Fleet Manager

Job Title:Fleet Manager

Department:Transportation

MTA Agency:Metro-North Railroad

Primary Location(s):Grand Central Station

Salary Range:$

Regulated/Safety Sensitive:Not Safety Sensitive

Union Affiliation:Non-agreement

Closing Date (if applicable):November 12, 2026

Shift (if applicable):Various

Title 55-a (yes or no):Not Applicable

Telework:Telework Eligible

MTA Metro-North Railroad is a dynamic organization, operating out of the jewel of New York City, Grand Central Terminal. We provide service to over 86.5 million customers, traveling in and out of New York and Connecticut. A subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro-North Railroad is one of the busiest commuter railroads in the nation. MTA Metro-North Railroad strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service, and rewarding opportunitiesforits employees.

Metro-North Railroad reserves the right to remove this posting before the Final date to receive applications.

This position is responsible for assisting the Assistant Directors in the Fleet Management Office (FMO) by providing centralized control, coordination, communication and direction to Transportation Department and Maintenance of Equipment (MofE) Departments. This role optimizes the utilization of Metro-North Railroad (MNR) rolling stock to meet daily service, operational, and maintenance needs. The Fleet Manager contributes to ongoing operational decision-making, ensuring equipment availability and alignment with service requirements, while also assisting with initiatives aimed at reducing fleet assets, improving asset productivity, and lowering overall equipment-related costs.

• Monitor and report on fleet status throughout a service day, which includes: consist location, availability analysis, diesel fuel reporting, fuel cycle projections, and recommend consist cycle manipulations for fuel, servicing and consist compliance. Maintain status of fleet's availability, out-of-service records and equipment defect information.
• Assist FMO's Assistant Directors in providing fleet manipulations to support service to transportation and mechanical employees to ensure the most efficient use of Metro-North's fleet.
• Provide direction to Transportation Communications Union (TCU) Staff and Yardmasters to solicit rolling stock availability from Mechanical Department, maintain updated information and communication, ensure accurate information within critical systems, guide decision making process regarding consist compliance and customer satisfaction, prepare equipment to operate as unscheduled of extra train to support service or Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) mandated inspection and maintenance.
• Communicate and collect real-time fleet status information from Operations Command Center (OCC), Transportation and Mechanical employees. Ensure accurate information within critical systems such as:
  Equipment Management Information System (EMIS), Terminal Management Incident System (TMIS), Asset Management Information System (AMS), and Incident Management System (IMS) and Personal Computer (PC) application and files to produce reports, office records and assist in the execution and maintenance of system programs.
• Communicate and distribute all special equipment manipulations to Yardmasters and field Pre-Holidays, Holidays, Special Events, Group Moves, Special Projects, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) group needs, Charter Trains, Fumigation needs, E-Cleans, Interstate Commerce Commissions (ICCs), and wash cycles.
• Plan and coordinate the movement of scheduled and non-scheduled equipment maintenance and repairs.
• Coordinate and communicate with Metro-North Railroad personnel regarding the field…