Airport Fleet Services Manager

JOB The Port of Portland is hiring an Airport Fleet Services ManagerThe 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 goalsFrom 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. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES 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. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Selection Process: (tentative schedule): A minimum qualification evaluation of the education, training, and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources until this role closes on 2/8/2026.A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials.Our goal is to notify candidates who are selected for interviews by 2/12/2026. We will then schedule the virtual first round of interviews with candidates who successfully passed the SME evaluation in February. Panel Interviews will be held afterward.