Manager, Fleet Maintenance

1 week ago


Albany, New York, United States National Grid Full time
About us

National Grid is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Manager to work at multiple locations in Eastern NY

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

Job Purpose

To oversee and ensure the timely and effective maintenance of National Grid's fleet so that fit for purpose vehicles are available as and when required by National Grid operations.

Key Accountabilities
  • Direct the efforts and resources of the fleet maintenance team in order to ensure safety, reliability and security of National Grid's fleet consistent with company goals, objectives and policies in full compliance industry regulations.
  • Continually assure all fleet maintenance activities always protect company worker and public safety from risk or harm.
  • Analyze maintenance plans and other cost drivers against historical company performance and industry benchmarks, identifying how different scenarios may impact business and performance metrics in order to provide input for an optimal vehicle utilization plan.
  • Manage fleet maintenance schedules and plans in order to achieve high productivity, low costs and efficient work practices and to ensure compliance with National Grid policies and procedures.
  • Manage and lead fleet training in accordance with OEM requirements and assure efficiency in the procurement and inventory of equipment parts
  • Collaborate effectively with Fleet Engineering, Purchasing and Operations to assure fleet availability
  • Challenge existing ways of working and continuously seek ways to improve fleet conditions in order to drive greater efficiencies within the fleet maintenance group.
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal colleagues and clients to anticipate and provide for fleet related business needs.
  • Develop fleet maintenance activities to achieve optimal fleet life and performance concurrent with company/department KPIs. Create and monitor local metrics to assure same.
  • Ensure compliance with all environmental, safety, corporate and governmental fleet related regulations.
  • Initiate sustainability actions to achieve carbon mitigation targets for fleet services. Implement EV activities in fleet maintenance congruent with strategic plan.
  • Keep abreast of industry changes, regulatory changes and environmental changes at the local, state, and federal level as it relates to vehicles and equipment repair and utilization.
  • Be an active participant and safety leader as part of storm response role, including management of storm fueling operations.
Supervisory/Interpersonal- Experience Required
  • Effective communication skills with the ability to foster a collaborative team environment and high level of enthusiasm.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in mechanical engineering or related field or equivalent experience. Other professional qualification or Associate Degree in automotive technology, including specialized training in hydraulics, electronics, fiber optics, and computer science, diagnostics is desirable.
  • 5+ years of in-depth relevant experience within the transportation or heavy equipment industry.
  • Thorough understanding of key business drivers, as well as regulatory, environmental compliance and carbon mitigation drivers related to fleet services.
  • Demonstrated ability to strategically manage large union workforces. Ability to interpret, understand, optimize collective bargaining agreements while managing to high performance.
  • Experience leading teams while building key relationships across multiple levels of the organization and with multiple disciplines (internal customers, labor relations, union leadership members).
  • Inspire and motivate an operational team of skilled technical employees.

Capability Requirements:

  • Analytical Thinking: Sees multiple dependencies, identifying several likely causes or consequences of technical and operational problems.
  • Team Leadership: Promotes team effectiveness and safe team working environment by soliciting input from team members, communicating expectations of job performance and required technical capabilities and delegating responsibilities while providing the necessary guidance and supervision.
  • Holding People Accountable: Demands high operational and technical standards and makes the consequences of non-performance clear.
  • Drive for Results: Sets and achieves targets for all workload with the overarching goal of improved utilization and performance within fiscal boundaries for National Grid's fleet. Ability to manage competing priorities placed on workforce to assure administrative requirements are not discounted.
  • Initiative: Anticipates, recognizes and proactively addresses potential technical, operational, and administrative issues with National Grid's fleet.
  • Develop self while mentoring and developing others. Engage in company and community programs to assist in developing fleet role resource pools.
Job Dimensions- Budget/Direct Reports
  • Employees: 5 direct / 60 indirect
  • Budget: $100M
  • Key Accounts: GBU, EBU, TLS
  • Contracts: Manage all vendor and parts supply contracts
  • Assets: Fleet of 1,500 trucks and heavy-duty equipment
  • Business & Economic Development: EV development initiatives, carbon mitigation objectives and related market changes in vehicle repair technology
More Information

Salary

$ $129,000 a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.



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