Area Equipment & Fleet Manager

 

Position Summary 

The SouthArea Equipment & Fleet Manager is responsible for overseeing the management, utilization, accountability, maintenance, compliance, and operational readiness of company-owned equipment and fleet assets across the Southeast Area under the direct leadership of the Southeast Regional Equipment & Fleet Maintenance Manager, and the National Equipment & Fleet Manager. This position serves as the primary equipment and fleet liaison between area operations, field supervision, regional leadership, maintenance partners, procurement, and yard personnel to ensure assets are available, safe, compliant, cost-effective, and properly tracked throughout their lifecycle. 

The South Area Equipment & Fleet Manager is accountable for maximizing fleet and equipment utilization, minimizing downtime and unnecessary rental spend, ensuring asset readiness, supporting project teams, and driving process improvements that improve operational efficiency, safety performance, and financial results across the Southeast Area. 

Key Responsibilities 

Equipment & Fleet Asset Management 

• Manage company-owned equipment, leased, and rented equipment & fleet assets assigned to the Southeast Area. 

• Monitor asset utilization, availability, redeployment opportunities, and fleet readiness across active projects, yards, and support locations. 

• Ensure equipment and fleet inventory accuracy across jobsites, service locations, and staging yards. 

• Conduct periodic asset audits, inspections, and reconciliation activities. 

• Implement tracking, assignment, and accountability procedures for equipment and fleet assets. 

• Maintain accurate records within company equipment, fleet, telematics, and asset management systems. 

Equipment Planning & Operational Support 

• Partner with South Area Operations, Project Management, and Field Leadership to forecast equipment and fleet needs. 

• Coordinate equipment transfers, assignments, returns, and redeployments between projects, yards, and regions. 

• Ensure project sites receive required equipment and fleet support on schedule. 

• Support project mobilization and demobilization efforts for equipment and fleet resources. 

• Identify shortages, downtime risks, and utilization gaps, and proactively source internal or rental solutions when needed. 

Maintenance & Compliance 

• Develop and oversee preventative maintenance programs for South Area equipment and fleet assets under the direction of the Regional Equipment & Fleet Maintenance Manager. 

• Coordinate repairs, inspections, service scheduling, and vendor support with maintenance personnel and approved service providers. 

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, manufacturer recommendations, company standards, and customer/site requirements. 

• Maintain inspection records, maintenance history, registration, certification, and compliance documentation. 

• Remove unsafe, non-compliant, or unreliable equipment and fleet assets from service until corrected. 

Financial Management 

• Manage South Area equipment and fleet operating budgets under the direction of the Regional Equipment & Fleet Maintenance Manager. 

• Monitor repair costs, maintenance spend, rental expense, replacement expenditures, and utilization metrics. 

• Identify opportunities to reduce rental spend through internal asset optimization and disciplined redeployment. 

• Support annual capital planning, disposal planning, and replacement forecasting for equipment and fleet assets. 

• Assist with equipment acquisition, standardization, and lifecycle recommendations. 

Yard, Inventory & Asset Control 

• Oversee South Area equipment yards, staging areas, and regional storage locations related to equipment and fleet assets. 

• Establish asset control procedures and best practices for equipment check-out, return, staging, inspection, and transfer. 

• Monitor fleet support items, attachments, and critical equipment-related inventory needed to maintain operational readiness. 

• Collaborate with Procurement, Operations, and Maintenance to maintain appropriate support levels for assigned equipment and fleet assets. 

• Reduce asset loss, misuse, damage, and avoidable downtime through improved controls and field accountability. 

Team Leadership