Manager, Fleet Performance

Manager, Fleet PerformanceDepartment:
Operations
Employment Type:
Permanent - Full Time
Location:
Calgary
DescriptionWhat You'll Do:
Build the Fleet Performance Group from the ground up by establishing the operating model, team structure, governance cadences, and RASCI before the first hire joins
Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team across Fleet Reliability & Support, Operations Performance, and Technical Knowledge as the group scales
Hold final accountability for fleet uptime, configuration baselines, data processing pipeline integrity, and KPI reporting across all deployed Production assets globally
Own the Production asset change management process: every change outside the approved MaintainX baseline requires your risk/benefit sign-off
Drive the 50% SME support transfer on Day 1, scaling to 80% of routine support resolved by FPG within 6 months, and track Engineering demand to confirm capacity is genuinely released
Represent Fleet Performance in monthly governance reviews and quarterly strategic sessions with Operations Leadership and the Director of Operations
Partner with Engineering, Geoscience, Data Science, Regional Managers, and Project Managers on shared ownership zones, escalation boundaries, and cross-functional accountability
What We'll Love About You:
You’ve built operational functions before, and you know the first 90 days are about earning trust, not proving yourself right
You think in systems: when you see a problem, you fix the process, not just the instance
You’re as comfortable talking engineering trade-offs with a field technician as you are presenting KPIs to a VP
You own the outcome even when the inputs are outside your control, and ambiguity doesn’t slow you down
You understand that a fleet performance function lives or dies by the quality of its data, and you’ve built data discipline into teams before
Key Responsibilities
Develop and get executive sign-off on the FPG charter, mandate, and operating model
Hire, onboard, and develop the team (10-15 FTE);
grow to full org chart over 12–18 months
Establish MaintainX as the system of record: asset hierarchy, PM templates, work order standards, and change management workflow
Own all Production-asset change management decisions, including risk/benefit review and Engineering sign-off coordination where required
Deliver the 50% → 80% SME support transfer milestones;
report progress monthlyto Operations Leadership
Define and maintain the escalation model (L1/L2/L3) and ensure FPG is executing to it
Drive the continuous improvement loop: FPG monitors, Engineering improves, R&D innovates, FPG standardizes
Report fleet KPIs monthly including uptime, MTTR, PM compliance, repeat failure rate, QC pass rate, and Engineer capacity released
Travel Requirements:
Up to 30% domestic and international travel to client sites, regional field offices, and GeologicAI offices globally;
higher in the first 6 months during team and process establishment
Skills, Education, and ExperienceMust Have Skills, Education, and Experience:
10+ years in asset management, fleet operations, or operational engineering in an industrial, field‑deployed, or instrumentation environment
Demonstrated experience building and leading cross‑functional operational teams, not just managing established ones
Direct experience with CMMS or asset management platforms (MaintainX, SAP PM, IBM Maximo, or equivalent) as a system of record
Track record of driving measurable performance improvements against defined KPIs (uptime, MTTR, cost/hour, or similar)
Experience managing geographically distributed teams and field operations across multiple time zones
Strong understanding of change management, configuration control, and escalation model design
Assets:
Experience in mining, mining services, oil & gas, industrial IoT, or precision instrumentation industries
Familiarity with data processing pipelines, sensor calibration, or geoscience data workflows
Experience with reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM) or similar reliability engineering frameworks
Prior experience managing a function during rapid organizational scaling (startup to scale‑up transition)
Familiarity with systems integration concepts (connecting CMMS to monitoring platforms, ticketing tools, etc.)
PMP or equivalent project/program management certification
Benefits from Working at GeologicAIWhat You'll Love About Us:We're a fast‑growing well‑funded company working on interesting products that are making a difference to the world. Our products and services are helping find the hydrocarbons that power our world today, and the metals and minerals required for the energy transition of tomorrow.
We offer:
A casual and fun work environment
Flexible schedule and opportunities for remote work
Extended health and dental benefits
Robots with lasers!
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