Fleet Director

Location: New York with travel required

Salary: $200,000.00-$215,000.00 annually, based on experience

Reports to: Senior Vice President, Operations

Employment Type: Full-Time

This position is responsible for fleet reliability, maintenance, safety, compliance, utilization, financial performance, vendor management, and long-term asset planning. The Fleet Director will partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Finance, Safety, Procurement, and Executive Leadership to ensure the fleet is safe, reliable, available, and cost-effective.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on fleet leader with experience managing large or complex vehicle and heavy-equipment fleets, maintenance operations, teams, budgets, vendors, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Fleet Operations & Leadership
• Lead fleet strategy and day-to-day fleet operations.
• Oversee fleet availability, utilization, reliability, and operational readiness.
• Lead and develop fleet and maintenance teams while establishing clear performance and accountability standards.
• Partner with Operations to ensure fleet capacity supports current and future business needs.
• Develop fleet replacement, acquisition, and lifecycle plans.

Maintenance & Asset Management
• Direct preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Ensure vehicles and equipment are properly maintained, inspected, and available for service.
• Monitor equipment condition, downtime, utilization, and maintenance requirements.
• Oversee the asset lifecycle from acquisition through replacement and disposal.
• Identify opportunities to improve fleet reliability and reduce downtime.

Safety & Compliance
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and industry regulations.
• Maintain fleet safety policies, procedures, inspections, and compliance programs.
• Monitor safety and incident metrics and implement corrective actions.
• Investigate fleet-related incidents and operational deficiencies.

Financial & Vendor Management
• Develop and manage fleet operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor maintenance, fuel, parts, leasing, and other fleet-related expenses.
• Analyze total cost of ownership and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Manage relationships and contracts with OEMs, maintenance providers, suppliers, and other vendors.
• Evaluate vendor performance and negotiate service agreements as appropriate.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement
• Establish and monitor key fleet performance metrics, including:

o Fleet availability and reliability

o Preventive maintenance compliance

o Maintenance cost

o Downtime

o Asset utilization

o Fuel efficiency

o Safety performance
• Use fleet management systems and data to identify trends and improve performance.
• Lead process improvements and fleet technology initiatives.

Qualifications

Required:
• 10+ years of progressive fleet, maintenance, transportation, heavy equipment, or related operations experience.
• 5+ years of leadership/management experience.
• Experience managing a large or complex fleet and maintenance operation.
• Experience managing operating and capital budgets.
• Strong knowledge of fleet maintenance, asset lifecycle management, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience managing vendors, contractors, and service providers.
• Strong analytical, financial, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with fleet management and maintenance systems and Microsoft Office.

Preferred:
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Transportation, Logistics, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with heavy equipment, commercial vehicles, construction, municipal, transportation, or snow-removal fleets.
• Experience leading fleet acquisition and replacement programs.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed fleet operations.

Company Benefits

We offer our benefits eligible associates a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental & vision insurance, a 401k plan with company match, basic life insurance, disability & accidental death, short- and long-term disability, along with additional voluntary products. We also offer accrued paid or sick time off to eligible associates in accordance with Federal, State and local legislation.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, seasonal or casual. Benefits eligibility is determined by local and federal legislation including, but not exclusively, ACA & ERISA guidelines.