Operations & Logistics Manager - Complex Operations

Contracts IT; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Contracts IT in Bristol is seeking an experienced Operations & Logistics Manager to coordinate complex operational activities across multiple locations, including overseas environments.

You will renew and oversee project plans, coordinating activity and ensuring personnel, equipment and logistical support are in place for planned operations. This role suits someone with experience in high‑risk or dispersed operations and senior-level coordination.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing complex operations across multiple sites or regions.
• Strong background in logistics, cargo or freight management.
• Senior-level coordination and planning experience with high-risk or dispersed operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate complex operational activities from planning through to delivery.
• Renew and oversee project and operational plans.
• Coordinate UK and overseas operations and ensure required personnel and equipment are in place.
• Plan and manage movement of equipment, personnel, cargo and freight to locations.
• Coordinate logistics in challenging environments and remote locations.
• Support live operations with understood logistics requirements.
• Coordinate training, equipment transport and local arrangements.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure plans are achievable and delivered.
• Identify and resolve logistical issues independently.
• Adapt plans quickly as requirements change.
• Provide oversight and maintain clear communication across workstreams.
• Attend face-to-face workshops and Abbey Wood, Bristol as required.
• Take on additional management responsibilities across related workstreams.
• Operate with autonomy and prioritize work without close supervision.

Skills

Operational planning

Logistics coordination

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Job description

Operations & Logistics Manager - Complex Operations.

Operations & Logistics Manager - Complex Operations
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Bristol, Abbey Wood
Status: 60% of time on site - Hybrid
IR35: Inside
Excellent Rates
*Public Sector Experience and relevant accreditation highly desirable*

*Urgent 6 Month contract - Interviewing and hiring now!*

This is a.Bristol* Hybrid based role with an excellent immediate start within a Public Sector organisation working on. *Managing and overseeing complex operational activities from planning through to delivery.*

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Operations & Logistics Manager to manage and coordinate complex operational activities across multiple locations, including overseas environments.

The role will involve renewing and overseeing project plans, coordinating operational activity and ensuring the required personnel, equipment and logistical support are in place for planned operations.

This would suit someone who has experience managing complex, high-risk or geographically dispersed operations, with a strong background in senior-level coordination, logistics, cargo/freight and operational planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee complex operational activities from planning through to delivery.
• Review, renew and maintain project and operational plans.
• Coordinate operations taking place across the UK and overseas locations.
• Plan and manage the movement of equipment, personnel, cargo and freight to operational locations.
• Coordinate complex logistics in challenging environments, including remote and difficult-to-access locations.
• Support planning for live operational activities, ensuring all logistical requirements are understood and delivered.
• Coordinate specialist requirements such as training, equipment transportation and local logistical arrangements.
• Work with multiple stakeholders to ensure operational plans are achievable and delivered effectively.
• Identify and resolve logistical and operational issues independently.
• Adapt plans quickly when operational requirements change.
• Provide operational oversight and maintain clear communication across multiple workstreams.
• Attend face-to-face workshops and meetings at Abbey Wood, Bristol, when required.
• Take on additional operational management responsibilities across related workstreams when required.
• Work with a high degree of autonomy, managing priorities without close supervision.

The role is predominantly remote, with attendance at Abbey Wood required according to operational requirements. This could involve several days on site during particularly busy periods, followed by periods where no on-site attendance is required.

There will also be face-to-face workshops and meetings that the successful candidate will be expected to attend.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We champion differences in technology recruitment and work with clients who actively wish to diversify their talent force - ALL applicants are welcome to apply