Senior Logistics Manager
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sector: Programme Management / Major Infrastructure & Mixed-Use Development
Role Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Logistics Manager to lead and oversee logistics planning and delivery on one of the Kingdom's most significant giga developments. The role is responsible for developing and implementing integrated logistics strategies that support the safe, efficient, and timely delivery of large-scale infrastructure and vertical construction programmes.
Reporting to the Project Director, the Senior Logistics Manager will provide strategic leadership across all aspects of construction logistics, including transport planning, site logistics, material movements, laydown areas, traffic management, workforce transportation, waste management, and stakeholder coordination. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with clients, consultants, contractors, and government authorities to ensure logistics operations are aligned with programme objectives and international best practice.
Key Responsibilities
Logistics Strategy & Planning
- Develop and implement comprehensive construction logistics strategies, plans, policies, and procedures for complex, multi-package programmes.
- Lead the planning and delivery of logistics solutions across multiple work fronts and construction zones.
- Establish and manage construction logistics plans (CLPs), traffic management plans (TMPs), and logistics execution frameworks.
- Develop logistics scopes of work, contract packaging strategies, budgets, and commercial documentation.
- Prepare logistics forecasts and demand estimates to support programme delivery requirements.
Construction Logistics Management
- Oversee all site logistics activities, including:
- Construction material movements
- Equipment and plant transportation
- Workforce transportation systems
- Waste management and recycling operations
- Laydown yards and storage facilities
- Internal site traffic management
- Lead the design and implementation of construction laydown areas and associated infrastructure.
- Ensure logistics operations support programme milestones and minimise disruption to adjacent works and stakeholders.
- Monitor logistics performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead and mentor multidisciplinary logistics teams, including logistics managers, coordinators, analysts, and specialist consultants.
- Build high-performing teams and promote a collaborative, accountable, and safety-focused culture.
- Provide strategic guidance and support to project delivery teams and senior management.
- Coach and develop team members through mentoring, performance management, and knowledge sharing.
Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with project directors, delivery teams, contractors, and consultants to ensure logistics activities are fully integrated into programme delivery.
- Interface with government agencies, regulatory bodies, utility providers, and external stakeholders on logistics-related matters.
- Chair logistics coordination meetings and provide regular reporting to senior leadership.
- Manage contractor logistics compliance and ensure adherence to contractual obligations.
Governance, Safety & Compliance
- Ensure all logistics activities comply with local regulations, international standards, and project requirements.
- Champion health, safety, security, and environmental excellence across all logistics operations.
- Lead logistics-related incident investigations and implement corrective actions where necessary.
- Establish and monitor logistics KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting mechanisms.
- Promote innovation and best practices to improve logistics efficiency, sustainability, and operational resilience.
Candidate Profile
Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Studies, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Professional membership of a recognised logistics body such as the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) or equivalent is preferred.
Experience
- Minimum 20 years experience in logistics and transportation management.
- Extensive experience delivering logistics solutions on major infrastructure, mixed-use developments, and giga projects.
- Proven experience managing logistics operations across both design and construction phases.
- Demonstrated experience leading large, multidisciplinary logistics teams within complex programme environments.
- Previous Middle East experience is essential, with Saudi Arabia experience highly desirable.
- Experience working on large-scale infrastructure, transportation, industrial, oil and gas, or major urban development programmes.
Technical Competencies
- Construction logistics planning and implementation
- Traffic management and transportation planning
- Laydown yard and logistics hub design
- Materials management and movement strategies
- Contract administration and commercial awareness
- Logistics forecasting and demand planning
- Risk management and operational resilience
- KPI development and performance reporting
- Stakeholder and contractor management
- Health, safety, and environmental leadership
Behavioural Competencies
- Strategic and solutions-oriented thinker
- Strong leadership and team-building capability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Highly organised with strong planning and coordination abilities
- Commercially aware with sound decision-making skills
- Resilient and capable of operating within fast-paced, complex programme environments
- Committed to innovation, collaboration, and delivering exceptional project outcomes
What We Are Looking For
A highly experienced logistics professional with a proven track record of delivering integrated logistics solutions on large-scale, complex developments. The successful candidate will bring strong leadership capability, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a passion for delivering safe, efficient, and innovative logistics operations that enable world-class project delivery.
