Airport Fleet Services Manager

The Position

The Port of Portland is hiring an Airport Fleet Services Manager
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The Airport Fleet Services Manager is responsible for overseeing the operation, maintenance, and lifecycle management of the Port's full portfolio of equipment and vehicles. This leadership role manages the fleet maintenance shop, supervises administrative staff and represented mechanics, ensures regulatory compliance, and implements best practices for vehicle reliability, safety, and cost‑efficiency, while also implementing and expanding the use of alternative fuel technology to achieve the Port's sustainability goals.

From the hiring manager:

From ARFF crash trucks and ultrahigh pressure water blasters, to chainsaws and lawnmowers, and everything in between, the Port of Portland is looking for an enthusiastic Fleet Services Manager to oversee the day‑to‑day MRO of every piece of powered equipment that helps to keep PDX the best airport in the nation, with the bonus opportunity of building a fleet management program from the ground up.

Fleet Maintenance Management:

• Manage oversight, direction, guidance, and mentoring to the Vehicle Maintenance team, including 1 Maintenance Planner III and 7 craft journeymen. Provide supervision and leadership, including reviewing and approving work plans and schedules.
• Develop and implement work processes that meet all aspects of World Class Maintenance and support the Aviation Business Plan.
• Oversee daily operations of the fleet, including scheduling, dispatching, and availability. Implement preventive maintenance schedules and track maintenance events, labor hours, and parts usage.

Fleet program

• Monitor fleet health using telematics/GPS data for diagnostics, mileage, and location.
• Prepare specifications and perform cost benefit analyses of lifecycle cost of vehicle ownership to manage vehicle and equipment depreciation and replacement schedules and inform procurement decisions/options (lease vs. buy) and vehicle selection aligned with fleet management program; and manage the auction of vehicles no longer in use.
• Identify, develop, and manage capital projects to include work scope, justifications, negotiate contract terms and conditions; implement and manage the capital project; act as project manager to ensure compliance with legal requirements, Port policies and procedures; enforce contract obligations, commission new equipment, provide contract acceptance, close out contract and project documents.

Full job description available upon request.

• Bachelor's Degree - Logistics, Transportation, Business Administration, or related field (additional experience may substitute for the education qualifications).
• Five (5) + years of experience managing the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of a variety of vehicles and other machinery and equipment.
• Experience must have been gained in a large (i.e., 300+ vehicles or heavy equipment) and diversified (i.e., diversity of vehicles such as cars, trucks, motorcycles, road graders, pavers, cranes, air rescue, or firefighting vehicles, etc.) fleet maintenance operation (including emergency-type vehicles).
• Experience managing a large fleet management, procurement, and replacement program.
• CAFM or CPFP certification preferred.
• Successful clearance of a pre‑employment background check.
• Driver's License and MVR clearance.
• Drug screen clearance.

• Advanced experience with Vehicle lifecycle management and preventative maintenance practices/requirements.
• Advanced experience with Large complex fleet operations and vehicle/equipment maintenance.
• Advanced experience with DOT compliance.
• Advanced experience with Standard procurement theory, principles, and practices.

Selection Process: (tentative schedule):