Ready to take ownership of a high-impact role where your decisions directly drive project performance and profitability? Join a top-tier heavy civil contractor with a 30-year track record of excellence and the full backing of a stable, well-resourced parent organization. You’ll earn up to $125,000 annually while leading equipment strategy, leveraging cutting-edge telematics, and ensuring crews have the right tools at the right time. If you’re organized, proactive, and eager to step into a role where your expertise truly makes a difference, this is your opportunity to level up.
Petillo, a high-performing site contractor across the northeastern US, is seeking a diligent, organized, and capable Heavy Equipment Maintenance Manager in Syracuse, NY!
If you have at least 1 year of experience managing repairs or maintenance on construction equipment, you have to apply for this position!
Why a Heavy Equipment Maintenance Manager in Syracuse, NY Should Join the Petillo Team:
- Competitive pay: Earn up to $125,000 per year in a role designed to make your success and the project’s success one and the same.
- Excellent Benefits: Medical dental, and vision insurance, plus 401 with company match, a cash balance pension plan, profit sharing opportunities, and an ESOP program!
- Great equipment: Enjoy top-of-the-line tools and trucks to make every day feel like a breeze
- Stable parent company support: Part of the Sterling Infrastructure umbrella, Petillo brings 30 years of their own experience and a high level of performance to the table.
- Company culture: Work for an employer who wants to put all the tools in your hands to do your work. No more waiting around for parts, get everything you need to do a great job today.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with corporate equipment team to forecast and manage daily/weekly equipment needs; allocate owned, rented, and leased assets; track utilization to minimize idle time and overuse.
- Oversee preventive maintenance, repairs, and inspections; supervise onsite mechanics and lube techs; control repair and operating costs.
- Monitor short-term rentals; build and maintain relationships with local vendors, dealers, and rental providers.
- Enforce safety and compliance as needed (pre-shift inspections, DOT/OSHA certifications, operator practices); maintain documentation and records.
- Coordinate equipment logistics, transport, fueling, and site movements.
- Monitor and report on costs, fuel usage, downtime, productivity, and utilization via daily/weekly reports to project and corporate leadership.
- Leverage telematics for real-time monitoring: track location, hours, idle time, fuel burn, fault codes, and health alerts; respond to issues, schedule predictive maintenance, coach operators, set geofences, and support rental/return decisions.
- Maintain accurate service histories, logs, and data in fleet software.
- Implement corporate policies, maintenance standards, telematics protocols, and safety programs; provide field feedback to improve enterprise-wide fleet performance and lifecycle decisions.
About the Company:
Petillo is a full-service site work and heavy highway construction company serving the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic US region. Petillo established its roots in 1994 by President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Petillo. Since its inception, the focus has been providing safe quality workmanship with an added value approach. Over time, our focus has provided a path that has allowed Petillo to evolve into a Site Contractor that is considered by many as the best in class in commercial construction. The company has invested and maintains an expansive equipment fleet that is accessorized with the latest technology. Today, we maintain the same focus on projects within the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
Learn more about the company here!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
