Transportation Manager



Job Details

Transportation Manager
Employer

City of Sunny Isles Beach

Salary

$70,451.62 - $115,540.66 Annually

Location

Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Job Type

Full-time; Regular Appointment

Job Number

2025-113

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

05/29/2025

Description

Position Summary:

The purpose of this position is to manage the daily operations, services, and development of the City’s transportation division. 


Position Scope:
This is a first line supervisor and an Essential Personnel position.

Illustrative Examples of Essential Duties

This is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities.  Incumbent may be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks. 

  • Develops and implements policies, procedures, and performance standards for all areas of shuttle operation. 
  • Directs and supervises daily operations and quality of services. 
  • Plans transportation routes, work assignments and equipment allocations to meet operational goals, including daily shuttle service within the City, surrounding areas, and for City sponsored events and activities, as needed.
  • Supervises personnel in the performance of operational duties. 
  • Ensures services are delivered in accordance with policies, procedures, and performance standards. 
  • Coordinates and conducts personnel recruitment, training and orientation. 
  • Ensures compliance with all Federal, State, County and local regulations related to operation of a public transit program, including management of the System Safety Program and the Security Program Plan.
  • Coordinates fleet management and maintenance with City’s fleet division.
  • Analyzes and implements changes as required to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of transit service. 
  • Responds to inquiries concerning the transportation division and its services. Resolves passenger complaints.
  • Dispatches personnel and vehicles in response to reports of emergencies. 
  • Maintains documentation and prepares reports on service and equipment, including vehicle inspections, mileage, travel time, ridership, accidents, injuries and incidents. 
  • Routinely inspects vehicles according to Maintenance and Safety standards and procedures ensuring proper working condition. 
  • Builds and maintains positive working relationships with co-workers, other employees, and the public using principles of good customer service.
  • Coordinates with media division to implement marketing, public relations and promotional services of the SIBshuttle.
  • Conducts surveys of shuttle ridership and community to monitor efficiency and effectiveness of services.
  • Develops, monitors and adheres to budgets and fund allocations; has full responsibility for the implementation, revision and compliance review of assigned budgets inclusive of funding reports required by other governmental agencies such as the Office of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust.
  •  Identifies and makes recommendations on any cost control measures in the delivery of all services under his/her area of responsibility. 
  • Establishes and maintains local, regional, and national transit contacts beneficial to the City. 
  • Assists Director by coordinating with FDOT, MDT, FTA and other funding or permitting agencies. 
  • Research new funding sources and applies for additional funding to assist with capital and operating needs.
  • Manages and monitors security cameras, app software, and passenger counters to ensure the highest level of quality services are being provided.
  • Serves as the liaison between the City and the Office of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of shuttle operation and fleet management practices, policies, and procedures, legal requirements of managing a transit system including: operations, equipment, and safety requirements. Understanding of service contract specifications, funding and permitting agencies, route management and scheduling, marketing and public relations methods, management, and supervisory practices and budget management.
  • Ability to develop and implement policies, procedures, and performance standards, manage, supervise, and train personnel; ability to operate shuttle system and equipment during emergencies and to coordinate maintenance as needed; communicate professionally with employees of all levels, service providers, City officials, and the public, develop and administer budgets, conduct surveys and research, compile and analyze data, prepare reports and maintain records, make oral presentations, prepare and monitor budgets. Skills in management and supervisory practices, public relations, oral and written communication. Ability to supervise the work of others in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale.

Minimum Requirements

Required Education & Experience: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration or related field preferred. 
  • Five (5) years of progressively responsible transportation systems experience, with two (2) years at a supervisory/management level.
  • Valid Florida Driver’s License.
Licenses and/or Certifications:
  • Possession of a valid Florida Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Passenger Transport Endorsement.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions: 
The essential job functions of this position will require the employee to perform the following physical activities.  Employee accommodations for physical or mental disabilities will be considered on a case-by-case basis: 
On a continuous basis, sit at desk and/or stand for long periods of time.  Frequently required to operate a motor vehicle. Frequently required to see, hear and talk with employees and the public. Frequently required to read and/or present documents, write or use keyboard to communicate through written means.  Frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, taste, or smell. Intermittently twist and reach office equipment and field equipment and tools; on occasion lift or carry weight of up to 50 pounds.  Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid weather conditions, mechanical moving parts, vibration, high places, fumes and/or airborne particles, chemicals, loud noise, and risk of electric shock.  Specific vision requirements include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Additional Information:
  • There is a one-year probationary period. 
  • It is the responsibility of the incumbent to maintain their licenses and/or certifications as a job requirement.

Health Insurance

The City has a three tiered stipend plan to help offset the cost of employee health insurance coverage. The three tiers are as follows:

  1. Opt Out – Employees opting out of the City's health insurance plan receive $550 contribution, pro-rated semi-monthly. Only employees who provide proof they are enrolled in a creditable coverage insurance plan or Medicare may "opt-out" of the City's health insurance plan. The City reserves the right to verify coverage, request additional information, deny, or cancel this benefit at anytime.
     
  2. Single Coverage – Employees choosing single coverage receive a contribution of $814.60 monthly, pro-rated semi-monthly.
     
