Senior Director of Fleet Services

Job Overview The Senior Director of Fleet Services provides strategic and operational leadership for the company’s fleet repair and maintenance function, supporting a geographically dispersed construction fleet across multiple business units and regions. This position is responsible for improving equipment availability and reliability, reducing downtime, strengthening preventive maintenance, controlling costs, and establishing consistent maintenance practices. The role partners with Fleet, Operations, HSE, Procurement, and business-unit leadership to ensure maintenance resources effectively support field operations. Core Accountabilities Fleet Services Strategy & Leadership Develop and execute the Fleet Services strategy for the Utilities segment. Establish maintenance standards, operating practices, performance expectations, and priorities across Utilities operations. Align staffing, facilities, tooling, service vehicles, and vendor resources with operational demand. Drive consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across geographically dispersed operations. Maintenance, Reliability & Asset Availability Improve equipment availability and reliability while reducing controllable downtime and repair-cycle time. Establish standards for preventive maintenance, repair planning, work-order management, documentation, and equipment status. Identify recurring failures and ensure corrective actions are implemented. Establish escalation protocols for critical equipment outages and prolonged repairs. Partner with Fleet asset management on significant repair-versus-replace and lifecycle decisions. Performance, Systems & Cost Management Establish and monitor key metrics including PM compliance, availability, downtime, repair-cycle time, work-order aging, and maintenance cost. Ensure accurate and timely maintenance, labor, parts, meter, and repair-history data. Use operational and financial data to identify performance gaps, cost reduction opportunities, and reliability improvements. Manage Fleet Services with an emphasis on total cost of ownership. Support operating and capital planning for facilities, service vehicles, tooling, technology, and equipment. People, Vendors & Service Capability Develop Fleet Services leaders, technical capabilities, and succession plans. Evaluate staffing and organizational needs based on fleet size, complexity, geography, and workload. Establish performance expectations for repair vendors, dealerships, manufacturers, and service providers. Optimize internal versus outsourced repair capabilities and maximize warranty recovery. Partner with Procurement and Parts to improve availability, pricing, and supplier performance. Safety & Operational Partnership Ensure Fleet Services activities support company safety requirements and applicable regulations. Establish appropriate controls for safety-critical equipment conditions and partner with HSE on equipment-related risks. Serve as the senior Fleet Services partner to Utilities business-unit and field leadership. Provide visibility into major repairs, equipment downtime, maintenance backlogs, and expected return-to-service dates. Ensure Fleet Services resources adapt effectively to changing project and operational requirements. Experience & Qualifications Experience supporting utility construction, infrastructure, energy, or other equipment-intensive field operations. 5+ years of leadership experience with responsibility for multi-location or geographically dispersed maintenance/service operations. Demonstrated experience leading managers and developing technical and operational teams. Experience managing maintenance budgets, repair costs, vendors, staffing, and operational KPIs. Working knowledge of preventive maintenance, work-order management, equipment reliability, repair-versus-replace analysis, and lifecycle cost management. Experience using fleet-management, maintenance-management, or enterprise asset-management systems and operational data to man…

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