Logistic -Assistant Manager

Larsen & Toubro; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in Hyderabad seeks a pro-active Heavy Transport Planner to design end-to-end logistics for oversized and complex project cargo. You will drive feasibility studies, route planning, and site surveys to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

You will coordinate with project management, procurement, engineering, and site teams, manage transport contractors, and optimize costs while maintaining high safety standards on challenging site environments.

Qualifications

• No explicit qualifications stated in the ad.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end logistics solutions for oversized, overweight, and complex project cargo, ensuring compliance with local transport regulations and safety standards.
• Conduct feasibility studies, route surveys, and bridge/infrastructure load assessments for heavy haulage operations.
• Coordinate between project management, procurement, engineering, and site execution teams to synchronize material availability with project timelines.
• Evaluate, select, and oversee transport contractors, crane rental agencies, and freight forwarders, ensuring adherence to quality and safety metrics.
• Perform lift studies, RAMS, and contingency planning for high-risk heavy lifting and transport operations.
• Streamline logistics workflows, manage equipment utilization, and negotiate SLAs to control operational expenditure without compromising safety.
• In-depth knowledge of heavy-lift equipment (crawler cranes, hydraulic modular trailers/SPMTs, gantry systems).
• Ability to read technical drawings, plot plans, and engineering specifications.
• Familiarity with Incoterms and customs clearance for oversized cargo.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to bridge gaps across departments and operate under high-pressure site environments.

Skills

Heavy transport planning

Route surveys

Cross-department coordination

Vendor management

Risk assessment RAMS

Cost optimization

Heavy-lift equipment

Reading drawings

Incoterms

Stakeholder management

Tools

Spmts / crawler cranes

Gantry systems

Job description

• Heavy Transport Planning: Design end-to-end logistics solutions for oversized, overweight, and complex project cargo, ensuring compliance with local transport regulations and safety standards.
• Route & Site Surveys: Conduct thorough feasibility studies, route surveys, and bridge/infrastructure load assessments for heavy haulage operations.
• Cross-Departmental Coordination: Act as the primary liaison between project management, procurement, engineering, and site execution teams to synchronize material availability with project timelines.
• Vendor & Subcontractor Management: Evaluate, select, and oversee specialized transport contractors, crane rental agencies, and freight forwarders, ensuring adherence to quality and safety metrics.
• Risk Management & Mitigation: Perform lift studies, risk assessments (RAMS), and contingency planning for high-risk heavy lifting and transport operations.
• Resource & Cost Optimization: Streamline logistics workflows, manage equipment utilization, and negotiate service-level agreements to control operational expenditure without compromising safety.
• Technical Expertise:
• In-depth knowledge of heavy-lift equipment (crawler cranes, hydraulic modular trailers/SPMTs, gantry systems).
• Proficiency in reading technical drawings, plot plans, and engineering specifications.
• Familiarity with international shipping terms (Incoterms) and customs clearance procedures for oversized cargo.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills to bridge technical and operational gaps across departments; strong problem-solving capabilities under high-pressure site environments.