Shape international project logistics for complex energy projects

As Project Logistics Manager, you will be responsible for planning and managing complex logistics and permitting processes in our projects, from tender to execution. You will work closely with project teams, customers, subcontractors and authorities, developing suitable concepts for land and sea transport. Would you like to use your international project logistics experience to make a direct contribution to energy transition projects?

Plan complex logistics processes and coordinate them reliably

In this position, you will manage logistics requirements from the tender phase through to project execution. You will analyse and prepare tender and contract documents, develop logistics concepts and coordinate execution with subcontractors, including the required permits. You will keep contractual requirements, risks and project specifications in view while working closely with internal and external stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and assessing technical drawings and plans, method statements and structural calculations for heavy transport logistics
• Planning, calculating and managing land and sea logistics operations
• Developing and continuously improving logistics processes and workflows
• Managing the permitting process, including measures and conditions, and assessing them in QGIS
• Preparing tender documents, bid comparisons, reports and logistics concepts
• Negotiating and coordinating with customers, logistics partners, subcontractors and authorities

Your workplace will be in Cologne, where you will collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a project environment. The position reports to the Head of Project Logistics Management and includes providing professional guidance and support to colleagues.

Experienced project logistics professional with a structured approach

You work in a structured, solution-oriented and service-minded way, maintaining a clear overview even when requirements are complex. You enjoy working with different stakeholders and communicate clearly and effectively. You think in terms of processes and continuous improvement, can bring different interests together and handle contractual, technical and organisational requirements responsibly.

You also have:

• A completed technical degree from a university of applied sciences or a comparable qualification
• More than three years of relevant professional experience in heavy transport logistics
• Experience in planning and managing complex logistics operations
• Knowledge of permitting management and experience working with contract and tender documents
• Experience in negotiations and in working with customers, subcontractors and authorities
• Experience in budget planning and management
• Fluent German language skills

Contribute to the energy transition through international project logistics

We aim to create a workplace where people from different backgrounds are valued and supported and can reach their full potential. We are actively committed to increasing gender diversity at NKT and welcome applications from people with a wide range of experiences and career paths. Even if you do not meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe diverse teams deliver better results and create a positive working environment.

In this position, you can further develop your professional and personal skills while working on complex topics in project logistics and permitting management. Collaboration with project teams, customers, suppliers and authorities offers you a varied international working environment and the opportunity to continuously improve logistics processes.

“What I particularly value about our work is that every customer project brings new and complex logistics challenges. Together as a team, we develop solutions for demanding requirements. We work closely with our project teams, customers and partners, while also having the opportunity to contribute our own ideas. This variety and collaboration are exactly what make our work so rewarding,” says Marina Albrecht, Senior Project Logistics Manager.

Read more about our offer and hear from some of our NKT Connectors here!

We review applications continuously, but we recommend applying no later than 24. November 2026. Please note that personality and ability tests may be part of the selection process. If you have questions about the position, please contact Hiring Manager Christoph Eising at Christoph.Eising@nkt.com. For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Dejan Zegarac at Dejan.Zegarac@nkt.com. Due to GDPR requirements, we cannot accept applications by email.

To further improve our recruitment process, we collect confidential feedback on the candidate experience. Your responses are used solely for quality improvement and do not affect selection decisions.

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About NKT
At the factory in Cologne, NKT is designing, developing and manufacturing the high-voltage power cable solutions enabling the ‘Energiewende’ and the global transition to renewable energy. Here, you will join a diverse organization at an internationally recognized engineering centre at a state-of-the-art power cable factory.

At NKT, we are all Connectors. We connect to develop leading power cable technologies that enable the world’s transition to renewable energy - and we stay connected to grow as people and professionals. As a company, NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and plays a key role as the world moves towards clean energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling reliable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology, building the infrastructure from the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today.
NKT is headquartered in Denmark, operates from more than 30 countries worldwide, and employs 6,500 people globally. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. NKT - We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com