Section Manager, Fleet

**Job Status**
- Regular Full-Time

**About Us**
- Home to vast parkland and attractions including Grouse Mountain, Lynn Canyon and Capilano Suspension Bridge, the District of North Vancouver is inspired by nature, and enriched by people. Designated one of BC’s Top Employers for six years, the District offers exciting professional development opportunities and a competitive total compensation package including a nine-day fortnight. This is an exciting time to join the District, as we embark on a range of initiatives to transform digital service delivery, customer experience, and our approach to climate action. Known for being a flexible, family-friendly employer with an inclusive workplace culture, the District of North Vancouver is an exceptional place to work. If you are civic-minded and interested in making an impact on people and businesses on the beautiful North Shore, consider working for the District of North Vancouver.

**Position Overview**
- The District of North Vancouver is looking for a Section Manager to join the Fleet and Solid Waste department. Reporting to the Manager, Engineering Operations, the incumbent is responsible for managing the strategic and operations functions of Garage, Fleet, and Solid Waste. The incumbent is responsible for, capital planning, asset management, budgeting, program development and delivery, planning and delivering strategic communications, staffing, training, performance, and daily operations. The Section Manager provides leadership to a team of regular, temporary, and auxiliary staff and has budget responsibility for an annual budget of $30-40M.

The Garage and Fleet section encompasses all district vehicles, heavy and small equipment. The Garage performs fleet inspection, preventative maintenance and repairs and ensures provincial and national regulatory licencing obligations are met including participating in industry prescribed audit processes. The Solid Waste section is responsible for programming and delivery of curb side collection of residential domestic and organic waste and site collection of commercial waste and recycling.

**In this role you will**:

- Lead and manage a large team of staff in day to day operations, recruitment, training, performance management, and development.
- Develop and administer policies, procedures, and reports pertaining to the purchase, operation, maintenance, repair, safety, replacement, and disposal of District fleet vehicles.
- Develop and oversee capital and operating budgets for Fleet and Garage, and Solid Waste, analyzes and monitors financial records and forecasts cost projections.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective operation and maintenance of systems and equipment to support Fleet and Garage operations, and Solid Waste operations.
- Lead and facilitates continuous improvement of operations, services, policies, and procedures.
- Develop and implement safe work procedures and policies to ensure the protection and safety of self, employees, the public and the environment.

**Garage and Fleet**:

- Responsible for acquisition, operation, maintenance and end of life disposal for all district vehicles, fire service vehicles, heavy equipment, related equipment and solid waste carts.
- Advises corporate end users on vehicle and equipment options, recommendations, purchase specifications, operation and maintenance and licencing requirements, engages with contract sevices and suppliers, inspects and approves custom fabrications, manages delivery arranges disposal of obsolescent and end of life equipment and vehicles.
- Develops and oversees corporate asset management plans to effectively manage fleet inventory.
- Develops and oversees corporate Fleet and equipment usage policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Develops and submits reports and supporting documentation for capital planning, licencing, operations, and maintenance requests.
- Manages, monitors, and reports on fuel consumption for District Fleet.
- Leads and develops strategy to convert to alternate fuels to align with corporate greenhouse gas emission reduction policy.
- Attends and participates in corporate Joint Health and Safety Committee, develops accident prevention programs, participates, and prepares accident investigation reports.
- Ensures appropriate maintenance management practices are followed for all equipment and vehicles, including preventative maintenance schedules and repair work, to minimize equipment downtime and operating costs.
- Ensures regulatory complince to National Saftey Code and District’s Preventative Maitnenance Operators designation.
- Lead the migration of and ensures operation of business software systems including vehicle telematics, cart location & repair, soild waste routing, customer notifications, and fleet management.
- Develops and arranges delivery of trianing on municipal vehicles and equipment; ensures that the Motor Vehicle Act and Commercial Vehicle Safety Standards are f