Senior Fleet Manager

Job Overview:

Position Overview 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.

Duties and Responsibilities 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

Additional Responsibilities 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…