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COASTAL COMPANIES, LLC

Fleet Mechanic

Warwick, RI · On-site

$30 - $40/hr

Join the Coastal Team Coastal Companies is looking for an experienced Fleet Mechanic to help keep our trucks, trailers, landscaping equipment, and snow removal fleet operating safely and efficiently.

cokeflorida

Director, Fleet Operations

Tampa, FL · On-site

The Fleet Operations Director leads the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective execution of ... Define operating KPIs, scorecards, review cadences, and corrective-action expectations; own results ...

NextEra Energy

Applied Scientist I

Saint Paul, MN · On-site

As part of NextEra Energy-the world's largest renewable energy fleet operator-you'll drive value-add research and development that directly supports business objectives through timely, accurate ...

Prudent Engineering

Fleet Coordinator

Syracuse, NY · On-site

$20 - $25/hr

Track fleet operating expenses, fuel costs, repair invoices, and vendor contracts; assist with budget forecasting and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and asset utilization.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC

$140 - $180/hr

The Fleet Operations Director leads the safe, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective execution of ... Define operating KPIs, scorecards, review cadences, and corrective-action expectations; own results ...

Prudent Engineering

Fleet Coordinator

Syracuse, NY · On-site

$20 - $25/hr

Track fleet operating expenses, fuel costs, repair invoices, and vendor contracts; assist with budget forecasting and identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and asset utilization.

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How much do fleet operator jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 2, 2026, the average hourly pay for fleet operator in the United States is $23.72, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $19.47 and $26.92 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a fleet operator?

Fleet Operators are professionals or companies responsible for managing a group of vehicles, such as cars, trucks, vans, or ships, that are used for business purposes. Their duties typically include overseeing vehicle maintenance, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing drivers, and optimizing routes to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Fleet Operators play a crucial role in logistics, transportation, and delivery services, helping organizations ensure that their vehicles are safe, reliable, and cost-effective. They may also handle tasks such as fuel management, record-keeping, and implementing technology solutions for tracking vehicles.

What are some common challenges faced by fleet operators in managing vehicle maintenance schedules?

Fleet Operators often juggle multiple vehicles with varying maintenance needs, making it challenging to keep track of service intervals, unexpected breakdowns, and compliance with safety regulations. Effective use of fleet management software and clear communication with drivers are essential to minimize downtime and ensure all vehicles remain roadworthy. Staying proactive with maintenance planning helps avoid costly repairs and keeps the fleet operating efficiently.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a fleet operator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Fleet Operator, you need strong organizational skills, knowledge of fleet management practices, and often a relevant qualification in logistics or transportation. Familiarity with fleet management software, GPS tracking systems, and compliance regulations is typically required. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and multitasking abilities help manage drivers, schedules, and unexpected issues efficiently. These skills are crucial for optimizing fleet performance, ensuring safety, and maintaining cost-effective operations.

What is the difference between Fleet Operator vs Truck Driver?

AspectFleet OperatorTruck Driver
CredentialsCommercial driver's license (CDL), fleet management trainingCDL required, driving experience
Work EnvironmentFleet management offices, vehicle maintenance facilitiesOn the road, various routes and schedules
Employer & IndustryLogistics companies, transportation firmsTrucking companies, freight carriers

Fleet Operators oversee vehicle operations, coordinate routes, and manage fleet logistics, often working in offices. Truck Drivers focus on operating vehicles to transport goods along routes. While both roles require a CDL and involve transportation, Fleet Operators handle planning and management, whereas Truck Drivers execute the driving tasks.

Is fleet management a stressful job?

Fleet operators often face stress due to managing vehicle schedules, ensuring safety compliance, and handling unexpected issues like delays or breakdowns. The job requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure, especially in fast-paced environments. However, stress levels can vary depending on the size of the fleet and the complexity of operations.
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Infographic showing various Fleet Operator job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 38% Full Time, 60% Part Time, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $49,330 per year, or $23.7 per hour.

Fleet Software & Controls Engineering Lead

Intelligent Generation LLC

Chicago, IL • On-site

$110 - $150/hr

Other

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Posted 15 days ago

Job description

Benefits
  • Warrants
  • Annual bonus
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Competitive salary
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
Fleet Software & Controls Engineering Lead

Full Time | Hybrid | Chicago Metro Area

Build the software layer that operates and optimizes a distributed battery fleet.

Intelligent Generation’s mission is to empower businesses to engage the clean energy grid.

Intelligent Generation builds and operates POWR:Suite, a software platform that helps battery energy storage assets make highly profitable economic decisions.

POWR:Suite connects distributed energy assets to wholesale power markets while also optimizing behind-the-meter value: reducing utility bills, managing demand charges, improving asset performance, supporting resilience, and helping customers capture the full economic value of their energy assets.

