Project Operations Specialist - Project Logistics

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products and providers all around the world. Present in 170 countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are well on our way to achieving our vision: to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, we Rise in Motion.  Your career is always on the move, growing as fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise. 

Location: Oman

Closing Date: 23 October 2026

Purpose of the Job

The Project Logistics Operations Specialist is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing breakbulk, heavy lift, oversized, and project cargo shipments. The role involves managing end-to-end transportation operations, ensuring compliance with client requirements, carrier regulations, port procedures, and local transportation laws while delivering cost-effective and safe logistics solutions

 Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage breakbulk, heavy lift, out-of-gauge (OOG), and project cargo shipments from origin to destination.
• Arrange multimodal transportation including ocean freight, road transport, barging, rail, and air freight when required.
• Liaise with shipping lines, vessel operators, port authorities, terminals, customs authorities, transport providers, and surveyors.
• Monitor shipment progress and provide proactive updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure all operational milestones are achieved within agreed timelines.
• Review cargo specifications, technical drawings, and transportation requirements.
• Conduct route surveys and feasibility studies for oversized cargo movements.
• Develop transportation methodologies, lifting plans, stowage concepts, and risk assessments.
• Coordinate crane operations, SPMT movements, heavy lift equipment, and port handling activities.
• Support project mobilization and execution at load and discharge ports.
• Accountable for the planning, management, and implementation of all project cargo transportation by road, sea, and air for imports/exports to/from Oman.
• Obtaining quotes from transport companies, shipping lines, airlines, and other service providers, as well as for equipment needed to transport project cargo.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics or relevant field
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Project Logistics Operations within freight forwarding.
• Strong knowledge of project cargo, breakbulk, heavy lift, and out-of-gauge (OOG) logistics operations.

Specialist Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to persuade, influence, negotiate, and make formal presentations in meetings and training environments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with multi-functional and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret highly complex regulations and procedures, and respond to common inquiries or complaints.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of customers and employees.
• Working knowledge of IT technical disciplines related to systems architecture, operating systems, programming environments and databases.
• Ability to develop short and long-range project planning and effectively communicate information to diverse work groups.
• Experience in strategic planning and execution.
• Ability to solve critical issues in a fast-paced environment with time-sensitive deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills including diplomacy and patience.
• Demonstrated skills in organization group process, problem identification and resolution.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to manage multiple projects and set priorities

As a global organization, and as part of the CMA CGM Group, diversity is critical to our business success; only when we can reflect the cultures, languages, behaviors and local knowledge of our customers, we can succeed. By employing people with different experiences and abilities, we expand our knowledge and increase our creativity and innovation.

Please note: Legitimate CEVA Logistics recruitment processes include communication with candidates through recognized professional networks, such as LinkedIn or via an official company email address: firstname.lastname@cevalogistics.com. We recommend that you do not respond to unsolicited business propositions and/or offers from people with whom you are unfamiliar.