Job Description
Job Description
At-a-Glance:
Are you ready to build your career by joining a multi-national MedTech organization. If so, our client is hiring a Transportation Project Manager.
Position Type:
- Contract
- Hybrid
Required
- 4-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in transportation project management, heavy haul, or special freight operations
- Proven experience managing over dimensional and overweight shipments
- Strong understanding of transportation regulations, permitting, and compliance requirements
- Experience working with freight forwarders, carriers, and heavy haul providers
- Excellent communication, coordination, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a fast paced environment
- Strong project management skills with deep knowledge of heavy haul transportation, special handling requirements, and regulatory compliance across domestic and international freight movements.
- Preferred Qualifications
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- 4-year bachelor’s degree specifically in: supply chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in transportation project management, heavy haul, or special freight operations
- Experience supporting industrial, infrastructure, energy, or large capital projects
- Knowledge and familiarity with domestic and international transportation (road, rail, port, and ocean freight)
- Project management certification (PMP or similar)
- Experience working in a global organization
- Proficiency in SAP or other ERP systems
- Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM systems
Responsibilities:
- Transportation Project Manager will oversee the end‐to‐end planning, coordination, and execution of over‐dimensional freight, heavy loads, and complex transportation projects.
- Responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, and cost‐effective delivery of critical equipment through close coordination with internal stakeholders, logistics providers, carriers, and regulatory authorities.
- Project & Transportation Management
- Plan, coordinate, and manage end to end transportation projects involving over dimensional, overweight, and high value freight
- Develop detailed transportation execution plans, including routing, mode selection, scheduling, warehousing/storage, and risk mitigation
- Serve as the primary point of contact for transportation project execution from origin through final delivery
- Heavy Haul & Special Handling
- Coordinate heavy lift, heavy haul, and special handling requirements, including cranes, rigging, escorts, and specialized equipment
- Ensure compliance with local, state, federal, and international permits, regulations, and safety requirements
- Manage routing surveys, feasibility studies, and engineering input as required for complex moves
- Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination
- Collaborate with internal teams (proposal and project management teams, manufacturing, and procurement) to align transportation plans with overall project schedules
- Select, manage, and oversee transportation providers, freight forwarders, carriers, and third party logistics partners
- Cost, Performance & Risk Management
- Identify and mitigate transportation risks related to scheduling, safety, compliance, and cost related concerns.
- Monitor budgets, track transportation costs, and identify cost saving opportunities
- Resolve delivery issues, delays, or disruptions while maintaining project timelines
- Compliance & Documentation
- Ensure all required transportation documentation is accurate and complete (letters of credit, permits, customs, insurance, bills of lading, etc.)
- Adhere to Siemens Smart Infrastructure policies, quality standards, and EHS requirements