Logistics Lead - Construction in London

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team and supervise superintendents and/or craft professionals on a project. You will direct craft professional activities and work schedules, and coordinate subcontract work activities and team development. Your oversight will ensure craft professionals have the tools required to be productive, comply with project policies, procedures, and job site work rules and procedures, and perform within specifications, schedules and budgets.

Major Responsibilities:

• Leadership / Supervision (Discipline Supervision of superintendents supporting 50 to 100 craft or Responsible for Area/Facility)
• Supervises and directs craft activities, subordinate superintendents, and others, as assigned. (Direct Hire)
• Schedules work to be performed and reviews work accomplished by each craft. (Direct Hire)

Planning / Productivity

• Determines workforce requirements.
• Coordinates established area operational plans.

Tools, Materials & Equipment

• Oversees tool and equipment usage on the site.
• Manages the preparation of Field Material Requisitions for tools and consumables and ensures that the craft professionals have the tools they require to be productive.

Safety & Quality

• Ensures the most current design document is used to complete the work and that all design changes are approved prior to implementation.
• Ensures assigned construction operations and subcontractors’ performance are in compliance with specifications and within schedules and budgets.

Technical

• Works with Construction Field Engineers, Foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting Engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents
• Manages engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and ideally, more than 10 years of relevant experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Qualified to Degree level or equivalent qualification in construction management, engineering, or a logistics-related discipline. Accredited Construction Logistics Planning Practitioner highly desirable.
• Significant experience (typically associated with ten years' experience) leading/advising on construction logistics on large multi-year civils or highway infrastructure projects with an individual project value typically in excess of £500m.
• Experience in developing, implementing, and managing logistics strategies across multiple projects and contractors.
• Experience managing logistics in live operational environments, including coordinating multiple stakeholders and negotiating access windows.
• Experience of managing 3rd-party logistics providers on complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Extensive knowledge of the UK Construction Supply Chain, and in particular logistics providers.
• Extensive demonstrable technical knowledge of Construction Logistics best practice with the intellectual capability to tackle complex logistics challenges and drive performance improvements.
• Strong understanding of Health, Safety & Environmental issues in the Construction industry.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage, influence, and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, coach, facilitate and create opportunities for learning for others.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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