Project Manager - Port & Terminal Infrastructure

Role Purpose We are seeking a capable and commercially aware Project Manager with experience in ports, terminals, logistics, industrial, or related infrastructure to manage capital projects from initial assessment through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover. The role sits within a lean projects team and requires an individual who can take genuine ownership of projects rather than simply administer them. The successful candidate will work across technical, operational, commercial, and stakeholder interfaces and will be expected to independently drive projects while escalating key decisions, risks, and strategic issues when required. This is a client-side project management role. It requires sufficient technical depth to challenge consultants, contractors, and proposed solutions, while maintaining focus on programme, cost, risk, constructability, operational requirements, and business objectives. Key Responsibilities Project Development & Feasibility • Support the assessment of new port, terminal, logistics, warehouse, depot, and infrastructure development opportunities. • Review available site information, operational requirements, surveys, existing infrastructure, utilities, access, marine constraints, and authority requirements. • Participate in site investigations and identify missing information, constraints, risks, and potential project blockers. • Develop or coordinate preliminary layouts, scope definitions, development concepts, and implementation strategies. • Prepare or review preliminary quantities, ROM CAPEX estimates, project schedules, and development assumptions. • Challenge proposed layouts and technical solutions from the perspectives of constructability, operations, cost, phasing, and future expansion. • Contribute technical and project-delivery input to feasibility studies, business-development proposals, concessions, leases, and investment evaluations. Design Management • Prepare consultant scopes of work, technical briefs, and design deliverable requirements. • Manage multidisciplinary consultants across relevant disciplines including civil, structural, architectural, MEP, marine, utilities, traffic, fire and life safety, and specialist systems. • Coordinate design inputs from operations, commercial, IT, equipment, HSE, maintenance, finance, and other internal stakeholders. • Review drawings, specifications, calculations, BOQs, reports, and design submissions. • Identify design gaps, interface risks, constructability issues, unnecessary cost, and scope ambiguity. • Manage design development from concept through tender and IFC stages. • Ensure designs reflect operational requirements and minimize disruption to existing port or logistics operations. Procurement & Commercial Support • Prepare and coordinate tender packages for consultants, contractors, and specialist suppliers. • Participate in tender clarification meetings, technical evaluations, bid normalization, and recommendation reports. • Review contractor methodologies, programmes, qualifications, exclusions, and technical proposals. • Support commercial teams with scope clarification, variation assessment, change management, and contractual correspondence. • Assist with CAPEX control, commitments, forecasts, and evaluation of project cost impacts. • Maintain awareness of contractual obligations, deliverables, milestones, and project risks. Project Execution • Take day-to-day ownership of assigned projects from award through completion. • Establish project execution plans, programmes, deliverable schedules, reporting structures, and responsibility matrices. • Coordinate consultants, contractors, suppliers, internal departments, authorities, landlords, and other stakeholders. • Monitor construction progress against approved programme, budget, scope, quality, and HSE requirements. • Lead regular project and progress meetings and drive closure of actions. • Identify delays and emerging risks early and develop mitigation or recovery measures. • Review contractor programmes, progress claims, variations, RFIs, technical submissions, and change requests. • Ensure technical decisions are made with consideration of programme, cost, operational impact, and whole-life performance. • Conduct regular site inspections and verify that the works are progressing in accordance with contractual and technical requirements. • Maintain project momentum and actively resolve issues rather than relying solely on consultants or contractors to drive resolution. Stakeholder & Authority Management • Act as a key project interface between internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, operators, and external organizations. • Coordinate requirements with port authorities, municipalities, utility providers, civil defence, customs, landlords, and other relevant government or regulatory entities. • Translate competing stakeholder requirements into practical project decisions. • Prepare clear technical papers, recommendations, presentations, and decision briefs for senior management. • Escalate issues with a clear explanation of the problem, available options, implications, and recommended course of action. Project Controls & Governance • Maintain accurate project schedules, budgets, risk registers, change logs, action trackers, and project dashboards. • Produce concise and decision-oriented weekly and monthly project reports. • Monitor progress, critical milestones, expenditure, commitments, forecast cost, and key risks. • Maintain appropriate project documentation and ensure decisions and changes are properly recorded. • Support the continuous improvement of project-management procedures, templates, lessons learned, cost databases, and delivery standards. Commissioning & Closeout • Coordinate testing, commissioning, inspections, snagging, statutory approvals, and operational readiness. • Manage project handover to operations and maintenance teams. • Ensure completion of as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, training records, asset information, and other closeout documentation. • Track defects and outstanding obligations through final completion. • Conduct project closeout reviews and capture lessons learned for future developments. Candidate Profile Experience • Approximately 8–12 years of relevant professional experience, with meaningful responsibility for project delivery. • Demonstrated experience managing infrastructure or capital projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle. • Experience in one or more of the following is required: • Ports and container terminals • Inland container depots and dry ports • Logistics facilities and freight terminals • Warehouses and industrial developments • Marine and heavy civil infrastructure • Transport infrastructure • Exposure to brownfield or operational environments where construction must be coordinated around ongoing operations is highly desirable. • Client-side, d

