Job Description
Grade 17 – internal promotions will be aligned to the pay policy.
Location: Two Snowhill – Birmingham
Salary: Base salary of £55,687.20pa to £65,514.00pa depending on skills and experience (inclusive of a 20% flexible benefits fund). Competitive benefits are available – see the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives, and reaches their full potential. We provide flexible working, support staff networks, and personal and professional development opportunities.
Job Purpose
The Logistics Team is responsible for enabling the safe, cost‑effective, sustainable, and compliant delivery of HS2 through industry‑leading logistics guidance, integrated planning, and assurance.
About the Role
* Accountable for providing specialist advice and expertise at all stages of the construction process to the NEC 3 Project Manager in administering the contract.
* Responsible for assessing the feasibility of the work.
* Responsible for accepting, monitoring, and assuring contractor compliance through their Construction Logistics Strategy (CLS), Construction Logistics Plans (CLP), and Logistic Environment Safety Sustainability Management Plan (ESSMP) to meet quality and safety assurance purposes and to ensure the efficiency of the coordinated strategy. Contractors must implement their legal requirements under the HS2 Act relating to vehicle safety and professional driver standards.
* Responsible for liaising with the relevant teams within HS2 and the contractors to identify the logistics requirements in each area based on material demands, location of suppliers and receivers, plant requirements and people requirements to form a base logistics plan for each area.
* Responsible for liaising with the mass haul manager and earthworks teams on the Mass Haul strategy to identify vehicle movement requirements in each area and amend the plans to suit.
* Responsible for collaboration with other Logistics Managers and working closely with HS2 stakeholders to ensure interface items and arrangements have been incorporated into the construction logistics plans.
* Responsible for assisting the Senior Logistics Manager in reviewing, producing, and delivering route‑wide requirements, processes, the coordinated strategy and programme for construction logistics.
* Responsible for undertaking an assurance role during planning and construction, monitoring and reporting on the contractor’s management of logistics, safety, and compliance with the EMRs and Undertakings and Assurances in each area, and providing support and advice on logistics issues to the HS2 team and contractors.
* Responsible for the planning and integration of the MWSC, Rail Systems and Operations contracts and providing logistics guidance and support for the Rail Systems Alliance.
* Responsible for leading and supporting collaboration and logistics forums.
* Accountable for maintaining the integrity of HS2’s compound and gate naming conventions with the contractors and within the HS2 asset management system.
Skills
* Ability to work in a complex, matrix environment across different disciplines.
* Ability to produce and present information aimed at a variety of audiences.
* Data analysis and reporting skills.
* Time management skills.
* Conflict management – ability to cooperate, collaborate and reach constructive outcomes with colleagues from diverse disciplines and backgrounds.
* Decision quality – gathering and synthesising information, identifying options, and applying sound judgement based on logic and reason.
* Use of analytical approaches to provide relevant information to suppliers, stakeholders and decision‑makers using key facts and data.
* Clear direction – defining and prioritising objectives, analysing inputs, assessing and challenging data, defining strategies, and supporting rationales.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of quality assurance processes.
* Knowledge and experience of proprietary software and IT resources.
* Knowledge and experience of site‑based processes and procedures for health, safety, environmental and environmental management.
* Knowledge of civil and rail construction methodology.
Types of Experience
* Experience within a construction and/or logistics environment with a large proportion of on‑site operations.
* Construction logistics experience.
* Supply chain management experience.
The post‑holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect.
Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.
As HS2 Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Certain type of time‑bound visas that we cannot accept will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre‑employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
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