Logistics Manager - Sizewell - Suffolk Site based

Balfour Beatty plc; Leiston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working options

25 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a skilled Logistics Manager to lead the movement of people, equipment and materials for the Sizewell C civil works. You will coordinate with the SZC client team to provide facilities and manage site and off-site storage, ensuring safe, efficient operations on a major UK infrastructure project.

Responsibilities include end-to-end supply chain coordination, performance monitoring, and implementing improvements with contractors and third parties.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering large UK civil engineering projects.
• Nuclear/license condition experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage movement of people, equipment and materials on site.
• Coordinate with the SZC client team for on-site and off-site facilities.
• Engage with the Contractor’s supply chain and 3rd parties for the strategic and operational logistics, monitoring performance and taking corrective actions.
• Define end-to-end coordination of supply chain, material movements and information flows.

Skills

Experience of delivery in large UK civ

Education

CSCS Black Managers card

IOSH Managing safety or SMSTS

Terrestrial and Marine logistics experience

CILT(UK) Level 5 Diploma in Operations Management

CILT(UK) Level 5 Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport

Data literacy and use of digital tools

Job description

About The Role

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity.

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity.

The Civil Works Alliance is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke.

We are more than just an alliance, we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide.

What you'll be doing

The purpose of the role is - To manage movement of people, equipment and materials from point of source to point of use, safely and to meet the DCO conditions constraints of the project. The role includes coordination with the SZC client team for the provision of on site and offsite facilities for storage and occupation. Engagement with the Contractor’s supply chain and 3rd parties for the strategic and operational logistics, monitoring of performance and taking corrective and improvement actions as necessary.

The Scope Will Include a List Of Activities To Coordinate All The Logistics Operations Within The Civils Project Enabling Works, Earthworks, Marine & Tunnelling Portions Including But Not Limited To The Following:

• Materials forecasting, flow development and reporting - Lead the plan for entry and exit of all material movements inclusive of Delivery Management System
• Transport, including road, rail and shipping - development of the freight profile (including bulks and AILs)
• People forecasting, monitoring and reporting of the data
• Demand profiling for utilities
• Site set up - coordination of design, installation and operation (including transport and storage)
• Define and manage the end to end coordination of the supply chain, material movements and information flows
• Ensure robust facility management plans, including office and welfare plans are developed
• Communications & coordination / change management for physical presence of resources & materials onsite (In conjunction with package managers, engineers, procurement & subcontractors)
• Brings new insight and provides powerful motivation to support performance and capability development.
• Be an advocate for Sustainability best practice and innovation in your function, ensure ongoing developments & improvements are made to maximise the benefits to the business & celebrate successes.
• Agree the division of responsibilities between the SZC client organisation, the Civil Works Alliance partners and others, including supply chain to avoid gaps and overlaps. Ensure necessary contractual arrangements are in place.

Who we're looking for

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Experience of delivery in large UK civil engineering projects

Desirable

• Nuclear/license condition experience

Essential

Qualifications & Experience

• CSCS Black Managers card
• IOSH Managing safety or SMSTS
• Terrestrial and Marine logistics experience

Desirable or equivalent

• CILT(UK) Level 5 Diploma in Operations Management
• CILT(UK) Level 5 Professional Diploma in Logistics and Transport
• Data literacy and use of digital tools

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As If Contributing To And Supporting Work That Makes Life Better For Millions Wasn’t Rewarding Enough, We Offer a Full Range Of Benefits Too. You’ll Have The Freedom To Shape The Package That’s Right For You And Your Life. Here Are Some Of Our Key Benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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