Project Logistics Lead

Position Summary

The Project Logistics Lead owns a portfolio of MEI projects and serves as the single logistics point of contact for internal project teams and external stakeholders. Building on the Logistics Analyst role, this position advances from executing individual transportation tasks to owning end-to-end logistics outcomes for assigned projects. The Project Logistics Lead plans deliveries around project schedules, sources carriers from MEI's approved network, and ensures every shipment arrives on schedule and on budget. This role anticipates project needs, resolves transportation issues independently, provides cost and status visibility to project managers, and serves as a senior resource and informal guide to Logistics Analysts.

Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of assigned MEI projects end-to-end, serving as the single logistics point of contact for project managers, site teams, and external stakeholders throughout each project's lifecycle.

• Partner directly with project managers to translate project schedules and site requirements into detailed delivery plans, sequencing shipments so that materials and equipment arrive when and where they are needed.

• Sources, books, and dispatches carriers from MEI's approved carrier network; coordinates specialized or complex moves (oversized, heavy-haul, or shipments to remote or constrained job sites) and escalates new-carrier qualification needs to the Logistics Manager.

• Owns on-time and on-budget performance across the assigned portfolio, managing freight cost and service outcomes rather than individual transactions.

• Proactively identifies and resolves transportation issues—delays, routing challenges, capacity constraints, or equipment failures—exercising independent judgment and escalating only exceptions that require a management decision.

• Coincides closely with warehouse teams to schedule inbound and outbound shipments, communicate project priorities, and ensure all parties understand project requirements, equipment characteristics, handling requirements, and delivery expectations.

• Provides project-level cost, status, and performance reporting to project managers, finance, and leadership, and maintains accurate, complete records for the portfolio in the transportation management software (TMS).

• Serves as a senior resource to Logistics Analysts by providing day-to-day guidance, reviewing work on shared projects, and helping establish consistent execution practices, without direct supervisory authority.

• Supports requests for quotes, rate benchmarking, and new-lane pricing with project data and carrier knowledge, as directed by the Logistics Manager.

• Contributes to the continuous improvement of project-logistics processes, standards, and playbooks.

• Ensures compliance with all applicable transportation and safety regulations across assigned projects.

• Completes other duties as assigned and necessary.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience, Skills, And Education)

• A high school diploma or equivalent required; degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation, or a related field preferred.

• Three (3) or more years of experience in logistics, transportation, freight brokerage, or project / site logistics operations, including demonstrated end-to-end ownership of shipments or projects.

• Supply Chain certification(s) are a plus.

• Proven ability to work independently, manage competing priorities across multiple projects, and own outcomes with minimal supervision.

• Strong carrier sourcing and routing judgment, with a working knowledge of over-the-road modes and equipment types.

• Strong computer skills using the Windows operating system and MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), with proficiency in transportation management systems (TMS), Customer Relations Management (CRM) software, and other relevant applications.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with project managers, carriers, and customers.

• Demonstrated self-management, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to guide and mentor less-experienced team members.

• Current knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT) and applicable transportation regulations preferred.

• Able to travel to project sites, customer meetings, and all other business travels as needed.