The Safety Director is the head of TD’s Franchised Bus Safety Team, which oversees all aspects of franchised bus safety. The main responsibilities of the Safety Director include –

• (a)To oversee the studying of the feasibility of, and consider the way forward with regard to, the introduction of bus safety related initiatives / regulations / schemes / measures in light of the current operational and regulatory regime of FB operations in four main areas, namely
  • (i)in-vehicle devices and technologies,
  • (ii)bus captain training, fatigue management and working environment,
  • (iii)safety performance management, and
  • (iv)road safety and bus-friendly measures;
• (b)To strengthen the Government’s monitoring on the training for bus captains, and formulate a holistic strategy for the development of a structured training and accreditation framework for the FB industry with the training modules and syllabi accredited by TD or its authorised body;
• (c)To oversee a comprehensive study on identification and management of fatigue driving of bus captains in the FB industry in Hong Kong and formulate a comprehensive strategy on fatigue identification and management of bus captains in the FB industry, with a view to continuously devising and overseeing the implementation of measures in relation to fatigue management, working hour guidelines and rest breaks for bus captains, and other health and well-being considerations of bus captains in the unique operating environment in Hong Kong so that FB operators could devise measures at the levels of bus fleets and individual bus captains;
• (d)To review and initiate enhancement of the existing regulation on FB safety through legislative and/or franchise requirements; and
• (e)To oversee the accident trends, safety performance of FBs and individual FB operators, identification of causes of accidents, and formulation and implementation of road safety and bus-friendly measures.

Candidates should –

• (a)be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;
• (b)have a Bachelor’s degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent;
• (c)have extensive proven experience and track record in managing the operations, driver training and development, and/or corporate safety / quality assurance (or equivalent) of public passenger transport organisation(s), in which a minimum of five years of work experience in a senior level position (experience as a regulator in related government authorities would be a plus);
• (d)have sound knowledge of the management and operation of the local and/or international public transport industry (relevant knowledge and/or experience in working with the public transport stakeholders e.g. public transport operators, bus/rail manufacturers, government authorities, politicians, media, etc. would be a plus);
• (e)have strong leadership capabilities and managerial skills, excellent interpersonal skills to build and maintain effective teamwork, tactful networking skills to work successfully with people from different backgrounds, proactive in initiating changes, problem-solving capabilities, and strong analytical power and critical thinking to develop systems and processes; and
• (f)have strong command of written and spoken English and be able to communicate in Chinese.