Freight Forwarding Project Manager

Location: Papua New Guinea (Residential)
Job Title: Freight Forwarding Project Manager

Client Description

The organization is a world-class international project logistics and freight forwarding specialist delivering complex, turn-key supply chain and heavy-lift transport solutions globally. They specialize in managing high-value, oversized cargo, breakbulk, and end-to-end multimodal transport for major energy, LNG, and heavy industrial developments in remote operating environments.

Scope

• Location: Papua New Guinea (ideally permanently based in-country / residential).

• Sector Focus: Major LNG and energy infrastructure projects.

• Assignment Duration: Long-term assignment (2 to 3-year contract).

• Team Leadership: Direct leadership and daily operational oversight of a team of 6 to 10 logistics specialists, freight coordinators, and field personnel.

• Target Pool: Expatriate or qualified Local National candidate.

• Role Purpose: Serve as the operational project lead overseeing end-to-end freight forwarding, breakbulk handling, containerized logistics, customs clearance, and domestic transport corridors for critical LNG project packages.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Cargo & Multimodal Oversight: Direct and coordinate complex freight forwarding operations, encompassing containerized freight, out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo, breakbulk, charter vessels, and coastal barging operations.

• Team Leadership & Operational Execution: Manage, mentor, and allocate work across a dedicated project logistics team of 6–10 staff, establishing clear operational KPIs, shift priorities, and tracking milestone adherence.

• Port, Stevedoring & Inland Transport: Supervise port marshalling, vessel loading/unloading, stevedoring interfaces, and inland transport movements (heavy haulage and river/sea transport) to remote project sites.

• Customs & Regulatory Coordination: Oversee trade compliance, import/export permits, tariff classifications, and local customs clearance processes to prevent border bottlenecks and cargo delays.

• Client & Subcontractor Interfacing: Act as the primary operational point of contact for the LNG project owner and EPC contractors; evaluate and manage third-party transport vendors, barge operators, and equipment suppliers.

• HSE & Risk Management: Enforce strict international oil & gas safety standards, road transport compliance, cargo securing/rigging protocols, and continuous journey management.

Qualifications

• Education: Degree or Diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Maritime Transport, Business Administration, or equivalent commercial freight forwarding accreditation.

• Minimum 8 to 10+ years of progressive experience in international freight forwarding, industrial project logistics, and heavy-cargo movement.

• Demonstrated track record managing freight packages for major energy, oil & gas, LNG, or mining mega-projects.

• Proven experience managing operational teams of 6 to 10 personnel.

• Substantial background working within Papua New Guinea or similar challenging Pacific/developing logistics corridors.

• Technical Mastery:

• Deep expertise in containers, breakbulk, heavy-lift transport, chartering, and stowage planning.

• Strong working knowledge of local customs clearance procedures, port logistics, Incoterms 2020, and transport contractual frameworks.

• Personal Attributes: Decisive field-ready leader, strong commercial acumen, excellent stakeholder diplomacy, and resilient in navigating complex remote logistics hurdles.

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