Fleet Manager

Fleet and Equipment Manager, South Texas

Position Summary:

The Fleet & Equipment Manager is responsible for the overall management, reliability, safety, utilization, maintenance, and lifecycle planning of the company's fleet and equipment assets. Supporting a multi-state power infrastructure business with approximately $40 million in annual revenue and operations, this position ensures field crews have safe, reliable, and properly maintained vehicles and equipment available to execute work efficiently.

The equipment scope may include pickup and service vehicles, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, bucket trucks and aerial devices, digger derricks, cranes, trailers, excavators, skid steers, loaders, generators, compressors, and rental equipment, and other specialized power infrastructure assets.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, operationally focused leader who is comfortable building structure in a growing multi-location organization. This individual will work closely with field and operational leadership to ensure the company has the right equipment, in the right condition, at the right location, and at the right cost. Success in this role will require balancing immediate field needs with longer-term fleet planning while developing practical systems and processes that can scale with the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fleet & Equipment Operations: Manage company vehicles, trucks, trailers, heavy equipment, and specialized power infrastructure assets; maintain accurate asset inventory, assignment, location, condition, mileage/hours, and status; coordinate allocation and transfers across projects and locations.

• Maintenance & Reliability: Own preventive maintenance scheduling, inspections, repairs, and service records; monitor downtime and repair turnaround; ensure unsafe equipment is removed from service and recurring mechanical issues are addressed.

• Utilization & Field Support: Monitor utilization and availability; identify underused or overused assets; coordinate urgent field needs, rentals, and equipment moves; work with Operations to reduce unnecessary rentals and avoid equipment-related project delays.

• Capital Planning & Procurement: Develop multi-year replacement plans; forecast fleet needs based on backlog and growth; recommend purchase, lease, rental, repair, or disposal decisions using condition, utilization, and total cost of ownership; coordinate acquisition, upfitting, registration, deployment, and disposal.

• Budget & Cost Management: Develop and manage fleet operating and capital budgets; monitor fuel, maintenance, repair, rental, and related costs; analyze cost per mile/hour where appropriate; review invoices and identify cost-reduction opportunities without compromising safety or reliability.

• Safety & Compliance: Partner with Safety to support applicable DOT, FMCSA, state, and local requirements; maintain registrations, permits, inspections, and fleet documentation; support driver/vehicle compliance and fleet-related incident reviews.

• Systems, Controls & Reporting: Administer fleet management systems, GPS/telematics, fuel cards, and asset controls; develop useful dashboards and reports on availability, maintenance, utilization, cost, and replacement needs.

• Vendor & Team Leadership: Manage relationships with dealers, repair facilities, rental companies, fuel/tire providers, and upfitters; negotiate within delegated authority; standardize fleet procedures and accountability; supervise fleet/shop personnel as the function grows.

Qualifications:

• 5 + years of progressive experience in fleet, equipment, construction equipment, transportation, maintenance, or related operations.
• Experience within power infrastructure, utility construction, electrical contracting, transmission and distribution, renewable energy infrastructure, industrial construction, or a similar field environment, highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of preventive maintenance and equipment lifecycle management; experience coordinating repairs with internal and external service providers.
• Strong understanding of fleet operating costs, developing fleet budgets, and cost-control principles.
• Ability to analyze equipment condition, maintenance history, and utilization when making repair and replacement recommendations.
• Strong organizational, project-management, communication, and relationship-management skills.
• Proficiency with fleet management systems, telematics, Microsoft Excel, and other business applications.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly to company locations and project sites.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race,

color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information,

veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. The Company

provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious

practices, as required by applicable law.