Location Manager

First Student, Inc.

$85K — $105K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4-year degree or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years management experience
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Background in financial, strategic, or organizational analysis

Responsibilities

  • Manages operational expenses and clarifies budget variances
  • Handles injury and collision claims
  • Ensures compliance with safety practices and regulations
  • Maintains facilities and buses per safety and environmental standards
  • Sets and manages accurate route schedules
  • Optimizes route drive times and mileage while following regulations
  • Provides timely operational and financial reports as requested
  • Ensures purchases adhere to company policies
  • Promotes employee engagement and recognition

Benefits

  • Join a company with over 120,000 staff and a global customer base of 2.5 billion
  • Enjoy job security and a promising future
  • Receive excellent training in safety and innovation
  • Be part of a family of brands dedicated to passenger safety and service
Full Job Description

At First Student, our Location Managers are a constant reflection of our company's commitment to safety and customer service. The Location Manager is responsible for providing operational oversight, day-to-day management, and directly supervising staff and financial performance.

Location Manager Responsibilities:

  • Manages operational expenses and explains budget variances
  • Manages injury and collision claims
  • Ensures safety practices and applicable regulations are obeyed by all employees
  • Ensure facilities and buses are maintained to First Student safety and environmental standards
  • Sets accurate schedules for routes
  • Minimizes route drive times and mileage while adhering to contractual and regulatory mandates
  • Provides accurate and timely operational and financial reporting as requested by AGM and/or finance
  • Ensures purchases follow company processes and policies
  • Drives employee engagement and recognition


Location Manager Experience and Skills Required:

  • 4-year degree or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years management experience
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
  • Business background in financial, strategic, and/or organizational analysis


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!


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.

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