About This Role
This newly created senior-level position is for a Director of Safety and Compliance at an established, privately held hazardous material tanker company. The role involves overseeing and improving all aspects of the company's safety operations, training, and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Own the full DOT and FMCSA compliance program
- Manage the DOT drug and alcohol program (Part 40 and Part 382), including random pool management and C/TPA relationship
- Oversee driver qualification files, MVRs, medical certifications, road tests, and hiring standards
- Provide hours of service oversight, ELD program management, and log auditing
- Manage CSA scores and BASIC-level performance
- Handle accident response, investigation, and root-cause analysis
- Ensure Hazmat compliance, security plan, and emergency response coordination
- Interface with the shop on vehicle maintenance compliance
- Prepare for annual DOT audits and any compliance reviews or investigations
- Develop and implement the driver training program, from onboarding through advanced
- Foster a safety culture across dispatch, drivers, and the shop
- Manage the insurance carrier relationship on the safety and loss control side
Requirements
- 3+ years in transportation safety, with at least 1 year in a leadership role
- Hazmat, petroleum, or tanker experience strongly preferred
- Deep working knowledge of FMCSRs, hazmat regulations, and the DOT audit process
- Comfortable in the yard, in the cab, and in the boardroom
- Direct communicator, able to coach drivers and push back on owners
- Ability to build a program, not just run one
Nice to have:
- CDS, CSP, or equivalent credential
- Track record of moving CSA scores, lowering accident frequency, or passing a clean compliance review
Benefits
- Direct reporting line to ownership with real authority and accountability
- Long-term stability with a privately held company operating for 25+ years
- Opportunity to build a program at a growing fleet
- Health benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Performance bonus potential
- 401(k)
Important Details
- The fleet runs 24/7; the Director of Safety and Compliance is reachable when something happens at 2 AM
Application Process
- All applications and inquiries will be handled in strict confidence. Company identity will be disclosed only to qualified candidates after an initial conversation.
About the Company
An established, privately held hazardous material tanker company in metro Atlanta has been hauling hazmat products across the Southeast for more than 25 years. It operates a petroleum transport fleet 24/7/365.
