Fleet Analyst

Summit School Services companies share a strong commitment to provide the highest level of transportation safety, quality transportation, outstanding customer service and positive employee relations. Our corporate headquarters, located in Warrenville, Illinois, houses the administrative and corporate support functions for the organization. Our 250+ local customer service centers (CSCs) are supported by regional operations teams located throughout North America.

Basic Function: The Fleet Analyst is responsible for assisting in overall project management function, coordination and management of assigned projects using defined processes and functions. The role serves as a conduit for communication between field operations, and the Fleet team who makes strategic decisions for those projects. The Fleet Analyst assists the efforts of the team by participating on work streams, time frames and detailed project assignments. Key responsibilities include overall project accountability, task assignments, task tracking, reporting, identifying obstacles, tracking timelines, establishing solid rapport both internal and external stakeholders as well as vendors.

 Responsibilities:

• Assists on the coordination and management of resources and resource allocations for multiple ongoing complex projects, including project planning, reporting, and monitoring the projects for resource contention and cost.

• Assists the implementation of process improvements that significantly reduce workloads or improve quality across the department

• Assists the organizational initiatives by positively influencing and supporting change management and/or departmental/enterprise initiatives

• Analyzes assigned complex project &/or program plans to validate if project outcomes will meet the business needs and align/support operational plans/objectives

• May develop & deliver on complex projects &/or programs as needed

• Assists and communicates reporting metrics and project and/or program dashboards that provide management and business stakeholders with quantifiable gauges of the delivery of business results

• Assists the organizational focus on customer service at every touch point while simultaneously delivering operational effectiveness

Qualifications:

• 4 Year Bachelor’s degree preferred; PMP certification a plus

• 1 Years of experience in project management that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position

• Must have solid MS Office Skills, primarily Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. MS Project experience required

• Demonstrates project management skills including, critical ability to coordinate and balance multiple projects in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure, and meeting deadlines

• Demonstrated ability to identify and recommend processes improvements

• Demonstrated strong relationship management skills with internal clients (e.g. senior management, peers and colleagues); proven ability to develop creative and collaborative approaches

• Finds common ground and can gain collaboration among senior management, colleagues and peers; can influence outcomes without directing or commanding

• Confident, comfortable communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong presentation skills with demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of management through clear, informed and logical discussions/presentations

• Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists

• Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Evaluate trends in data or information

• Ability to perform under stress in cases of emergency, critical or hazardous situations

• Ability to effectively work with cross functional teams to drive project objectives, business requirements and implementation support

Summit School Services has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with its policies and values, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. Summit School Services is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children and passengers.

We offer medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance coverage, holiday pay, and PTO accrual. Additionally, employees are able to enroll in a retirement savings plan.

At Summit School Services our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Summit School Services LLC’s independent subsidiaries and affiliates are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer

The pay rate range, along with most all of the other terms and conditions of employment, vary between different sites, geographical markets, customer/ contractual terms and positions. 

Operates school bus and student transportation services for districts.