Reporting directly to the Director, Municipal Fleet Maintenance, the
Supervisor, Municipal Fleet Maintenance provides operational oversight, leadership, and daily management for municipal fleet maintenance facilities serving the City of Edmonton. In this high-impact role, you will be directly accountable for ensuring maximum fleet availability, safety, and fiscal performance in direct support of vital municipal services. You will oversee a direct operational budget of $8M to $10M while maintaining strict alignment with corporate safety standards, collective agreements, and service level agreements (SLAs).
Working within an integrated business model and a unionized, fast-paced environment, you will balance financial management, facility maintenance, and client relations to foster an engaged, high-trust team that consistently demonstrates the efficient use of resources. Success in this role means building a safe, economical, and highly effective operational unit that earns the confidence of the Fleet & Facilities Services Leadership Team and delivers dependable vehicles to keep Edmonton moving forward.
What will you do?- Oversee round-the-clock maintenance activities-including preventative maintenance, running repairs, overhauls, and emergency road response-while managing work order capacity to maintain peak fleet availability and meet client SLAs
- Evaluate complex mechanical repairs with technical teams, balancing lifecycle costs against operational requirements while collaborating with supply chain teams to resolve inventory bottlenecks
- Administer CUPE 30 and CSU 52 collective agreements, managing shop-level dispute resolutions, initial grievance investigations, and formal disciplinary processes
- Direct, coach, and evaluate Forepersons to maintain frontline work quality, setting performance standards and managing development plans and underperformance directly
- Direct shift rotations, sign-up processes, and overtime authorizations based strictly on operational demand and budget limitations
- Actively enforce the Alberta OH&S Act, Regulation, and Code alongside the City of Edmonton Safety Management System across all assigned facilities
- Lead formal hazard assessments, workplace inspections, and root-cause incident investigations (SDMS), implementing corrective actions and managing return-to-work programs
- Hold full operational accountability for an assigned $8M-$10M budget, monitoring monthly variance reports and applying immediate corrective spending measures as needed
- Audit job orders, repair throughput, and technician hours in M5/AssetWorks and PeopleSoft to optimize bay utilization and maintain accurate labor accounting
- Coordinate garage infrastructure needs with Facility Maintenance Services, participating in facility growth planning and delivering performance metrics and risk mitigation strategies to the Director
Qualifications:- Engineering Technology/technical diploma, University degree (Business/Project Management), or a Journeyperson Trade Certification (Heavy Equipment or Automotive Service Technician)
- Minimum 5+ years of progressive supervisory experience managing a multi-disciplinary, unionized workforce in a complex fleet environment, or minimum 7+ years in a heavy-duty equipment repair facility with at least 5 years serving at a foreperson or equivalent frontline leadership level
- Proven expertise in labor relations, managing multi-million-dollar operating budgets, safety compliance, and enterprise systems for fleet and workforce management
Assets:- Certified Public Fleet Professional
- Canadian Institute of Management designation
- PMP designation
Skills required for success:- Operations & Resource Management: Ability to manage multi-facility operations, allocate shop resources to meet demands, adapt across varying workloads, and handle emergency situations with sound judgment
- Financial & Administrative Oversight: Proven track record managing an $8M-$10M garage budget and leveraging key software tools (Assetworks, SAP/COBS, PeopleSoft, Google Apps)
- Leadership & Team Development: Skilled in delegating, mentoring frontline forepersons, fostering a positive workplace, and handling union relations and grievances
- Communication & Stakeholder Relations: Advanced verbal, written, and public speaking abilities paired with excellent customer service and client expectation management
- Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies ( https://bit.ly/4brRrXm )
- Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion
- Applicants may be tested
Conditions of employment & work environment:- Up to: 1 permanent full-time position
- Hours of work: 36.9 hours per week
- Salary: $108,838.80 - $136,046.09 (Annually)
- Valid Alberta Class 5 driver's licence (or provincial equivalent)
- Applicants will be required to arrange their own transportation and where appropriate will be reimbursed in accordance with City of Edmonton policy. This may require the applicant to obtain business use auto insurance
- Hire is dependent on a Criminal Records Check (CRC) security clearance that is satisfactory to the City of Edmonton and is a requirement of this position, there may be a cost associated with this requirement
- Management and Out-of-Scope positions at the City of Edmonton are being reviewed for possible inclusion in the Civic Service Union 52 bargaining unit. If this position is impacted, the incumbent will be notified accordingly
Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.
Recruitment Consultant: AS/SB
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