Our work sits at the intersection of energy markets, grid operations, virtual power plants, customer savings, software automation, telemetry, and AI‑assisted decision‑making.

We are looking for a software engineering leader to own and scale the fleet software and controls‑adjacent application layer of POWR:Suite. This is a leadership role. You will be hands‑on early, but the expectation is that you will grow into leading engineers, shaping architecture, and orchestrating AI agents that support software delivery, testing, documentation, monitoring, and operational workflows.

Why this role matters POWR:Suite operates in the real world. The software affects physical assets, market participation, customer bills, demand charge outcomes, operator decisions, asset performance, resilience, and revenue confidence.

As IG scales, we need fleet software that makes economic decisions more repeatable, explainable, observable, and optimized across market and customer‑side value streams.

You will help build that layer.

What you will lead and own Fleet operations software

Lead the software services that support dispatch, state‑of‑charge management, availability, asset readiness, market participation, customer bill optimization, demand charge management, resilience use cases, and operational decision‑making across a growing BESS fleet.

Operator applications

Own the tools operators and field teams use every day: control panels, fleet dashboards, workflow tools, alerts, status views, exception handling, and operational decision support.

Event‑driven services

Design and operate the service layer that moves telemetry, commands, statuses, and operational events across POWR:Suite. Build for reliability, observability, ordering, failure recovery, and real‑world operating conditions.

Controls‑adjacent software

Develop deep fluency in how software decisions affect physical asset behavior and economic outcomes. Partner across controls, operations, and platform teams to make fleet behavior safer, clearer, and more repeatable.

Economic decisioning workflows

Build software that helps determine when assets should charge, discharge, preserve state of charge, participate in market programs, reduce customer demand charges, or support resilience needs.

Commissioning and configuration workflows

Build software that reduces manual steps in asset onboarding, configuration, commissioning, testing, and readiness tracking.

Software agents

Build, maintain, evaluate, and govern agents that support software delivery and operations, including code review agents, test agents, regression agents, documentation agents, commissioning support agents, and operator workflow assistants.

People and agent orchestration

Over time, build and lead a software engineering function. Define how engineers and agents work together to improve delivery speed, review quality, test coverage, documentation, operational support, and system reliability.

What success looks like First 90 days
  • Understand POWR:Suite’s current fleet software, dispatch workflows, operator tools, economic decisioning logic, and controls‑adjacent processes
  • Own a defined improvement in the fleet or operator workflow
  • Document key system flows, dependencies, decision points, and failure modes
  • Identify high‑value agent‑assisted opportunities in development, testing, operations, or operator support
First 6 months
  • Take primary ownership of selected fleet software services or operator applications
  • Improve usability, reliability, and observability of dispatch‑related workflows
  • Build tools that reduce manual operational steps
  • Deploy or improve agents that assist with code review, testing, documentation, commissioning, or operator support
First 12 months
  • Lead the software function for fleet operations and controls‑adjacent applications
  • Reduce dependency on tribal knowledge by codifying workflows, tests, and operational logic
  • Improve the scalability and resilience of POWR:Suite’s fleet software layer
  • Build the foundation for a team that can scale software delivery with agent leverage
What we are looking for Required
  • 8+ years in software engineering, systems engineering, full‑stack engineering, back‑end engineering, or controls‑adjacent software
  • Experience leading technical work across teams or mentoring engineers
  • Strong Python experience in production systems
  • Experience building APIs, services, event‑driven systems, and operational applications
  • Experience with real‑time, high‑reliability, hardware‑adjacent, industrial, or operational software
  • Ability to build practical internal tools for operators, field teams, or technical users
  • Strong debugging instincts across software, data, infrastructure, and system behavior
  • Hands‑on experience using AI tools as part of engineering work
  • Ability to build, maintain, evaluate, govern, or orchestrate agents that support engineering and operational workflows
  • Strong curiosity about physical systems and how software affects real‑world and economic outcomes
Strongly preferred
  • GCP experience, especially Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, or similar managed services
  • Experience with WebSockets, real‑time dashboards, event streams, or operational interfaces
  • BESS, SCADA, EMS, DER, energy management, inverter, or industrial controls exposure
  • Familiarity with DNP3, Modbus, ICCP, or similar protocols
  • Familiarity with LabVIEW
  • Experience with state machines, deterministic logic, simulation, or control‑adjacent systems
  • Experience building or leading a software engineering team
Why this is exciting

You will build software that matters in the physical world and in the customer’s economics. Your work will help IG operate a growing distributed energy fleet, improve market participation, reduce customer bills, manage demand charges, support resilience, reduce operational drag, and turn complex energy workflows into scalable software and agent‑assisted execution.

This is a hybrid position and will require remote and in‑person (Oak Brook/Chicago) work.

Intelligent Generation participates in the E-Verify process for all new hires.

Flexible work from home options available.

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