General Manager

General Manager Transport

Role & responsibilities

Fleet Operations & Service Delivery:

Provide overall leadership for the University's bus and light-vehicle fleet, ensuring safe, reliable, punctual and efficient transportation services through daily, weekly and annual operating plans and optimised routes and schedules.

2. Transport Safety Management: Establish and enforce transport safety policies and SOPs, driver training and monitoring, vehicle roadworthiness checks, and incident/accident response and investigation protocols.

3. Vehicle Maintenance & Workshop Oversight: Ensure preventive and scheduled maintenance of all vehicles, oversee workshops and service providers, and maintain complete vehicle-wise maintenance histories to minimise downtime.

4. Statutory & Regulatory Compliance: Ensure 100% compliance with statutory requirements including registration, permits, fitness certificates, insurance, PUC and road tax, supported by an active compliance calendar.

5. Driver & Manpower Management: Lead and supervise drivers, supervisors, mechanics and helpers, including duty rosters, performance assessment, training and disciplinary matters in coordination with HR.

6. Technology, Vendor & Budget Management: Implement GPS-based fleet tracking and digital dashboards, manage transport vendor contracts and SLAs, and prepare and monitor the departmental operating and capital budget.

Preferred candidate profile

Eligibility Criteria Educational

Qualification Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Automobile Engineering, Transport Management, Operations Management, Logistics, or a related discipline.

Experience Minimum 1218 years of relevant experience, with significant responsibility for managing a large institutional, corporate, educational, hospitality, public-sector or commercial fleet. Demonstrated experience managing a fleet of 50+ vehicles, preferably buses and passenger vehicles, including driver management and statutory compliance.