Approximately 8–12 years of relevant professional experience, with meaningful responsibility for project delivery. Demonstrated experience managing infrastructure or capital projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle. Experience in ports and container terminals; inland container depots and dry ports; logistics facilities and freight terminals; warehouses and industrial developments; marine and heavy civil infrastructure; transport infrastructure. Exposure to brownfield or operational environments where construction must be coordinated around ongoing operations is highly desirable. Client-side experience is required.

Project Development & Feasibility: Support assessment of new port, terminal, logistics, warehouse, depot, and infrastructure development opportunities. Review site information, operational requirements, surveys, existing infrastructure, utilities, access, marine constraints, and authority requirements. Participate in site investigations, identify missing information, constraints, risks, and blockers. Develop or coordinate preliminary layouts, scope definitions, development concepts, and implementation strategies. Prepare or review preliminary quantities, ROM CAPEX estimates, project schedules, and development assumptions. Challenge proposed layouts and technical solutions for constructability, operations, cost, phasing, and future expansion. Contribute input to feasibility studies, proposals, concessions, leases, and evaluations. Design Management: Prepare scopes of work, technical briefs, design deliverable requirements. Manage multidisciplinary consultants (civil, structural, architectural, MEP, marine, utilities, traffic, fire and life safety, and specialists). Coordinate design inputs from operations, commercial, IT, equipment, HSE, maintenance, finance, and other stakeholders. Review drawings, specifications, calculations, BOQs, reports, and submissions. Identify design gaps and risks. Manage design development from concept to tender and IFC. Ensure designs reflect operational requirements and minimize disruption. Procurement & Commercial Support: Prepare tender packages; participate in clarifications, evaluations, bid normalization, and reports. Review contractor methodologies and proposals. Support commercial teams with scope clarification, variations, and change management. Assist with CAPEX control, forecasts, and cost impact evaluations. Maintain awareness of obligations, deliverables, milestones, and risks. Project Execution: Take day-to-day ownership from award through completion. Establish execution plans, programmes, deliverable schedules, reporting structures, and responsibility matrices. Coordinate consultants, contractors, suppliers, internal departments, authorities, landlords, and other stakeholders. Monitor progress against programme, budget, scope, quality, and HSE. Lead progress meetings and drive closure of actions. Identify delays and risks early; develop mitigation. Review contractor programmes, progress claims, variations, RFIs, and change requests. Ensure decisions consider programme, cost, operations, and whole-life performance. Conduct site inspections; ensure works progress per contract. Maintain momentum and resolve issues proactively. Stakeholder & Authority Management: Act as project interface between internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, operators, and external bodies. Coordinate with port authorities, municipalities, utilities, civil defence, customs, landlords, and regulators. Translate stakeholder requirements into practical decisions. Prepare technical papers, recommendations, and briefs for senior management. Escalate issues with options and recommendations. Project Controls & Governance: Maintain schedules, budgets, risk registers, change logs, trackers, and dashboards. Produce weekly/monthly reports. Monitor progress, milestones, expenditure, commitments, forecast costs, and risks. Maintain documentation and record decisions. Support continuous improvement of PM procedures, templates, lessons learned, cost databases, and delivery standards. Commissioning & Closeout: Coordinate testing, commissioning, inspections, snagging, approvals, and readiness. Handover to operations/maintenance. Complete as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, training records, asset information, and closeout docs. Track defects and outstanding obligations. Conduct closeout reviews and capture lessons learned.