JOB TITLE: Fleet Lead

Dar es Salaam , Tanzania

Oil & Gas Pipeline

Position: Fleet Lead

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contract duration: 1 year
Project: EACOP
Open to: Locals only
Recruitment Partner: Airswift

Recruiter: Caio Bonancin

Our Company

We are currently recruiting for a Fleet Lead to be placed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and would be on a 1-year contract with possibility of extension. The logistics fleet manager is based in Tanzania but he/she will also cover Ugandan activities. The Job Holder participates for Light Vehicles fleet management for logistics activities relating to the project to insure efficient and safe transportation of personnel.

It includes responsibility over:

• Daily follow-up of activities.
• Monitoring of activities to ensure reliability of the transportation.
• The position will be based at Dar Es Salaam, with sites visits in Uganda or Tanzania and temporary mission abroad to follow construction activities until mid-2026.

Responsibilities

• With the support of the 2 Logistic Officers based in Dar es Salaam and Kampala.
• Management of light vehicles and drivers allocated to different locations to ensure resource optimization while complying with Company requirements: over 200 light vehicles, 150 in Tanzania and 50 in Uganda
• Day-to-day management and coordination of personnel transport in and out of the field sites, Dar Es Salaam, and Kampala
• Ensure that the inspection of all vehicles mobilized to any site is done on time, without exceptions.
• Participate in preparation of the logistics budget (BU) for the activities in area of responsibility.
• Participate in the definition of contractual strategies, scope of works and technical evaluation of bidders during the Call for tender.
• Attend regular meetings with the contractors and ensure the proper implementation of contracts.
• With the support of HSE team, develop a safety culture with the team and service providers, with a specific focus on drivers.
• Ensure proper and effective internal controls and safety standards are in place for all transport activities, ensuring that all activities are performed according to EACOP transport operating procedures.
• Vehicles pre-inspection controls before fleet integration reporting, audits, and methods
• Analyze the performance of land transport and drivers’ contractors.
• Propose appropriate improvements.
• Maintain records and statistics to ensure accurate reporting, KPIs and consolidated reports.
• Effective follow-up of daily activities
• Effective monitoring of the transportation activities
• Effective reporting provides accurate information.

Skills and Qualifications

• Higher National Diploma and relevant professional experience.
• Fluent in Swahili and English, both written and spoken.
• Computer literate with all MS Office programs.
• 5 years’ experience (at least 3 years on site) in a function involving logistics supervision in mining, construction, or O&G sectors.
• International environment experience would be a plus.
• Good knowledge of Logistics activities.
• Good knowledge of vehicles and traffics regulations.
• Good knowledge of fleet management, including drivers’ supervision.

The next step

We have an exceptional team in place, and we are pleased to be able to appoint another person to our growing business. We are aware that you may not ‘tick all the boxes’, but if you believe you can genuinely offer some valuable skills and experience to our business, please, in the first instance, contact our recruitment partner, Airswift.

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