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Job Title


Field Services Manager


Company : Cubic Corporation


Location : Chicago, IL


Created : 2025-10-04


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make peopleu2019s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on . Job Details: Responsible for overseeing asset maintenance of single or multiple transit agency customer. Manages all service-related functions including equipment installation, maintenance, repair, testing, and logistics, ensuring adherence to quality and security standards. Leads a team supporting fare collection devices and coordinates service delivery from internal teams and subcontractors. Accountable for team development, performance management, customer satisfaction, issue resolution, safety, and reporting. Strategically plans and directs the local Field Services organization in a way that is forward-thinking and aligned to company strategy, policies, procedures, and ethical standards. Exercises significant decision-making authority in daily operations. Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: + Ensures adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), proactively identifying and reporting early indicators that may impact performance. + Determines staffing, scheduling, and resource needs to optimize field service operations and drive operational efficiency. + Champions coaching and employee development initiatives to cultivate motivation, strengthen engagement, and promote high-performance outcomes across teams. + Establishes and evaluates productivity goals, identifies performance gaps, and proactively implements solutions to address areas of concern and improve individual and team performance. + Leads the collection and analysis of data using a variety of tools such as ServiceNow, to drive strategic decision-making, and deliver fulfillment of customer requirements and engineering enhancements to fielded hardware and software. + Engages with customers to address service inquiries and resolve concerns with empathy and urgency, ensuring a responsive and positive experience through proactive problem-solving. + Manages first-line preventative and corrective maintenance, installation, decommissioning, testing, and inventory control for all fare collection devices within the regional transit system. Develops and implements maintenance documentation and plans to ensure operational reliability and compliance. + Coordinates service delivery from internal teams and subcontractors, including cash collection and consumables replenishment. + Oversees quality assurance, safety management, reporting, and administrative duties. Minimum Job Requirements: + Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience with a Bacheloru2019s degree, 8 years with a Masteru2019s, or 5 years with a PhD. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. + Extensive experience in equipment maintenance/repair and subcontractor management preferred. + Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the highest standards of ethics and integrity. + Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work under strict deadlines. + Effective verbal and written communication skills. + Proficiency in MS Office, especially Word and Excel. + Familiarity with quality control, inventory management, safety protocols, MRP systems, and contractual compliance. + Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed. + Must be willing and able to work multiple shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed. The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need. u200e Cubic Pay Range: $119,000.00 - $181,000.00 + benefits. u200e The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. u200e u200e Worker Type: Employee Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make peopleu2019s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS () and Cubic Defense ( CD ( ) . Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program. All regular, full-time and part-time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment. Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match. Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare , pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program. M any locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation. Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubicu2019s flexible time-off arrangement. Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi - weekly. Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. With a presence in over 60 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Cubic is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law. F or more information on Equal Employment please visit: To learn more, visit . 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