Senior Fleet Manager

Serves as the primary Fleet Department point of contact for all Primoris business units in Canada. Ensures existing and upcoming projects/contracts have the necessary assets to complete work and that Fleet functional teams are prepared to provide support. Communicates with business unit leadership, providing strategic guidance, instruction, and required process documentation related to Fleet assets and functional services provided. Evaluates asset life cycles and ownership costs, making recommendations based on forecasted business unit requirements.

Supports functional teams within the Fleet organization to ensure all business unit needs are addressed, delivered, and followed through. Coordinates with Fleet leadership to help reduce bottom-line costs while understanding the strategic goals of the company. Demonstrates visibility and transparency by providing scheduled reporting to each Primoris Canada business unit. Must be familiar with a variety of fleet/equipment applications, field operation concepts, practices, and work procedures.

• Prioritize, coordinate, and manage the functions of multiple fleet maintenance locations
• Prepare and write specifications for automotive vehicles, equipment, supplies, tools, and materials
• Review time and motion records to determine downtime related to maintenance and repair of fleet equipment
• Investigate complaints regarding vehicle condition and equipment failure
• Prepare written plans and specifications for the fabrication of equipment
• Recommend appropriate methods and repairs to recondition fleet units
• Develop long-range plans to improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve fleet availability
• Resolve procedural, operational, and administrative problems by communicating with upper management and other company personnel
• Conduct research and analyze recommendations, requests for bids and purchases, and statistics in order to develop policies and procedures
• Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate resource utilization
• Review the work products of others to ensure compliance with policies, rules, and procedures
• Prepare written and electronic documents, letters, and reports to provide upper management with status updates on objectives achieved, issues encountered, and recommended operational improvements
• Analyze data to increase operational efficiency
• Ensure strict servicing and maintenance schedules to minimize downtime and maintain operational timelines
• Develop strategies to improve fuel efficiency
• Conduct product and company research on products and services
• Interview, recommend hiring, train, discipline, resolve grievances, and evaluate subordinate staff while ensuring personnel management functions are appropriately carried out
• Communicate with staff regarding customer service issues, operational requirements, and performance standards, and work with private vendors to resolve equipment servicing or repair issues and address vendor performance as needed
• Establish sources through contracts or other means for the provision of required parts, tools, equipment, materials, and services
• Report to work on a regular and timely basis
• Enforce company rules and policies
• Perform other duties as assigned

In addition to performing all duties of a Fleet Manager, employees in this classification are responsible for managing maintenance operations for light- and heavy-duty fleet equipment. Such equipment includes:

• Light-duty vehicles
• Medium-duty vehicles
• Heavy-duty vehicles
• Off-road equipment (e.g., trailers, generators, compressors, yellow iron equipment, etc.)

Employees in this classification typically manage several fleet maintenance locations and/or groups of field and resident technicians and may be required to manage shops in different states.

This position is responsible for all phases of a repair operation, including:

• Managing preventive maintenance and repair work performed by Lube Technicians, Field Technicians, Shop Technicians, and Resident Technicians
• Managing parts procurement activities performed by Parts Runners and Procurement Specialists
• Managing fabrication work performed by Fleet Fabricators
• Managing office functions performed by…