Construction Site Logistics Engineer

SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 293,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UAE is seeking a Construction Site Logistics Engineer to manage all logistical aspects of a construction project. The role requires over 15 years of logistics expertise in complex environments, with a preference for candidates having prior experience in Abu Dhabi projects. The successful candidate will oversee material delivery, compliance with safety regulations, and coordination among diverse teams to ensure project success. This position offers a tax-free salary and various other benefits.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive life insurance coverage

Premium medical insurance

Generous annual leave

Flexible and hybrid work solutions

Remote work opportunities

Relocation assistance

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in logistics management.
• Experience with complex, matrixed team environments.
• Fluency in English (read, write, and speak) is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistics for construction project ensuring smooth operations.
• Coordinate with contractors for permits and budget reviews.
• Ensure effective communication among stakeholders.

Skills

Sitewide Logistics Management

Cross-Cultural Team Coordination

Safety Compliance

Effective Communication

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management or Real Estate Development

Job description

Job Description

The Construction Site Logistics Enngineer is responsible for supporting planning, coordinating, and overseeing all logistical aspects of a construction project to ensure smooth site operations. This role involves supporting the delivery, storage, and distribution of materials and equipment, organising site access and traffic flow, and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.

Your role

Performance

• Effective delivery of site-wide logistics through the procurement of a site-wide Logistics management contractor.
• Monitor that the scope of services is delivered satisfactorily through setting and monitoring of measurable goals and objectives around the following broad key enablers.
• Orderly, safe and efficiently movement of labour, plant, and materials around site.
• Creation of a secure, well maintained site with regular logistics meetings.
• Efficient and orderly management of any worker’s accommodation.
• Development of processes, procedures and induction programmes.
• Supply chain management, movement plans and lookahead forecasting.
• Ensuring logistics activities are not a constraining factor on the program.
• Creating of site-specific safety manual, with appropriate first aid cover and equipment present.
• Develop, maintain and update the Site Emergency Plan.
• Ensuring information is communicated effectively around the site.
• Planning for effective signage in line with corporate branding.
• Efficient management of any special public access roads – access to show houses/sales pavilions etc.
• Provision of an effective security management system that ensures all the above is achievable.

Permitting

• The Logistics Contractor’s acquisition of all necessary permits for smooth logistics operations.

Cost

• Review completeness of established budgets and review cost plans. Ensure that work is re-measured and work is signed off in accordance with the contract.

Risk

• Review detailed risk register developed by logistics contractor and team coordinated with all site stakeholders, complete with implement mitigation plan.

Interface

• Provide coordination across all programme consultants and stakeholders related to logistics works.
• Provide support to plots in terms of external access and influences that impact plot activities.

Communication

• Through regular meetings, highlight issues, concerns and roll out weekly directions to stakeholder’s team managers. Seek resolution to any issues with the respective plot, infrastructure or logistics teams or escalate with the proposed mitigation plan.

Reporting

• Weekly issues through detailed logistics dashboards.

Assurance

• Submission of checklists of all logistics contractor self-audits (QA, Safety, Environmental, Welfare etc.) review and report on status.

About you

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management or Real Estate Development
• Chartership preferred.
• CSCS, SMSTS/SSSTS, Recognised safety programme (qualified and up to date), First Aid, Lifting Supervisor Certification, Traffic management, Institutional membership.

Experience

• More than 15 years as a Sitewide Logistics expert in management of complex, matrixed team environments across multiple cultures.
• Prior Abu Dhabi projects experience is mandatory (Hospitality, Mixed use, Residential projects).
• Fluent in English (read, write and speak).

Rewards & benefits

• Tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations).
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

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