Dispatch & Logistics Lead for Structural Steel Transport

Novax Recruitment Ltd; Winchester (VA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Site-based in Virginia

Ownership of dispatch function

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd seeks an experienced Dispatch & Trucking Lead to own day-to-day transportation and dispatch for a Virginia site-based operation. You will coordinate multiple loads, company drivers and external partners, ensuring priority deliveries and timely trailer returns.

This role offers ownership over the dispatch function and a path to improving processes as the business scales. The ideal candidate brings hands-on dispatch or fleet operations experience in fast-moving environments,

Qualifications

• Experience as a dispatch/logistics professional in fast-moving environments.
• Ability to schedule multiple trucks, trailers and drivers.
• Strong coordination between operations, shop and project teams.
• Experience with ERP, scheduling systems or related software.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain daily and forward-looking schedules for trucks, trailers and loads.
• Track trailer locations, loading status, availability and return dates.
• Coordinate deliveries around fabrication readiness and project/site requirements.
• Schedule and communicate with company drivers and external trucking subcontractors.
• Make real-time decisions when priorities or site requirements change.
• Communicate delays and competing priorities clearly to teams.
• Establish clear ownership and reporting across the dispatch operation.
• Improve visibility over fleet utilisation, deliveries and equipment availability.
• Help develop a more consistent dispatch process as the business grows.
• Support evaluation of a transportation management or fleet system in the future.

Skills

Dispatch

Trucking

Logistics

Fleet coordination

Tools

ERP systems

Spreadsheet software

Scheduling systems

Job description

Novax Recruitment Ltd seeks an experienced Dispatch & Trucking Lead to own day-to-day transportation and dispatch for a Virginia site-based operation. You will coordinate multiple loads, company drivers and external partners, ensuring priority deliveries and timely trailer returns.

This role offers ownership over the dispatch function and a path to improving processes as the business scales. The ideal candidate brings hands-on dispatch or fleet operations experience in fast-moving environments,