Fleet Operations Manager
Job No: 497859
FT/PT: Full-time
Regular/Project/Seasonal: Regular
Location: Austin, TX 78703
City: Austin
State: Texas
Categories: Management, Fleet/Mechanics, On-site
Do you have a call to serve others and want to work for an organization with a mission to help? Look no further! Headquartered in Austin, Texas, LCRA is a billion-dollar public enterprise that exists to improve the quality of life of the people of Texas through water stewardship, energy and community service, and we've been doing it since 1934.
This Fleet Manager role is crucial to the success of LCRA's fleet team, ranked in the TOP 50 leading fleet teams in the country! If you are looking for a role that will trust you to overcome complicated problems using your expertise, enhance your knowledge about high-quality operations, while giving you the sense of accomplishment that comes from ensuring our employees and customers are safe while using our heavy equipment such as bucket trucks, boom trucks, and cranes, then we have the opportunity for you.
You will be trusted to:
- Provide leadership and direction to staff. Hire, train, assign work, evaluate and manage performance, determine compensation of subordinate staff in compliance with human resources policies and handles all aspects of staff supervision. Maintain awareness of department issues and respond to employee needs and concerns. Connect with employees to ensure accurate and timely dissemination of information.
- For all sites and staff directly reporting to this position, develop strategic and operating plans, goals, objectives, priorities and procedures that are in alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the department and LCRA.
- Assist in the development and management of assigned department maintenance budget. Ensure expenditures are appropriate and within approved budget.
- Provide technical oversight, coordination of work and resolution of issues for fleet services maintenance operations at multiple locations within our service areas.
- Responsible for providing subject matter expert (SME) input and recommendations to support annual enterprise lifecycle calculations, asset replacement planning, and budgeting processes for all assigned asset classes. Is also responsible for off-cycle repair vs replace and asset repurpose recommendations within assigned areas.
- Lead staff to evaluate and propose use of innovative technologies and new practices. Develop technical and leadership skills within department.
- Manage the development of work plans, job plans, and job durations and manage performance against plans.
- Work with parts department to ensure parts and equipment are ordered and delivered on time to ensure timely completion of projects and or repairs.
- Ensure that work is properly scheduled and coordinated at multiple service locations. Manage the transferring of work between service locations and or the dispatching of staff resources as needed to different locations.
- Provide quality assurance, training, and technical expertise on specialized and complex repairs on LCRA's vehicle and equipment fleet.
- Provide safety leadership ensuring safety procedures and policies are adhered to. Take initiative to ensure employees are working safely and receive required safety training by conducting monthly departmental safety meetings.
- Coordinate emergency response operations for assigned locations and serve as a main point of contact during emergency events. Provide timely updates to stakeholders and management regarding emergency response efforts and or repairs on critical assets.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on fleet maintenance, operations, and safety issues. Maintain industry knowledge and provides information to management regarding proposed legislation that could impact LCRA.
- Make recommendations to engineering concerning equipment layout, design improvements and maintenance requirements. Verify engineering drawings for operational integrity and accuracy.
- Assist with the development and administration for vendor provided services and contracts. Manage the quality and cost of vendor provided fleet maintenance and repairs.
- Oversee the development of bids and contracts for external fleet related customer-requested work. Review and approve customer invoices for completed customer projects.
- Communicate regularly with internal and external customers providing asset status and downtime updates for affected critical assets. Negotiate and resolve conflicts with customers in regard to customer-related work.
- Ensure appropriate processes, procedures and records are developed and maintained within the assigned area.
- Ensure adherence to LCRA's specifications, guidelines, Department of Transportation, state, federal and American National Standard Institute regulations for vehicle and equipment fleet maintenance and related activities.
- Represent the LCRA to customers and external stakeholder groups, particularly on topics that relate to fleet issues. May serve on various internal committees. Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers.
You qualify with:
- Twelve or more years of experience in large-scale fleet operations and maintenance or relevant experience. A degree(s) in engineering, business or relevant field may be substituted per LCRA guidelines for certain years of experience.
You are a great fit with:
- Experience in maintenance and repair operations of utility fleet vehicles and equipment.
- Skill in planning, scheduling, and prioritizing work in a large-scale fleet operation.
- Skill in providing leadership, direction and supervision to staff.
- Ability to balance competing and high priority work demands.
You gain:
- Competitive salary & medical, dental, vision and legal insurance
- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave
- 401(k) match up to 8% that includes a student loan 401(k) contribution program option
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness program including wellness incentive
- Extensive learning & development programs
And more - all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
LCRA provides equal employment opportunities and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at LCRA are based on business need, job requirement and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal and state legal requirements governing nondiscrimination in employment.
LCRA is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities. Applicants with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can contact LCRA Human Resources (512) 578-4004 or email lcra.benefits@lcra.org. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Advertised: 3/27/2024 Central Daylight Time
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