Kokosing (www.kokosing.biz) is one of America's 50 largest General Contractors and services a broad spectrum of clients in both the private and public business sectors. Kokosing's services include heavy civil/industrial construction such as highways, bridges, underground utilities, water/wastewater facilities, and marine construction. For over 75 years, Kokosing has successfully attracted the most qualified technical personnel in the construction industry by offering visible challenges, superior quality, and attractive rewards. With over $2.8 billion in annual sales and a commitment to its workforce, Kokosing is the winning team.

Job Description:

Regional Equipment Manager

Position Summary

The Regional Equipment Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight for the company's construction, transportation, and marine equipment assets across multiple operating regions. This role is responsible for optimizing fleet performance, equipment availability, maintenance effectiveness, capital investments, and total cost of ownership while ensuring alignment with operational and business objectives.

Working in close partnership with Regional Operations Vice Presidents and operational leaders, the Regional Equipment Manager develops and executes regional equipment strategies that support project execution, business growth, safety performance, and operational efficiency. The position serves as a key advisor to leadership by leveraging fleet data, maintenance metrics, and industry best practices to maximize asset utilization, reduce downtime, and improve return on investment.

Pay: $165K - $185K Annually

Essential Responsibilities

Lead regional fleet lifecycle management, including specification development, rental-versus-ownership analysis, rebuild programs, redeployment, and asset replacement strategies.
Manage and optimize a diverse fleet consisting of heavy construction equipment, on-road transportation assets, marine equipment, and mid-size.
Partner with Regional Operations Leaders to align equipment strategies with operational goals, project demands, workforce planning, and regional growth initiatives.
Collaborate with operations managers, project leaders, superintendents, estimators, procurement teams, and safety professionals to forecast equipment needs and optimize fleet deployment.
Develop and monitor key fleet performance indicators, including equipment availability, utilization, maintenance costs, downtime, cost per hour, rental spend, fuel efficiency, and asset return.
Utilize fleet management systems, telematics, and operational analytics to drive data-based decisions and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Oversee preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime, extend asset life, and reduce unplanned failures.
Implement maintenance performance standards and accountability measures across regional shops, field service operations, and maintenance teams.
Lead equipment failure investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action initiatives to improve reliability and performance.
Develop and manage regional operating and capital budgets, ensuring responsible stewardship of fleet-related expenditures.
Identify opportunities to reduce total cost of ownership while maintaining safe, reliable, and productive equipment operations.
Build and maintain strategic relationships with manufacturers, dealers, rental providers, marine vendors, and service partners to ensure competitive pricing and responsive support.
Ensure compliance with all applicable DOT, OSHA, MSHA, Coast Guard, environmental, and company safety requirements.
Champion innovation through the implementation of fleet technologies, telematics, predictive maintenance tools, and process improvements that enhance operational performance.
Lead, mentor, and develop Equipment Managers, Shop Managers, Fleet Supervisors, mechanics, technicians, and other equipment personnel throughout the region.

Qualifications

7+ years of progressive equipment, fleet, or maintenance leadership experience in construction, heavy civil, transportation, mining, marine, or related industries.
Strong knowledge of heavy construction equipment, trucks, trailers, cranes, earthmoving equipment, and marine assets.
Proven leadership experience managing maintenance teams in both shop and field environments.
Knowledge in diesel engines, hydraulics, electrical systems, powertrain components, diagnostic technologies, and maintenance best practices.
Experience with telematics, CMMS, fleet management systems, and data analytics.
Demonstrated financial acumen managing multimillion-dollar operating and capital budgets.
Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Fleet Management, related field or equivalent experience.
Valid driver's license and ability to travel regularly throughout the assigned region.

Kokosing is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action federal and state contractor. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

About the company

Kokosing builds infrastructure and industrial projects for public agencies, utilities and private businesses, mainly in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Its companies construct roads, bridges, pipelines, water-treatment facilities and marine works, alongside industrial plants and power projects. The group also supplies asphalt, sand, gravel and limestone and provides pipe fabrication and ongoing industrial maintenance. Customers engage its specialist companies for construction and related services, while its materials businesses sell products used on building and civil-engineering jobs. Kokosing was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Westerville, Ohio.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Westerville, OH

Founded

1951

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What believers are saying

Learning has a dedicated platform: Kokosing University provides more than 100 online and in-person training courses.
Career goals get regular attention: Kokosing pairs team members with supervisors for quarterly development discussions.
Senior engineering includes profit sharing: Kokosing's lead construction design engineer opening lists an annual profit share.

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Bridge carpentry includes heights: Kokosing's Wallops Island opening requires working tied off to fall protection.
Tools are a personal requirement: Kokosing's advertised Virginia carpenter position requires workers to have their own hand tools.

What makes Kokosing unique

Ownership spans generations: Kokosing describes itself as a third-generation family-owned company.
Work stays in-house: Kokosing reports capacity to self-perform up to 80% of project work.
Equipment is owned: Kokosing maintains a private fleet valued at $500 million on its company overview.

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