Project Manager - Project Logistics (APAC)

About the role

UTC Overseas is a global project forwarding group moving heavy, oversized and mission-critical cargo for power plants, energy infrastructure, mines and large industrial builds. UTC Overseas (Singapore) is the group's new APAC regional headquarters, a founding team of fewer than ten people. It is hiring a Project Manager to own the commercial and operational success of project logistics across the region, winning tenders, designing and delivering complex multimodal solutions (breakbulk, heavy-lift, ocean, air and overland) and carrying full P&L responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and win project logistics opportunities with EPC contractors, project owners and industrial clients, and grow the regional pipeline with the General Manager and global project teams.
• Lead pre-qualifications, RFP/RFQ responses and full technical and commercial tender packages, and negotiate rates with carriers, agents and subcontractors.
• Design multimodal solutions for breakbulk, heavy-lift and out-of-gauge cargo, and manage site surveys, route planning, equipment selection and sequencing.
• Act as the primary commercial and operational contact for clients, leading progress reviews, negotiations and issue resolution.
• Own each project's financials: cost modelling, budgeting, tracking, variance analysis and forecasting, and manage subcontractor pricing, variations, claims and change orders.
• Deliver target gross margin and report P&L performance to the General Manager.
• Maintain HSE, customs compliance and documentation standards, and identify and escalate operational, commercial and regulatory risks.

Required profile

• 6-8 years' progressive experience in project logistics, project freight forwarding or heavy-lift/breakbulk operations, including business development, tendering, pricing and contract negotiation.
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, operations, business or a related field (a Master's degree is a plus).
• Preferred: project cargo experience in energy, oil and gas, power, mining or industrial plant projects; an existing network of carriers, agents and EPC/industrial clients in Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia or Oceania; a transport engineering, route survey or technical logistics background; prior P&L responsibility; regional languages or experience across APAC markets.

Required skills

• Hands-on knowledge of multimodal and out-of-gauge shipments from origin to final delivery.
• Client-facing negotiation, presentation and stakeholder management, with exposure to project cost control, budgeting and margin management.
• Clear communication and cultural intelligence, and the ability to mentor others as the Singapore team grows.