2,045,694open jobs
120,478companies
245,983added this week
Browse all
Salary
$50k per year
Location
In office (Ottawa)
Seniority
Junior · 2+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. First Student scores B on the Alion truth index.

Overview
Company
Impact
Profile match
First Student is a student transportation company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, that operates home-to-school, special needs, alternative and charter bus services for school districts across the United States and Canada. It describes itself as the largest student transportation provider in North America, runs technology such as the HALO platform and First View vehicle tracking alongside an electric bus program, and has been owned by EQT Infrastructure since its sale by FirstGroup in 2021. It hires school bus and van drivers, bus monitors and aides, diesel mechanics and technicians, dispatchers, location and safety managers, and French-speaking drivers in Canada.

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:

  • Tremendous Career Advancement Opportunities due to a strong presence across North America. Positive and rewarding work environment
  • Compensation: $70,000

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 you'll love. As a huge company with 120,000 staff and over 2.5 billion customers worldwide, you'll also enjoy security, a brilliant future, and excellent training.

Apply today to join our team!

We aspire to have a culture where all people are First. We strive to attract and retain a diverse workforce therefore 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 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.

Free account
Stop reading job ads. Get the ones that fit.
One free account turns this page into a shortlist built around your stack, your level and your pay.
Match on every job. Stack, seniority, pay and location, scored against your profile.
2,045,694 open roles. Read straight off company career pages, refreshed every day.
Unlimited applications. Every one you send is tracked in one place, on-site or on a company board.
3 tailored CVs a month. Rewritten for the exact job you are applying to. Included free.
Create a free account Continue with Google
Free forever. No card. Under a minute.

Recommended for you based on this role

Industrial Engineering
Similar stack
Same company
Ottawa
≈ $38k – $62k per year (Estimated) · In office · 1+ year exp · High School Diploma · Canada
Apply
≈ $52k – $107k per year (Estimated) · In office · Master's Degree · Edmonton
AI/ML
Machine Learning
Apply
Engineer, Field 1 day ago
$51k – $64k per year · In office · Bachelor's Degree · Campbell River
Design
AutoCAD
Apply
Front Desk Supervisor 4 hours ago
≈ $48k – $98k per year (Estimated) · In office · Banff
Apply
≈ $44k – $90k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Richmond
Design
SolidWorks
Apply
$46k – $73k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Ottawa
Management
Agile
Apply
$51k – $82k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Ottawa
C
C++
C
Embedded C
DevOps
Linux
TCP/IP
Management
Agile
Waterfall
Apply
≈ $76k – $141k per year (Estimated) · Remote (Canada) · Full-Time · 6+ years exp · Ottawa
JavaScript
Java
TypeScript
SQL
Node JS
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
PostgreSQL
RabbitMQ
Apache Kafka
AI/ML
Copilot
Claude
Frontend
Angular
React.js
Mobile
Twilio
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
Jenkins
AWS
Kubernetes
Configuration Management
QA
Swagger
Apply
≈ $50k – $103k per year (Estimated) · Remote (Canada) · Full-Time · 6+ years exp · Ottawa
JavaScript
Java
TypeScript
Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Testcontainers
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Rest API
CI/CD
QA
JMeter
Cypress
Playwright
Gatling
Rest-Assured
Pact
k6
Apply
≈ $27k – $43k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · High School Diploma · Ottawa
Apply
See all jobs
This is one of many
2,045,694 more open roles from verified company boards, updated every day.