Manager, Logistics

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Rocky View County, AB, CAN
Hybrid
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology
The Role
Manages logistics for data center capital projects, coordinating procurement, project teams, carriers, warehouses, and construction sites. Oversees delivery of long-lead and oversized equipment, receiving inspections, just-in-time material flow, tracking systems, claims, safety compliance, permits, and logistics cost control. The role mitigates delays and supply chain risks while ensuring materials arrive safely and on schedule.
Summary Generated by Built In

Are you looking to join an innovative company where technology meets a dedicated team?

eStruxture Data Centers is Canada’s largest Canadian-owned data center provider, operating 16 cloud-neutral facilities across Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary. Trusted by nearly 850 enterprise customers, we deliver high-performance colocation, connectivity, and security solutions.

Why Join Us?

Everything starts with our dedicated team. As an award-winning industry leader, our infrastructure helps customers maximize uptime, scale effortlessly, and boost security—results that are unachievable without the people of eStruxture.

About the role

The Manager, Logistics will be responsible for managing logistics across all capital expenditure projects, including new construction builds and site expansions. They will ensures seamless coordination, tracking, and communication among both internal and external partners. The Manager, Logistics will
guarantee the on-time delivery of construction materials and equipment while continuously optimizing logistics processes.

What You’ll Own

Operational Interface & Coordination

  • Bridge Procurement and Projects: Act as the primary point of contact between the procurement team and project managers to align material delivery dates with construction schedules.
  • Site Schedule Integration: Participate in weekly coordination meetings to anticipate site requirements, adjust delivery windows, and prevent work stoppages.
  • Operational Conversion: Translate purchase orders issued by procurement into detailed site receiving and distribution schedules.

Critical Equipment Transport & Logistics

  • Long-Lead Item Management: Oversee the transportation and delivery of major data center-specific equipment (generators, chillers/cooling units, UPS systems, transformers, main low-voltage switchboards/TGBT).
  • Oversized & Specialized Transport: Coordinate heavy logistics (oversized/specialized loads, high-capacity crane operations) and secure the necessary permits and authorizations from local authorities.

Receiving, Warehousing & On-Site Material Flow

  • Warehouse Management: Establish and oversee warehousing logistics operations to comply with operational constraints and industry best practices.
  • Receiving & Quality Control: Organize systematic inspections of incoming goods, verify conformity against delivery slips, and immediately document any material damage.
  • Just-In-Time (JIT) Delivery: Plan the internal distribution of materials to construction teams to coincide with exact installation schedules, minimizing the risk of damage or theft.

Tracking, Control & Risk Management

  • Material Traceability: Implement and maintain a logistics tracking system (ERP / WMS) to provide real-time shipment status visibility to project managers.
  • Delay Mitigation: Proactively identify supply chain disruption risks and propose mitigation solutions (alternative routings, local emergency suppliers).
  • Disputes & Claims Management: Manage cases of damaged or non-compliant equipment in collaboration with procurement, carriers, and insurers to secure prompt replacements.

Safety, Compliance & Budget

  • HSSE Standards Compliance: Ensure all offloading, handling, and storage operations strictly adhere to the site's health, safety, security, and environmental regulations.
  • Logistics Cost Control: Monitor expenses related to transport, delay/demurrage fees, equipment handling rentals, and external warehousing.

What you bring

Experience

  • 5 to 8 years of field logistics management experience, ideally within data center construction, critical infrastructure, or large-scale industrial projects.
  • Demonstrated experience in planning and executing the delivery of major long-lead equipment (generators, chillers, transformers, UPS systems).

Education/Certification/Designation

  • University degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or Construction Management.

Skills & Technical Knowledge

  • Proven ability to exercise autonomy, analytical thinking, and complex problem-solving.
  • Strong team player with a collaborative mindset; clear and proactive communicator.
  • Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize field data into executive reports.
  • Recognized negotiation skills when dealing with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills paired with acute attention to detail.
  • Ability to perform under pressure and consistently meet strict deadlines.

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek schedule from Monday to Friday. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure and manage stress.

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re looking for a role where your expertise and leadership will directly influence the growth of a fast-moving company — we’d love to hear from you.

Skills Required

  • 5 to 8 years of field logistics management experience
  • Experience in data center construction, critical infrastructure, or large-scale industrial projects
  • Experience planning and executing delivery of long-lead equipment such as generators, chillers, transformers, and UPS systems
  • University degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or Construction Management
  • Autonomy, analytical thinking, and complex problem-solving ability
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills
  • Negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills
  • Ability to meet strict deadlines and perform under pressure
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The Company
HQ: Montréal, Quebec
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

eStruxture is the largest Canadian data center, colocation, and connectivity services provider with 15 facilities in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Calgary. Our solutions are designed to give you more: more locations, more capacity, more connections that enable you to run modern, demanding enterprise applications, and offer your business the control to rapidly scale in response to unpredictable changes in business processes. Headquartered in Montreal, eStruxture provides access to an ecosystem of nearly 1,000 customers that trust and depend on our infrastructure and customer support, including carriers, cloud providers, media content, financial services, and enterprise customers. eStruxture offers colocation, cloud connectivity, bandwidth, and security and support services to customers across Canada in its carrier and cloud-neutral facilities.

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