Manager Vehicle Fleet

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.   PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: As the Manager Vehicle Fleet, you will provide strategic operational oversight for the Vehicle Fleet Team (VFT), ensuring a safe, efficient, and cost‑effective maintenance program across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. You will lead the resources responsible for vehicle care, maintenance, replacement, and functionality, while supervising repair activities, audits, investigations, and vendor performance. You will also ensure full compliance with Federal, Provincial, and State regulations for vehicles and ancillary equipment, and develop specifications for light, medium, heavy‑duty, and specialized vehicles. This role is critical in maintaining operational reliability, regulatory compliance, and the overall safety of CPKC’s fleet operations.   POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES: Lead a safe, efficient, and cost‑effective vehicle maintenance program across the Canada, U.S., and Mexico fleets Oversee all maintenance, repair, inspections, and replacement activities, ensuring compliance with Federal, Provincial, and State regulations for vehicles and ancillary equipment (e.g., cranes, HiRails) Manage vendor and shop performance, including auditing, investigating issues, validating repairs, and participating in quarterly business reviews Develop and maintain specifications and designs for light‑, medium‑, heavy‑duty, and specialized vehicles Enforce CPKC safety practices and Vehicle Fleet policies consistently across the organization, addressing and investigating field issues as required Monitor and control maintenance and repair spending aligned to Capital and Opex budgets, including invoice processing, purchase orders, and goods receipting Ensure preventive maintenance is scheduled and completed, review inspection reports, and maintain accurate work orders, maintenance records, ARI entries, and MATS updates Support annual and multi‑year fleet replacement planning, including asset specifications, in‑service/out‑of‑service coordination, and disposal of retired assets Maintain strong cross‑functional relationships with managers and operators, continuously identifying and implementing process improvement   POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Must possess a High School diploma or equivalent Red Seal Mechanic or Journeymen certificate as a heavy-duty mechanic is desirable Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a railway work equipment maintenance environment is an added advantage Experience leveraging programs like SAP (or equivalent) or using Excel for analysis, Word, and other MS Office applications Rules qualified or significant field experience in Rail operations (Mechanical, Engineering, S&C, etc. is desirable Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver key performance metrics in both emergency and non‑emergency situations   WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER: Flexible and competitive benefits package Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans Employee Share Purchase Plan Performance Incentive Plan Annual Fitness Subsidy Part-time Studies Program   PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:   Background Investigation Criminal history check Education verification Professional references   BECOMING A RAILROADER: As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.   Management Conductor Program Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.   CULTURE OF INCLUSION: For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).   Req ID: 105670 Department: Finance & Accountin...