Logistics Supervisor - Sizewell - Suffolk Site based

Balfour Beatty plc; Leiston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies including 28+

Pension and share incentive scheme

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Logistics Supervisor to coordinate complex logistics across the SZC Civil Works Programme, interfacing with site teams, haulage providers and logistics functions to align deliveries with programme demands and constraints.

You will help prevent non-compliant activities through proactive prioritisation, clear communication and robust data management, supporting continuous improvement across the project.

Qualifications

• Experience in logistics, transport, site coordination, or construction support.
• Experience coordinating deliveries, plant movements, or access in live operational environments.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders including site teams, hauliers, suppliers, and client representatives.
• Experience monitoring compliance and maintaining logistics data or records.

Responsibilities

• Maintain demand forecasts for logistics needs (HGVs, plant movements, materials).
• Coordinate deliveries, collections and plant movements; align haulage and access constraints.
• Ensure compliance with DCO/SZC requirements; monitor slot adherence and investigate breaches.
• Manage delays, no-shows, cancellations, and reallocations; support real-time decisions.
• Liaise with haulage, site teams and SZC; maintain strong relationships for issue resolution.
• Support HGV and logistics reporting; track no-shows, withdrawals and utilisation; ensure data accuracy.
• Identify recurring issues and contribute to continuous improvement of logistics processes.

Skills

Logistics coordination

Stakeholder management

Site coordination

Delivery scheduling

Compliance monitoring

Education

Qualification in logistics

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.

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 Logistics Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant coordination of logistics operations across the SZC Civil Works Programme. The role acts as the key interface between site teams, haulage providers, and logistics coordination functions, ensuring that deliveries, plant movements, and access requirements align with programme demands, capacity constraints, and project requirements.

This role prevents reactive or non-compliant logistics activity by maintaining clear prioritisation, structured coordination, and effective communication across all stakeholders.

1. Demand Forecasting
   • Maintain logistics forecasts (HGVs, AILs, materials)
   • Review and challenge site requirements
   • Identify constraints and risks early
2. Delivery Coordination
   • Coordinate deliveries, collections, and plant movements
   • Align haulage, access, and operational constraints
   • Ensure efficient and controlled delivery flow
3. Compliance & Control
   • Ensure compliance with DCO and SZC requirements
   • Monitor slot adherence and investigate breaches
   • Ensure vehicle and delivery standards (FORS, CLOCS, MZ, EURO, tracking)
4. Exception Management
   • Manage delays, no-shows, cancellations, and reallocations
   • Investigate breaches and resolve issues
   • Support real-time operational decisions.
5. Stakeholder Coordination
   • Liaise with haulage, site teams, and SZC
   • Act as key coordination point for logistics issues
   • Maintain strong working relationships
6. Reporting & Data Management
   • Support HGV and logistics reporting
   • Track no-shows, withdrawals, utilisation
   • Ensure data accuracy
7. Continuous Improvement
   • Identify recurring issues
   • Improve logistics processes and controls
   • Support performance reviews

Who we're looking for

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in a logistics, transport, site coordination, or construction support role.
• Experience coordinating deliveries, collections, plant movements, or access arrangements in a live operational environment.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders, including site teams, hauliers, suppliers, and client representatives.
• Experience monitoring compliance, resolving operational issues, and maintaining accurate logistics data or records.

Desirable

• Recognised qualification in logistics, transport, supply chain, business administration, or construction operations.
• Membership of, or interest in, a professional body such as CILT. CILT is the chartered professional body for logistics, transport, supply chain, and operations management in the UK.
• FORS, CLOCS, transport compliance, or construction logistics related training.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience.
• IOSH or other health and safety qualification.

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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