strong support structure for schools and students by ensuring timely responses proactive communication promptly addressing concerns and fostering collaboration to meet transportation needs and enhance overall service quality
Adjust and recommend transportation schedule modifications during periods of inclement weather or other disruptions ensuring continued service focused on safety
Participates in various task force initiatives and performs other duties as assigned
Lead budget management for transportation service:
Provides data and analysis to support accurate budget forecasting annually to Finance
Oversee and manage the state budget ensuring strict adherence to annual budget allocations and proactively addressing any budgetary discrepancies to prevent overages
Reviews monthly invoices to ensure accurate billing verifies charges and authorizes payments per contract terms
Meets monthly with Finance to review YTD actuals plus projections for all transportation services (General Education Special Education and McKinney Vento)
Leads the RFP processes for all transportation services per contract terms collaborating with Procurement and Finance to ensure alignment and compliance as vendors transition in or out of KIPP
Continuously seeks innovative solutions and leverages new technologies to drive cost reduction and enhance transportation services aiming for continuous improvement and program efficiency thus elevating the bus experience for KIPPsters
Develop strategies to support future growth or reduction of bus services aligning with KIPP Texas longterm plans
Develops tracks and reports KPIs and other metrics of performance:
Reviews and submits annual reports assessing transportation actuals and performance to the Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Analyze state trends of ridership rider behavior cost and route efficiency to elevate the impact of transportation services inform decisionmaking making and drive for operational efficiencies through continuous improvement
Ensures the accuracy and compliance of dashboard metrics (KPIs) maintaining oversight of data systems to ensure the reliability and integrity of data
Qualifications :
Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing student transportation services for schools
Proven experience managing a largescale budget with a focus on cost efficiency and financial oversight
7 years of experience managing teams and proven impact collaborating with various departments
Routing scheduling software management skills; knowledge of the principles and practices of pupil transportation planning scheduling and route development
Knowledge of safety standards laws codes rules regulations policies and procedures relating to pupil transportation
Skills integrating special education ridership needs
Exceptional project management skills with an ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously
Excellent interpersonal skills and an energetic attitude; ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization and quickly build rapport
Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to produce highquality work in a dynamic environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Passionate about the KIPP Texas mission
Serviceoriented able to adapt to a changing environment while applying flexibility to work under pressure and remaining calm in the midst of competing demands
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook) and Google applications (Sheets Docs Google Drive) with the ability to quickly learn new technologies (Slack video conferencing apps etc)
Bachelors degree preferred; work experience in pupil transportation services can be substituted in place of a degree
Must have reliable transportation to travel between campuses
English fluency is required
Additional Information :
Compensation & Benefits
The starting salary for this position is 90k and placement in the salary range is commensurate upon experience and internal equity.
As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates including medical dental and vision options as well as life insurance and disability plans.
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration to race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
