Port Terminal General Manager – P&L & Operations Leader

Logistec; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Enstructure | LOGISTEC, a leading U.S. marine terminal and logistics company, seeks a General Manager for City Docks in Houston.

This executive will own end-to-end P&L, drive growth, safety, and operational excellence, and lead cross-functional teams across operations, commercial, finance, and safety. The role requires a hands-on leader with exceptional financial acumen, strategic planning skills, and proven ability to manage complex stakeholder networks including customers, port authorities,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of senior leadership experience in ports, terminals, shipping, or logistics.
• Leadership experience in marine terminals, stevedoring, ports, logistics, or complex industrial operations.
• Proven P&L and operational leadership experience.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in unionized or labor-intensive environments preferred.
• Strong customer relationship, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge of terminal operations, shipping lines, stevedoring, intermodal logistics, and port infrastructure.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex organizations, manage stakeholders, and deliver measurable results.
• Proven expertise in financial acumen, strategic planning, and commercial negotiations.
• Fluency in English and Spanish (additional languages desirable).
• Strong leadership and decision-making
• Commercially astute with financial management expertise.
• High level of operational awareness and ability to optimize resources.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, results-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• The General Manager (GM), City Docks is the senior leader accountable for the overall performance, profitability, safety, growth, and operational excellence of the terminal.
• With full end-to-end P&L accountability, the GM provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure safe and efficient operations, strong financial performance, exceptional customer service, and sustainable business growth.
• As the primary leader for City Docks, the GM works closely with Operations, Commercial, Finance, Safety, HR, IT, and other shared corporate functions. The GM also serves as a key representative of the terminal with customers, port authorities, government and regulatory agencies, labor partners, logistics providers, and the local community.
• This role requires a hands-on, business-minded leader who can balance operational excellence, financial discipline, customer relationships, people leadership, and commercial growth in a dynamic terminal environment.
• Own the terminal P&L, budget, forecasting, and overall financial performance.
• Develop and execute business strategies aligned with company objectives and market opportunities.
• Drive profitability through cost control, productivity improvements, and effective asset utilization.
• Identify business and financial risks and implement appropriate actions.
• Lead safe, efficient, reliable, and customer-focused terminal operations.
• Monitor KPIs related to safety, productivity, service, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Optimize labor, equipment, capacity, and terminal throughput.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational change.
• Build strong relationships with customers, shipping lines, logistics providers, port authorities, and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Commercial and Sales teams to identify new business and growth opportunities.
• Support contract, service agreement, tariff, and commercial negotiations.
• Build and lead a high-performing team, setting clear expectations and accountability.
• Develop leaders and support workforce and succession planning.
• Lead labor relations and support labor negotiations, as appropriate.
• Foster collaboration between City Docks and corporate teams.
• Champion a strong safety-first culture.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, legal, regulatory, environmental, and company requirements.
• Ensure appropriate safety training, incident investigation, reporting, and corrective actions.

Skills

Senior leadership

P&L management

Strategy and planning

Financial acumen

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Decision making

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Enstructure | LOGISTEC, a leading U.S. marine terminal and logistics company, seeks a General Manager for City Docks in Houston.

This executive will own end-to-end P&L, drive growth, safety, and operational excellence, and lead cross-functional teams across operations, commercial, finance, and safety. The role requires a hands-on leader with exceptional financial acumen, strategic planning skills, and proven ability to manage complex stakeholder networks including customers, port authorities,