Assistant Manager-IT Terminal Operations

The Assistant Manager-IT Terminal Operations (IT Field Services) leads day-to-day IT operations and Field Services employees supporting one large terminal or multiple terminals within a regional geography. As the senior on-site IT leader, this role is accountable for service delivery, operational continuity, and stakeholder engagement while serving as the primary bridge between terminal business leadership and centralized IT organizations. This position also directs local support activities, incident response, and vendor performance; develops and coaches employees; manages escalations; and partners with Cybersecurity and enterprise IT teams to deliver reliable, secure, and business-aligned technology services.

This role is well suited for individuals who enjoy working beyond a traditional office environment. Work is performed in a combination of office and operational settings, including marine terminals, ports, intermodal facilities, rail yards, warehouses, and vessel operations. The position provides regular opportunities to engage directly with terminal operations and employees across the business. Employees may work outdoors, travel throughout terminal facilities, and must comply with all site safety requirements and PPE standards.

• Lead assigned Field IT employees and provide day-to-day work direction, coaching, development feedback, and accountability.
• Coordinate staffing, schedules, overtime, on-call coverage, and work priorities to maintain effective terminal coverage.
• Monitor ticket activity, service levels, incident records, and operational metrics; address gaps and escalate material risks.
• Remain hands-on and serve as the first management escalation for complex endpoint, network, infrastructure, and OT-adjacent issues.
• Direct local incident response, stakeholder communication, service restoration, and post-incident follow-through.
• Coordinate approved changes, patching, maintenance windows, and emergency changes within delegated authority.
• Manage day-to-day vendor work, local projects, equipment needs, and spare-equipment purchases within delegated authority.
• Support hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, employee relations, and performance processes; provide documented input to the Manager, who completes formal performance reviews.
• Partner with terminal leadership, centralized IT teams, and Cybersecurity on operating priorities, security awareness, incident response, access, risk reduction, and remediation.
• Maintain accurate documentation and reporting in ServiceNow and other approved systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.