Director of Maintenance

Company Description

We are a leading provider of public transportation solutions, dedicated to ensuring safe, efficient, and sustainable mobility services for communities across the U.S. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, we manage large-scale transit operations, focusing on delivering reliable services and enhancing the overall passenger experience. Our team is passionate about creating a positive impact through superior transit management and fostering a culture of safety, reliability, and collaboration.

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Maintenance Director to oversee the maintenance operations of our transit fleet in Mesa, Arizona. In this role, you will be responsible for managing the maintenance of over 250 vehicles, ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation services. You will lead the department's efforts in preventive and corrective maintenance, emergency response planning, and safety management while adhering to local, state, and federal regulations. You will also be accountable for department budgeting, union negotiations, and employee engagement to maintain a productive, safety-focused workplace.

Compensation Notes:

• Base pay range for this role is $165,000-$185,000
• Eligible for annual bonus of up to 10% on top of base 
• Full benefits (medical, dental, vision) offered
• Pension and 401k matching offered

This role is based in Tempe/Mesa, Arizona. We welcome candidates from across the U.S. and are willing to provide relocation assistance for the right candidate.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of vehicle, equipment, and hydraulic maintenance experience
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Maintenance Director or Manager role in a Transit environment with over 250 vehicles
• Experience in creating and managing a department budget
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent training and experience
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office required
• Has evidence of experience and accountability for emergency planning, incident response and safety management in a fixed route maintenance environment
• Union and contract negotiation experience
• Must be willing to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the business in a 24/7 environment

Skills

• Strong commitment to Company values
• Must have excellent communication skills at all levels of the organization to include the client
• Ensure all standard operating procedures
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the Maintenance Department
• Compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Adhere to the Keolis Quality Assurance policies and procedures
• Adhere to the client's maintenance standards
• Leadership of positive employee and labor relations
• Will have the ability to identify and solve problems in a structured and analytical way

Key Accountabilities:

Safety

• Be Accountable for the department’s organizational safety performance
• Ensure all relevant statutory and regulatory safety policies are applied and adhered to
• Ensure Safety governance is in place, continuously bringing safety performance and adherence to processes to the forefront.
• Contribute to the safety culture through displaying exemplary safety-oriented behaviors 

• Establish preventative maintenance schedules

Employee Engagement

• Set the tone of leadership throughout the department through implementation of the Keolis management principles
• Lead an engaging culture where each individual is able to work to their full potential in the aligned delivery of the business objectives.
• Build the talent pool to ensure future capability to deliver the organizational business plan
• Lead the Union relationship: 

o   Understand and monitor compliance to the ratified CBA

o   Plan and lead CBA negotiations

o   Manage union relationships to be productive and enable win-win outcomes

• Drive an improvement in the employee experience enabling improvements in all employee related KPIs including: employee turnover, unplanned absenteeism, maintenance headcount
• Drive employee survey participation and deliver local action plans to continually improve employee experience and engagement

Economic Performance

• Accountable for the department’s economic performance – budget setting, monitoring and taking corrective actions as necessary to ensure objectives are met
• Deliver financial requirements for account payable, client billing, payroll, monthly analysi