Equipment Manager

Key Responsibilities

Fleet & Equipment Lifecycle Management

• Oversee the acquisition, deployment, utilization, maintenance, repair, and disposal of all company-owned and rented vehicles, trailers, and major equipment.
  • This includes vehicle registration and insurance coordination and requirements.
• Establish and manage fleet lifecycle standards, including repair-versus-replace criteria, age/hour thresholds, and replacement timing.
• Develop annual capital replacement and fleet optimization recommendations in coordination with Operations and Finance.

Preventive Maintenance & Reliability

• Evaluate the existing Preventive Maintenance (PM) program and determine whether improvements are required to increase uptime, reduce unplanned failures, and extend asset life.
• Develop, refine, and enforce PM schedules aligned with manufacturer standards, regulatory requirements, and field conditions.
• Partner with the Yard & Logistics Superintendent and Material & Equipment Coordinators to ensure consistent PM execution across all yards and regions.

Safety & Compliance

• Partner closely with the Safety team to ensure fleet and equipment standards support company safety objectives.
• Maintain DOT, OSHA, and internal compliance documentation, inspections, and corrective action tracking.
• Support equipment-related safety initiatives, including inspections, operator readiness, and incident prevention.
• Participate in safety meetings and future safety committee efforts as established by the company.

Vendor, Rental & Cost Management

• Partner with Procurement to negotiate and manage rental agreements, MSAs, and preferred vendor programs.
• Establish pricing baselines, utilization benchmarks, and performance expectations to maximize volume discounts and cost efficiency.
• Actively manage vendor performance related to cost, responsiveness, quality, and uptime.
• Analyze rent-versus-own decisions and identify measurable cost-savings opportunities.

Field & Yard Partnership

• Maintain a strong, service-oriented partnership with field leadership to ensure equipment availability and use case (could be customized) aligns with project schedules and productivity needs.
• Work in close coordination with Material & Equipment Coordinators, under the leadership of the Yard & Logistics Superintendent, to improve asset visibility, transfers, and utilization.
• Support material & equipment coordination teams by coordinating equipment availability for deliveries, mobilizations, and redeployments.

Data, Systems & Reporting

• Implement and maintain fleet management, telematics, and asset tracking systems.
• Track utilization, uptime, maintenance costs, and compliance metrics; report KPIs on a regular cadence.
• Use data and benchmarking to support operational decisions, cost control, and continuous improvement.