Equipment Solutions Manager - Fleet Management

Mortenson is seeking a strategic and operationally focused Equipment Solutions Manager - Fleet Management to lead the governance, lifecycle management, compliance, cost performance, and continuous improvement of Mortenson's company vehicle fleet. This role will serve as the centralized business owner for vehicle fleet operations, helping establish standardized processes, improve data visibility, strengthen DOT and regulatory compliance, optimize vehicle utilization, and support scalable growth across Mortenson's operating groups.

The Fleet Manager will provide enterprise-level leadership across vehicle procurement, replacement planning, utilization, maintenance coordination, vendor management, licensing, telematics, fuel programs, insurance coordination, and fleet-related reporting. This position will partner closely with Equipment Solutions, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal, HR, vendors, and field leadership to ensure Mortenson's vehicle fleet supports project execution, safety, cost discipline, and long-term business needs.

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise standards, procedures, and operating controls for Mortenson's vehicle fleet.
• Establish consistent processes for vehicle requests, specifications, procurement, assignment, transfer, utilization, maintenance coordination, and disposal.
• Partner with Equipment Solutions and operating group leadership to align vehicle fleet strategy with business growth, field operations, and project needs.
• Support the continued development of a scalable fleet operating model, including role clarity, service expectations, reporting cadence, and stakeholder accountability.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for vehicle fleet operations, providing guidance to field leaders, project teams, Finance, Risk Management, and other internal partners.

• Oversee the full lifecycle of company vehicles, including planning, acquisition, deployment, reassignment, replacement, and disposal.
• Build and maintain lifecycle replacement models that balance depreciation, maintenance risk, safety, utilization, operational need, and total cost of ownership.
• Analyze fleet utilization, maintenance trends, mileage, downtime, replacement timing, and vehicle suitability to improve asset performance.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure vehicles are properly specified, ordered, delivered, upfitted, registered, and ready for business use.
• Support field leadership with vehicle allocation and planning decisions based on business priorities and operating needs.

• Lead compliance oversight for applicable DOT, state, registration, licensing, permitting, emissions, and fleet-related regulatory requirements.
• Partner with HR, Safety, Risk Management, Insurance, and Operations to support driver authorization, fleet risk mitigation, claims review, and compliance readiness.
• Monitor compliance-related activity, including licensing, credentialing, preventive maintenance, inspections, documentation, and fleet records.
• Support audits, reporting, and corrective action plans related to fleet compliance, driver readiness, asset records, and regulatory requirements.
• Help ensure fleet processes support Mortenson's safety expectations and project execution standards.

• Manage and support annual fleet budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and financial reporting for vehicle-related expenses.
• Analyze lease, fuel, maintenance, repair, insurance, registration, upfit, and disposal costs to identify savings opportunities and cost leakage.
• Develop total cost of ownership reporting and cost-per-mile insights to support executive and operational decision-making.
• Partner with Finance and Procurement to improve billing accuracy, vendor program performance, invoice review, and fleet-related financial controls.
• Leverage vendor relationships and enterprise purchasing power to improve pricing, service levels, and fleet value.

• Manage relationships with fleet management providers, OEMs, upfitters, maintenance vendors,…