Logistics Manager

Location: Mons, Belgium

Contract Duration: 11 Months

Start Date: End of May 2025

Hours: 40 hours per week

Rate: Dependent on experience

Engagement Type: Freelance / Independent Contractor

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Construction Logistics Manager to join a large-scale data centre construction project in Mons, Belgium on a PMC (Project Management Consultant) basis. This is a client-side role, reporting into the PMC Construction Manager, responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of construction logistics across a technically complex, multi-contractor environment. The successful candidate will act as the primary interface between the logistics contractor, package contractors and the wider PMC team.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, approve and monitor comprehensive logistics plans submitted by the logistics contractor, ensuring alignment with the overall project programme
• Oversee and manage the interface between multiple plot and package contractors, ensuring logistics activities are coordinated across all active construction zones
• Chair logistics and planning meetings; track and distribute meeting minutes, action logs and updated logistics plans
• Audit and report on the logistics contractor's self-assessments covering QA, safety, environmental and welfare compliance
• Assess and process variations and adjustments to the logistics contractor's scope; review cost impacts and report through the project change management process
• Coordinate site traffic management, contractor laydown areas and site accommodation planning across all plots
• Interface with the Owner Furnished Equipment (OFE) manager to review and approve logistics plans for all client-supplied equipment deliveries and installations
• Work closely with the VDC/BIM team to review field coordination activities and trade sequencing across packages
• Review and validate phasing plans, construction sequencing and logistics interrelationships in alignment with the project schedule
• Produce and issue regular logistics dashboards to the PMC Construction Manager and wider project team
• Identify, escalate and drive resolution of logistics-related risks and issues, maintaining a live risk register in coordination with the project team

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years' experience in a Construction Logistics Manager role on large-scale construction projects
• Proven data centre construction experience in a PMC or client-side capacity — essential
• Experience across multiple ground-up data centre builds strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of hyperscale or mission critical construction environments
• Demonstrated ability to manage and hold accountable a logistics contractor and multiple subcontractors simultaneously
• Proficient in reviewing, challenging and approving detailed logistics and phasing plans
• Experience with construction change management processes and variation assessment
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline preferred
• Fluent English — written and spoken — essential
• Additional European languages advantageous (French, Dutch)
• EU work authorisation required

About the Opportunity

This is a freelance engagement offering the opportunity to work on a major data centre construction programme in Belgium within a structured PMC environment. The role offers significant responsibility and requires an individual capable of making fast, strategic decisions while managing complex contractor interfaces in a demanding, fast-paced setting.