Fleet Maintenance Manager

Santa Cruz METRO; California; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Cruz METRO seeks a Fleet Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance programs ensuring a safe, reliable and service-ready fleet. This role reports to the Chief Operating Officer and works as a peer to the Facilities Maintenance Manager, providing short-term administrative and emergency coverage where needed.

The ideal candidate has extensive heavy-duty fleet maintenance experience, supervisory background, and familiarity with diesel, electric-vehicle, and fuel-cell technology, along with

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Eight years of progressively responsible fleet maintenance experience, with at least four years in supervisory or management roles.
• Post-secondary education, technical training, or professional certification may substitute for up to two years of non-supervisory experience.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field is desirable.
• Public-transit or public-agency experience is desirable.
• Familiarity with heavy-duty vehicle equipment; diesel, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle technology; budgets and labor relations; and related regulatory requirements is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise fleet maintenance programs to keep the fleet safe, reliable, and in good repair.
• Provide short-term administrative and emergency coverage under delegated authority.
• Collaborate with the Facilities Maintenance Manager as peers.
• Support compliance with applicable transit agency rules and reporting requirements.

Skills

Public transit operations

Vehicle maintenance

Leadership / supervisory

Budgeting

Labor relations

Emergency coverage

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in a related field desirable

Job description

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:

The Fleet Maintenance Manager reports to the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for the management and supervision of fleet maintenance programs to ensure the fleet remains safe, reliable, available for service, and in a state of good repair. The position is a peer of the Facilities Maintenance Manager and provides short-term administrative and emergency coverage under delegated authority.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The duties listed below represent the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the work is related or a logical assignment to this class.

Education, Training and Experience:

Graduation from high school or equivalent; and eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in heavy-duty fleet maintenance, commercial-vehicle maintenance, public transportation vehicle maintenance, or a closely related field, including at least four (4) years of supervisory or management experience.

Relevant post-secondary education, technical training, or professional certification in automotive, diesel, electric-vehicle, fleet-management, engineering, business, public administration, or a related field may substitute for up to two (2) years of the required non-supervisory experience. A bachelor’s degree in a related field is desirable. Public-transit or public-agency experience is desirable.

Familiarity with public-transit or transportation-system operations; heavy-duty vehicle equipment; diesel, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle technology; budgets and labor relations; FTA requirements applicable to fleet maintenance, vehicle procurement, asset management, state of good repair, National Transit Database reporting, and Triennial Review preparation; vehicle specifications and acceptance; and report generation is highly desirable.