  3. Dependent Coverage – Employees choosing dependent coverage receive a monthly contribution amount of $1,183.92 if enrolling with employee + child(ren) coverage, $1,261.40 if enrolling with employee + spouse coverage, or $1,5633.48 if enrolling with family coverage, pro-rated semi-monthly.

If the dollar amount of the coverage selected is less than the amount allowed, the employee receives the difference, prorated semi-monthly, Likewise if the dollar amount of the insurance coverage selected exceeds the allowed amount, the employee pays the difference, pro-rated semi-monthly, The City will deduct all applicable taxes.

Currently the City offers two health insurance plans through Cigna as follows:

  1. High Option OAP – Standard Insurance Plan
     
  2.  Low Option OAPIN – Lower tiered insurance plan with higher deductibles and co-payments.

     

Dental and Vision Insurance

The City pays 100% of the cost for employee coverage for dental DHMO plan and the vision plan and 50% of the cost for dependent coverage for dental DHMO plan and the vision plan. Dental and vision insurance are mandatory for employees.

 

The City offers a DHMO dental plan through Cigna. A PPO Dental plan is available as an upgraded option. The City offers a PPO vision plan through EyeMed.
 

Life Insurance

The City provides group term life insurance coverage for employees as follows:

 

·        General Employees – One times the amount of employee's annual salary or $25,000, whichever is greater.

 

·        Department Heads - Two times the amount of employee's annual salary.


Long Term Disability 

The City provides each employee with long term disability insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance at no cost.

 

Workers Compensation

The City may provide full salary to employees injured on the job for a period of up to 13 weeks, (in lieu of the 2/3 salary offered by the state). Thereafter, employees must seek supplemental pay through the City provided Long-Term Disability Plan.
 

Cafeteria Plan

The City offers employees optional pre-tax insurance plans (Section 125) through AFLAC.  Plans include cancer insurance, short-term disability insurance, and more.  Also offered is a Flexible Spending Account, which can be used to put money aside, pre-tax, for planned medical/dental expenses, and for childcare expenses.

Retirement

Employees are automatically enrolled in one of two retirement plans, depending upon hire date and position.  The plans are as follows:

 

  • Florida Retirement System ("FRS"):  Under this plan, employees and the City make a contribution to the retirement plan in an amount specified according to the employee's classification.  The current contribution rates are as follows:

 

Class

Employee Contribution

Rate

City Contribution

Rate

Total Contribution Rate

 

Regular Class:

3.00%

13.57%

16.57%

 

Special Risk Class:

3.00%

32.67%

35.67%

 

Senior Management Class:

3.00%

34.52%

37.52%

 

 

 

Employees have the option of choosing the Pension Plan or the Investment Plan.

Under the Pension Plan, employees enrolled in the FRS prior to July 1, 2011, need to have 6 years of service to be vested. Employees enrolled in the FRS on or after July 1, 2011, must have 8 years of service to be vested.

Under the Investment Plan, employees need to have 1 year of service to be vested.

ICMA-RC (now MissionSquare Retirement):
General Employees: All eligible employees hired before November 2002 were enrolled in the ICMA Plan. This plan is not open to newly hired employees. Under this plan, the City contributes 11% and the employee 4% to a retirement investment plan. Employees are fully vested after 3 years.

Senior Management Employees: All eligible employees hired before November 2002 were enrolled in the ICMA Plan. This plan is only open to certain positions which are not designated and/or classified under FRS. Under this plan, the City contributes 11% and the employee 6% to a retirement investment plan. Employees are fully vested after 3 years.

 

An optional Section 457 tax deferred savings program is available to employees who wish to supplement future retirement income.  The plan allows employees to put aside a portion of their earnings pre-tax each pay period, through payroll deduction, into an account for their retirement and reduce the amount of earnings that is currently taxable.


Sick Leave

Employee earn twelve (12) sick days per calendar year on a prorated basis (1.846 per week).


Vacation Leave     

Employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis as follows:

·        General Employees: 10 days per year (1.539 hours per week).

·        Department Heads – Fifteen (15) days per year (2.308 hours per week)

Vacation accruals are increased incrementally thereafter, as per City policy.


Holidays

Employees are compensated for ten (11) Federal holidays per year.  These include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's  Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.


Floating Holidays

Employees earn floating holidays as follows :

·       General Employees - Two (2) days per calendar year

·        Department Heads/Managers - Seven (7) days per calendar year

Floating Holidays are pro-rated dependent upon hire date.


Direct Deposit

The City offers direct deposit of your payroll check into your personal account(s) at the financial institution(s) of your choice.


Credit Union

The City offers memberships in three credit unions:  Space Coast Credit Union, Dade County Federal Credit Union and Peoples Credit Union.

01
Are you a current City of Sunny Isles Beach employee?
  • Yes
  • No
02
Describe your highest level of education:
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Associate's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree or Higher
03
Do you possess five (5) years of progressively responsible transportation systems experience, with two (2) years at a supervisory/management level.
  • Yes
  • No
04
Do you possess a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration or related field?
  • Yes
  • No
05
Do you have a valid Florida Driver's License?
  • Yes
  • No
06
Do you have a valid Florida Class "B" Commercial Driver's License (CDL) with Passenger Endorsement?
  • Yes
  • No
07
Do you have municipal, county, state or federal government experience?
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City of Sunny Isles Beach
Address
18070 Collins Avenue

Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, 33160
Phone
305-792-1706
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