Senior Logistics Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Harrow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Logistics Manager to lead major project logistics, mobilisation and site set-up. The role requires strong stakeholder engagement, data analysis, and coordination with central logistics teams.

You will oversee materials forecasting, transport planning across road, rail and ship, and ensure safety and sustainability in every movement, with potential site moves between London and Watford.

Qualifications

• Experience creating major project logistics strategy documents.
• Forecasting materials, flow development and reporting.
• Transport planning across road, rail and shipping.
• Experience with site mobilisation and handover to operations.
• Familiarity with Construction Consolidation Centres (CCC).
• Strong data analysis and reporting for construction activities.
• Knowledge of safety loads and H&S standards for pedestrian access.

Responsibilities

• Lead logistics strategy and mobilisation plans for major projects.
• Forecast material movements and manage delivery systems.
• Coordinate transport profiles and vehicle movements.
• Develop staffing forecasts and monitor data.
• Support demand profiling for site utilities and design coordination.
• Collaborate with central logistics team to share best practices.
• Ensure sustainability improvements and safety compliance.

Skills

Logistics strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Forecasting

Project mobilisation

CCC knowledge

Safety & H&S

Sustainability

MS Office

Education

CILT member

Tools

Delivery management systems

Access control & Telematics

Job description

Job Title: Senior Logistics Manager

Location: London (Tottenham Court Road), with a move to Watford in approximately a year

Due to continued growth, Select Logistics are looking for a Senior Logistics Manager to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience working on major projects and excel at building solid stakeholder engagement. This role will build on experience gained through our Logistics community ensuring best practices are put in place and communicated to the central logistics team for sharing across the business. This role will be supporting the Letchmore Substation.

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Have experience of creating major project logistics strategy documents including Site/ Factory set up mobilisation plans.
• 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) – Forecasting vehicle movements and quantities.
• Develop people forecasting, monitoring, and reporting of the data.
• Support demand profiling for site temp utilities
• Support in project mobilisation – coordination of design, installation, and handover to operational teams
• Have good knowledge and experience of Construction Consolidation Centres (CCC)
• Ideally with nuclear, power, infrastructure experience
• Understanding of critical transport set up on construction projects.
• Have a developing knowledge of strategic planning and project / programme management systems.
• Proven data analysis experience and experience in Construction activities and plant movements.
• Have a working knowledge of safety of loads of vehicles and H&S standards for pedestrian access routes.
• Be an advocate for Sustainability best practise and innovation in your function, ensure ongoing developments & improvements are made to maximise the benefits to the business & celebrate successes.
• Competent IT skills – MS Applications and use of delivery management systems, access control and telematics
• Member of Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT)
• Having good interpersonal skills, organised and proactive and being programme production driven.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

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