What you'll be doing

• Resource Coordination: Take ownership of your assigned logistics resource streams and act as the key point of contact for each one, ensuring all aspects are coordinated effectively and efficiently.


• Support Operations: Assist the Logistics Manager with day-to-day activities, flagging potential issues and identifying opportunities for improvement. Manage risks and address concerns in your resource streams.


• Safety First: Ensure all HSES (Health, Safety, Environmental, and Sustainability) standards are met, with a continuous focus on Zero Harm. Work closely with the supply chain to improve safety and handle incidents as they arise.


• Efficient Resource Management: Oversee the movement of resources to and from the site, ensuring all logistics processes are managed digitally and records are maintained accurately.


• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with Operations, Planning, Commercial, Site Support, and Finance teams, ensuring all parties are aligned with the logistics needs and resource requirements of the project.


• Continuous Improvement: Provide data and insights to improve resource efficiency, program delivery, and overall project performance. Be a key player in driving logistical excellence.

Who we're looking for

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Logistics Experience: A strong background in logistics management within the construction or supply chain industry, with knowledge of coordinating materials, plant, haulage, and resources.


• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft 365 Suite, particularly Excel, and the ability to learn and operate digital systems quickly.


• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with diverse teams, from operational staff to senior leadership, ensuring that logistics requirements are understood and met.


• Data Management: Experience working with data, ensuring accurate record-keeping and the ability to analyze and report on logistics performance.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Construction Experience: Previous experience within the construction industry, preferably in logistics or supply chain roles.


• Certification: Valid CSCS card (or willingness to obtain one).


• Supply Chain Management: Experience managing relationships with both customers and suppliers.


• Analytical Systems: Familiarity with systems such as PowerBI for reporting and data analysis.


• Change Management: Experience in managing change within projects or business environments.

Key Personal Attributes:

• Self-Motivated: You are proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks.


• Attention to Detail: You excel at managing complex logistical operations with precision and accuracy.


• Team-Oriented: While able to work independently, you’re also a strong team player who thrives in a collaborative environment.


• Ambitious & Driven: You have a passion for delivering results and continuously improving processes.


• Organized: You are highly organized and can effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com