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people like you to help us. A career at BC Hydro is meaningful and provides you the opportunity to be part of a talented,

inclusive, and diverse team. We offer a healthy work-life balance, competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package,

and training opportunities to support you in your career growth. We're proud to be ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers

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Senior Manager, Fleet Asset Management

Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Surrey Garage 2nd Floor

Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland

Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid

Annual salary: $ 127,900.00 - 161,800.00

What you'll do

BC Hydro’s Fleet Services team provides a full range of vehicle and equipment services that are vital in supporting our

operations across British Columbia.

We are seeking a dynamic, strategic senior manager with a blend of experience to provide leadership as BC Hydro

transforms its fleet asset management function to meet the company’s evolving business needs. As part of the Fleet

leadership team, you will manage the team accountable for end-to-end fleet asset

management processes and annual acquisition of $60M of fleet assets, while ensuring operational excellence and the

highest commitment to safety.

Your new team’s functional areas include fleet asset planning, vehicle standardization/ specifications, vehicle acquisition

and remarketing, supplier strategy and relationship management with third party vendors, and fleet maintenance

engineering.

With a diverse fleet of 3,600 assets (including a full range of heavy, medium and light vehicles, trailers, forklifts and

equipment), we are looking for a strong, technical leader, skilled in managing people, fleet-related processes and change

across a large organization.

You have a penchant for successfully building high-performing teams and supplier relationships; improving processes to

drive increased value for the organization; and ensuring safety and reliability

engineering are foundational in asset management solutions.

Working collaboratively with colleagues in Fleet, Supply Chain and end-user teams - across organizational levels is a

strength. You are passionate about understanding your end-users’ working conditions and vehicle requirements, and

ensuring that fit-for-purpose, cost-effective and safe vehicle solutions are delivered to meet the organization’s operational

needs.

Key accountabilities of this position include:

• Sustains fleet asset management policies (such as: optimal asset lifecycles and asset allocation);
• Market scanning;
• Develops and sustains deep relationships, specifically with BC Hydro operating groups, to understand their

business priorities and requirements so that fleet asset management processes successfully meet end-user needs in a

flexible, efficient manner;

• Develops and implements category strategies for key areas of Fleet spend (e.g. vehicle acquisition, outsourced

vehicle maintenance), in collaboration with BC Hydro’s Category Planning & Sourcing teams;

• Develops long-term strategic fleet acquisition plans (up to 10 years) and short-term budgets ( 1-3 years), in

collaboration with fleet end-users and stakeholders;

• Manages annual acquisition processes for fleet assets, including successful delivery on an average annual capital

spend of $60M;

• Manages a company-wide program to increase vehicle standardization and maintain vehicle specifications;
• Manages fleet safety and reliability engineering, including establishment of vehicle maintenance programs, safety/

technical solutioning, and engineering overview of vehicle recall campaigns;

• Manages relationships with key asset acquisition suppliers, to ensure performance and achieve continual

improvement in end-to-end acquisition processes;

• Manages the development, update and implementation of a green fleet action plan suitable for BC Hydro use

cases;

• Drives innovation to improve fleet processes and solutions, with a focus on safety, quality, cost and cycle time, in

alignment with BC Hydro strategies;

• Leads, manages performance, and coaches/mentors a multi-disciplinary staff, including professional employees

and employees that are part of the Move-Up union;

• Be a member of the Fleet leadership team and contribute to the development of a high- performing team across

the Fleet organization;

• Supports the end-to-end management of recall campaigns including vendor warranty negotiation.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline is required. Masters/

Advanced degree will be considered an asset.

• A blend of business expertise (Bachelor’s degree in Business) and technical expertise (Bachelor’s degree in

Engineering) or equivalent experience will be considered an asset.

• One or more professional designations and/or certifications (e.g. CAFM, PMP, IAM Certificate, etc) or equivalent

experience will be considered an asset.

• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience working within a large, complex organization with multiple internal

stakeholders, demonstrating increasing responsibility, progressive leadership and successful implementation of multi-
faceted strategies

• Minimum of three (3) years’ of management experience involving multiple internal stakeholders including unionized

staff. Equivalent work experience in a fleet organization would be an asset.

• Demonstrated team player and relationship builder, with strong technical, analytical and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change, manage processes and achieve organizational results in fleet asset

management and vehicle acquisition and remarketing, in dealing with a diverse fleet. Experience in the utility industry.

What we offer

• A comprehensive benefits package

• A minimum of 15 paid vacation days

• A lifetime pension

• Flexible work model, depending on your role type

• Training and development courses

For more information on the benefits we offer, visit bchydro.com/benefits.

What else you should know

• A condition of employment for this job is that you maintain the following requirements in good standing: Driver's License

Type = Class 5

• The location of this position is Surrey Vehicle Garage
• Travel across the province will be required to meet the needs of the team and operations; the successful candidate can

anticipate up to one to two multi-day trips per month.

• Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete an online leadership assessment as part of the interview process.

Don't forget to update your Candidate Profile with your current resume and copies of your certifications. If applicable,

include your Trades Qualification. This will ensure we have all the necessary information to assess your application without

any delays.

Date Posted: 2025-07-07 Closing Date: 2025-07-18

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