Fleet Director

The Fleet Director isn’t just managing vehicles and equipment, they’re the driving force behind Scottsdale’s progress, inspiring innovation and powering the city’s future every day. 

If you're passionate about public service and eager to make a positive impact, this is your opportunity to oversee a diverse fleet, from police cruisers and fire apparatus to transit trolleys, sanitation trucks, and transportation vehicles. As Fleet Director, you'll ensure the City's fleet is safe, reliable, and ready to serve the community every day. Join us and help shape the future of Scottsdale by supporting the dedicated professionals who keep the city running strong.

This executive-level position provides vision and leadership for all aspects of municipal fleet operations, including fleet acquisition, maintenance, replacement planning, fuel management, regulatory compliance, and asset lifecycle management. Working collaboratively across City departments, the Fleet Director develops innovative, cost-effective solutions that maximize fleet performance, improve operational efficiency, and support the City's commitment to exceptional public service.

The Fleet Director leads a team of dedicated professionals, oversees multimillion-dollar operating and capital budgets, leverages data and emerging technologies to drive informed decision-making, and builds long-term strategies that prepare the City's fleet for the future. Whether supporting emergency response, maintaining essential public services, or advancing sustainability initiatives, the Fleet Director plays a critical role in ensuring City employees have the vehicles and equipment they need to safely and effectively serve residents.

Located in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, Scottsdale, Arizona is bordered by Phoenix to the west and the McDowell Mountains on the east. Scottsdale is annually rated among the nation's most desirable communities to live in, visit and do business in. Check out more About Scottsdale.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited educational institution in Business or Public Administration or a related field.
• Six years' experience in fleet management, which includes five years of managerial experience.
• Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or job-related experience which meets the minimum qualifications may be substituted.

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements 

• Must possess and maintain throughout tenure of position, a recognized Fleet professional certification such as Certified Automotive Fleet Manager or Certified Public Fleet Professional at time of hire or promotion.
• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.

Other pertinent licenses and/or certification may be required of some positions depending on department/service assignment.

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Benefits Highlights:

The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
• Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
• City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 11.98% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457 
• Pet Insurance
• Bilingual pay compensation
• Employer contribution of $10 per pay period to employee's PEHP (Post-Employment Health Plan) account

Please visit the Human Resources and Benefits Information page for more information.

Selection Process:

The application and supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state “See Resume” in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.  

Applicants whose education, training and experience most closely meet the needs of the position may be invited to participate in a selection process that may include a panel interview. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening that may include:

• Fingerprinting search of the national FBI Database
• Criminal Background screening

The City of Scottsdale reserves the right to change this process at any time, potentially without advance notice.

PLEASE NOTE: Years of experience are based on a work schedule of 2,080 hours per year for full-time positions and 1,040 hours per year for part-time positions, and while work experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis. Depending upon the job classification, education may not be substituted for work experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: It is the policy of the city to provide employment opportunities to all persons based solely on ability, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

When advised, reasonable accommodations will be made in order for an “otherwise qualified applicant" with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting HR Receptionist at 480-312-2491. Requests should be made 24 hours in advance or as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. For TTY users, the Arizona Relay Service (1-800-367-8939) may contact HR Receptionist at 480-312-2491.

 This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change