Logistics Engineer

VINCI; Culham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension & Life Assurance

Private Medical Scheme

Employee Share Scheme

Cycle to Work

Maternity Pay 18 weeks

Holiday entitlement 25 days

Job summary

NUVIA UK, a VINCI Construction subsidiary, is recruiting a Logistics Engineer in Culham. You will provide logistics engineering advice, plan movements of materials, and coordinate with contractors to ensure safe, compliant logistics across worksites.

The role requires experience in logistics planning, inventory management and familiarity with regulatory requirements. A hybrid work arrangement is available, with BPSS basic clearance required.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical, engineering, logistics or equivalent vocational qualification, apprenticeship, or demonstrable equivalent industry experience.
• Health and safety training or demonstrable knowledge appropriate to industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide logistics engineering advice on movement of materials in compliance with legal requirements.
• Plan and coordinate logistics activities across assigned worksites to align with schedules.
• Develop and maintain logistics documentation (Worksite Logistics Plans, Inventory Reports, Vehicle Movement Reports).
• Coordinate safe transport routes and movement strategies for materials, equipment and waste.

Skills

Logistics planning

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Data quality

Education

Relevant technical/logistics qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

CMMS

EAM systems

Inventory software

Job description

Position – Logistics Engineer

Location – Culham

Travel – Hybrid

Arrangement – Staffed/Contract

NUVIA UK's Technical Services & Consulting department is fast growing with hybrid opportunities available up and down the country. We're striving to create a multidisciplinary team to offer our clients the best range of talent.

BPSS clearance will be required at basic level. Prior clearance will not be transferrable.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Provide professional logistics engineering advice and support on the application of, and compliance with, legal and requirements for the on- and off-site movement of materials.
• Act as a key logistics advisor on relevant legislation, statutory compliance and industry good practice.
  Undertake site visits, worksite walkdowns and investigative activities to identify, assess and capture logistics requirements, constraints, interfaces, access considerations and opportunities.
• Plan, manage and coordinate logistics engineering activities across assigned worksites, ensuring alignment with project schedules, milestones and requirements.
• Act as the main logistics engineering point of contact for assigned worksites, providing advice and support throughout project planning and subsequent delivery phases.
• Lead and take responsibility for the worksite inventory during the relevant project phase, ensuring an appropriate and proportionate inventory is established, maintained and quality assured to support project planning and subsequent logistics activities.
• Develop and maintain logistics technical documentation, including Worksite
• Logistics Plans, Inventory Reports, Vehicle Movement Reports, Routing Diagrams, Throughput Calculations, Storyboards and other technical inputs required to support the Pre-Construction Information (PCI), Construction Phase Plan (CPP) and project decision-making.
• Develop and coordinate safe and efficient transport routes and movement strategies for materials, equipment and waste, considering site access, interfaces, resources, programme constraints and applicable safety requirements.
• Liaise with contractors, suppliers and logistics partners to define logistics requirements, roles, responsibilities and timelines, supporting safe and effective execution.
• Ensure an effective handover to the Logistics Controller/Coordinator and wider delivery team as projects transition into mobilisation and execution, including inventory information, logistics requirements, constraints, planned movements, documentation and outstanding actions.
• Provide ongoing technical support and advice during mobilisation and execution where required, maintaining continuity between logistics planning and delivery.
• Provide regular updates on logistics progress, highlighting constraints, risks, interfaces, actions and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Provide advice on logistics-related KPIs, processes, templates and coordination arrangements where required.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Relevant technical, engineering, logistics or equivalent vocational qualification, apprenticeship, or demonstrable equivalent industry experience.
• Relevant health and safety training or demonstratable equivalent knowledge appropriate to working within industrial, engineering or operational environments.

Core Knowledge Areas:

• Logistics engineering and planning within industrial, construction, decommissioning or similarly complex operational environments.
• Worksite logistics assessment, including access, routing, materials/equipment movement, handling, storage/laydown and operational interfaces.
• Inventory management, data quality and traceability principles.
• Health, safety and environmental requirements relevant to logistics planning and delivery.
• Understanding of project/design development and the integration of logistics requirements into engineering and work planning.
• Familiarity with logistics, inventory or asset management systems.

Experience:

• Proven experience in a Logistics Engineering, logistics planning or related technical role within an industrial or operational environment.
• Experience assessing worksites and developing logistics plans, strategies or technical solutions to support project delivery.
• Experience coordinating logistics requirements across projects or worksites and working with multidisciplinary stakeholders and SMEs.
• Experience developing technical documentation, reports or planning outputs to support project decision-making and delivery.
• Experience managing or maintaining inventory and associated logistics data using digital systems.
• Experience working within structured or regulated environments; decommissioning, construction, engineering or nuclear experience desirable.

Soft Skills

• Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence working across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to assess practical worksite conditions and translate observations and technical information into effective logistics solutions.
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to data quality and technical accuracy.
• Proactive, reliable and adaptable, with the ability to work independently while contributing effectively to the wider Logistics team.

Desirable

• Experience working in decommissioning, construction, nuclear or other highly regulated/heavy industrial environments.
• Knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) and their application to logistics, design and project delivery.
• Experience using digital inventory, logistics, Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) or Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems to manage and maintain inventory, equipment or asset-related information.
• Experience of project lifecycle/gate processes

Employee Staff Benefits:

8.5% Pension Contribution & Life Assurance

• Private Medical Scheme*
• Employee Share Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes: Electrical Vehicles, Technology and Cycle to Work
• 18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay* (+21w SMP)
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service, 31 days after 10 years’ service)
• Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year
• In partnership with trade unions
• Personal Development & Further Education Support
• Long Service & Recognition Awards
• Free Employee Assistance Programme

*After 1 year of service.

Nuvia - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.

Nuvia is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.

Nuvia UK is committed towards equality in employment.