Director of Safety, TMOC

Ability to provide executive leadership within a complex operational organization; establish performance expectations and accountability frameworks; and ensure leaders and staff understand their responsibilities for maintaining safe and reliable transit service.

Sets clear expectations for safety, operational discipline, and professional conduct across the organization.

Delegates authority appropriately while maintaining accountability for outcomes.

Encourages operational leaders to take ownership of safety performance within their teams.

Demonstrates consistency, fairness, and transparency when addressing operational or safety concerns.

Ability to understand how operational, regulatory, financial, and organizational factors interact within a large transit system and use that perspective to guide long-term safety strategy and operational decision-making.

Aligns safety priorities with organizational strategy and operational objectives.

Anticipates operational and regulatory risks that could affect service delivery.

Evaluates complex problems from multiple perspectives before determining appropriate actions.

Guides the organization toward sustainable improvements rather than short-term fixes.

Ability to interpret regulatory requirements, operational risks, and safety concerns within a highly regulated public transportation environment and apply sound professional judgment in determining appropriate responses.

Interprets regulatory expectations and translates them into practical operational policies and procedures.

Balances regulatory compliance, operational realities, and risk tolerance when evaluating safety issues.

Identifies potential areas of organizational exposure and ensures appropriate mitigation strategies are considered.

Maintains professional integrity and independence when evaluating safety risks or compliance concerns.

Ability to build productive working relationships with internal departments, labor representatives, regulatory agencies, and external partners in order to advance safety objectives and resolve complex operational issues.

Works constructively with leaders across departments to address operational and safety challenges.

Navigates differing perspectives and competing priorities in a constructive and professional manner.

Builds trust with operational personnel and leadership through consistent and credible engagement.

Encourages open communication and shared problem solving when addressing operational issues.

Ability to evaluate operational data, performance trends, and organizational indicators in order to guide decision-making, assess program effectiveness, and support continuous improvement.

Uses data and trend analysis to understand operational conditions and emerging issues.

Evaluates performance indicators to determine whether operational practices are producing desired results.

Encourages data-informed decision-making among leadership and staff.

Identifies opportunities for operational improvements based on objective analysis and observation.

Ability to communicate complex operational, regulatory, and safety information clearly to diverse audiences and influence decision-making at multiple levels of the organization.

Communicates expectations and organizational priorities clearly and consistently.

Tailors communication style to effectively reach executive leadership, operational staff, and external stakeholders.

Presents complex issues in a manner that supports informed decision-making.

Represents the organization professionally in internal and external forums.

Fixed-route bus operations and safety practices

Accident investigation methodologies

CDL and commercial vehicle safety regulations

FTA Safety management systems requirements and FTA State Safety Oversight (SSO) regulatory framework and agency safety plan governance requirements.

OSHA workplace safety and recordkeeping regulations, including 29 CFR 1904 and applicable standards under 29 CFR 1910 and 1926.

Transit bus operations, including operational risk factors affecting vehicle operations, maintenance activities, and passenger facilities.

Accident investigation methodologies applicable to commercial vehicle and transit operations.

Safety performance management practices, including safety performance indicators, risk assessment processes, and corrective action tracking.

Labor agreement considerations affecting safety investigations, discipline, and operational safety enforcement.

Safety oversight considerations in contract-operated transit environments.