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Transportation Safety Manager

First Student
First Student Salary
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/2/2026

Position: Transportation Safety Manager

Location: Richmond, VA

Pay: $50,000.00 USD per Year

At First Student, our Location Safety Managers are a constant reflection of our company's commitment to safety and customer service. The Location Safety Manager is responsible for providing operational oversight, providing work guidance, and delivering leadership to full safety supervisory duties.
At First Student, we are proud to offer:

Why Join First Student?

  • Competitive Pay!
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company contribution
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Stable employment with a well-established organization
  • Opportunities for growth and internal advancement
  • Employee discounts on cell phone plans, vehicles, electronics, and more through PerkSpot


Location Safety Manager Responsibilities:

  • Administers driver hiring and compliance process
  • Provides direction and guidance to location trainers
  • Investigates accidents, incidents, and work-related injuries and determines fault/probability
  • Prepares and submits accident-related compliance forms, maintains files, and enters in system
  • Provides assistance and training to drivers and attendants on passenger management and other safety related issues
  • Performs driver road checks of driver performance
  • Supervise employees with safety and/or driver hiring or training responsibilities
  • Provides various reports and analyzes safety trends


Location Safety Manager Experience and Skills Required:

  • 2-3 years transportation or safety-related experience
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations regarding safety and environmental issues
  • Computer literacy with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Consistent attendance and punctuality
  • Possess working vehicle for travel in service area


First Students commitment to putting our customers first, dedication to safety, and an ambition to deliver dependable transportation makes for a working environment youll love. As a huge company with 120,000 staff and over 2.5 billion customers worldwide, youll also enjoy security, a brilliant future, and excellent training.
Apply today to join our team!

Language Requirement
This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.


First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000 employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.


All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.

Salary : $50,000

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