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Logistics Manager - Pre Construction

Job Description

Are you able to develop and maintain collaborative internal and external working relationships? Are you able to work across multiple stakeholder groups to present project logistics strategy documents? If you have answered yes to any of the questions then keep reading.

Due to continued growth, Select Logistics is looking for a Senior Logistics Manager to join our central team to lead, support & guide preconstruction teams on major bids and tenders.

You will be part of our prestigious project to build a new nuclear power station Sizewell C, on the East Suffolk coast which will supply 6 million homes with low-carbon electricity. Sizewell C will play a key role in the energy transition and will be one of the biggest Net-Zero projects in the UK.

This role is essential in assisting the tender and project teams establishing sustainable logistics in the engine room of project delivery ensuring a seamless logistics strategy through to project mobilisation. Given the high amount of complex cross-functional teams both internal and external within major project tenders, 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 nationwide tenders, so travel is available.

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 (CLIT)
• Having good interpersonal skills, organised and proactive and being programme production driven.

About us:

We 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.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please get in touch.

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