Transport Operations Lead - DG/Projects

Centurion; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance discounts

Job summary

Centurion is seeking a leader to head day-to-day transport operations across the Dangerous Goods (DG) or Projects division in Perth. You will coordinate drivers, fleet resources, scheduling, and rostering to deliver safe, compliant and high-performing service while building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.

You will drive fatigue management, CoR compliance, and mandatory training, lead incident investigations, and support driver engagement and performance.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in transport and logistics operations.
• Strong understanding of transport compliance, CoR, and fatigue management requirements.
• Expertise in scheduling, fleet planning, and workforce coordination.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and build relationships with drivers and stakeholders.
• Commitment to safety, service delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Experience in Dangerous Goods or Projects operations is highly regarded.
• Proficiency with transport management systems and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day transport operations across the DG or Projects division, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient service delivery.
• Provide strong leadership to drivers and operational teams, coordinating fleet, equipment, trip scheduling, and rostering to meet demands.
• Ensure fatigue management, CoR, DG requirements, and all training/licensing obligations are met.
• Monitor freight movements and operational performance, resolving service issues and delays.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, receiving depots, and internal stakeholders.
• Support driver engagement, performance, and retention through effective leadership and communication.
• Lead incident investigations and corrective actions in partnership with People & Capability on ER and performance matters.
• Participate in weekend work and rotational after-hours roster.

Skills

Leadership

Transport compliance

Scheduling

Fleet planning

Workforce coordination

Stakeholder management

Tools

Transport management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Centurion is seeking a leader to head day-to-day transport operations across the Dangerous Goods (DG) or Projects division in Perth. You will coordinate drivers, fleet resources, scheduling, and rostering to deliver safe, compliant and high-performing service while building strong relationships with customers and stakeholders.

You will drive fatigue management, CoR compliance, and mandatory training, lead incident investigations, and support driver engagement and performance.