Logistics Manager

  • OCS Recruitment Ltd
  • Fetcham, Surrey
  • 28/04/2026
Full time Construction Management Skilled Trades & Labour

Job Description

About the Contractor
Our client is a well-established international construction business with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality residential, commercial, healthcare, education, and mixed-use developments.

The Role
The successful candidate will take ownership of all site logistics operations, ensuring the safe, efficient, and organised movement of labour, materials, plant, and deliveries across a busy live construction project.
This role requires a proactive individual with strong coordination skills and previous experience working on large RC frame or high-rise construction developments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Managing all site deliveries using the Smartsheet booking system
  • Coordinating crane and hoist bookings with the site crane team
  • Checking deliveries against paperwork and delivery dockets
  • Managing driver inductions and ensuring full site compliance
  • Verifying HIAB/lifting certification and lifting equipment compliance
  • Monitoring material stock levels including block and brick supplies
  • Managing contractor laydown areas and material storage
  • Supervising traffic marshals and forklift drivers
  • Coordinating daily logistics with crane supervisors and scaffolding teams
  • Ensuring forklifts, hoists, and plant are maintained and inspected
  • Managing walkways, access routes, and overall site logistics compliance
  • Coordinating waste management, skips, compactors, and collections
  • Attending daily coordination meetings with management and subcontractors
  • Assisting project/site management teams with operational planning
  • Completing weekly meter readings, environmental checks, and records
  • Managing Saturday loading-out operations and logistics planning


Requirements

  • Previous experience as a Logistics Manager on major construction projects
  • Strong understanding of site logistics, lifting operations, and traffic management
  • Experience working on RC frame, residential, or high-rise developments preferred
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills
  • Ability to coordinate multiple subcontractors and deliveries simultaneously
  • Strong awareness of health & safety and lifting compliance
  • CSCS, SMSTS/SSSTS preferred
  • Experience using digital booking/logistics systems advantageous