Manager, Fleet Safety & Compliance

Job description

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Purpose: The Manager, Fleet Safety and Compliance – Drivers provides enterprise oversight for driver safety and driver compliance programs across supported fleet operations, including DOT and non-DOT driver populations. This role owns the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of driver qualification, hours-of-service, drug and alcohol compliance, driver coaching, incident prevention, driver engagement, and safety-performance reporting. The position partners with field leaders, Legal, HR, Risk Management, Safety, and third-party providers to ensure driver programs are compliant, consistently executed, risk-based, and aligned to Home Depot’s broader fleet safety strategy. Key Responsibilities: Driver Compliance Program Governance: Own day-to-day oversight of DOT and non-DOT driver compliance programs, including driver qualification files, CDL and medical card tracking, MVR monitoring, annual reviews, pre-employment screening, recurring compliance monitoring, third-party administrator performance, audit readiness, and timely closure of driver compliance documentation gaps. Hours of Service, ELD and Driver Regulatory Compliance: Manage hours-of-service compliance, ELD monitoring, exemptions, form-and-manner errors, unassigned driving, and violation trends. Partner with field leaders to address repeat issues, provide coaching guidance, support corrective actions, and escalate high-risk or recurring compliance concerns. Driver Safety, Coaching and Incident Prevention: Lead driver incident-prevention program execution and support root-cause analysis for significant vehicular incidents. Use Samsara, telematics, video-based safety data, incident trends, and field observations to identify high-risk behaviors, establish coaching governance, reinforce field leader accountability, and verify corrective-action effectiveness. Drug and Alcohol Program Oversight: Oversee execution of DOT drug and alcohol program requirements, including random testing, post-accident testing, pre-employment testing, reasonable suspicion support, and Clearinghouse query compliance. Monitor vendor performance, compliance exceptions, field escalation, and corrective-action follow-up in partnership with HR, Legal, and Safety. Driver Engagement, Training, Analytics and Continuous Improvement: Coordinate driver safety recognition and engagement programs, support defensive driving and DOT compliance training routines, analyze driver safety and compliance KPIs, produce scorecards and executive-ready summaries, recommend process improvements, and oversee FMCSA DataQ submissions for inaccurate driver-related records through final resolution. Direct Manager/Direct Reports: Reports to Sr. Manager, Director Sr. Director or VP Typically requires interpersonal skills for dealing with sensitive or controversial situations. Typically faces situations that are unstructured and require original approaches. Typically considers new courses of action within broad policies and medium-term goals when solving problems. Typically, once given general assignments, determines priorities and defines what should be done and how to do it. Travel Requirements: Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time. Physical Requirements: Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about; occasionally there may be a need to stoop or lift light objects (typically less than 8 pounds). Working Conditions: Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Under regular pressure to meet deadlines, quotas and/or must frequently deal with difficult issues related to people or situations. Minimum Qualifications: Must be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Six Sigma or other Process Improvement Methodology Advanced in Microsoft Office Suite including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, and Visio. Associates degree or higher. Certified Director of Safety (CDS) Certification, Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Designation. SMITH System or Decision Driving Trainer Certification 2 Years’ Experience Managing a Fleet Maintenance Program Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Business Analysis: Clarifies and resolves complex business issues by breaking them down into meaningful components to determine root cause and redesigning internal and external business processes. Business Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents clearly and succinctly across a variety of communication settings and adjusts communication style to the audience by translating and articulating technical concepts to nontechnical groups. "Creative Thinking: Demonstrates originality and imagination in thinking while developing a solution to a problem. Financial Acumen: Utilizes fundamental concepts of finance to manage budgets, forecast costs, and provide information to account for the financial impact of decision-making." "Adaptability: Adapts to and embraces change with composure, resilience, and perseverance in the face of constraints, high pressure, and adverse situations. Delivers Results: Demonstrates a clear bias for action and a sense of urgency on priorities." "Drives Excellence: Approaches problems systematically; develops solutions with sustainable and scalable results. Excels in Customer Service: Thinks and acts with a customer perspective." Inspires Achievement: Excites associates about change, by explaining its benefits and the business case. 2 years’ experience with compliance administration Must possess excellent organizational skills to ensure all work is accurately completed in a timely fashion. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to clearly articulate at all levels is critical. • Strong attention to detail. Minimum Education: The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education: No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience: 5 Preferred Years of Work Experience: No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: None Preferred Leadership Experience: None Certifications: None Competencies: Excellent project management skills. Demonstrated abilty to perform financial analysis. Ability to ascertain and solve problems. Strong computer skills. Strong communication skills.