Sr. Manager - Lift & Heavy Transportation

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

We are seeking a hardworking and safety-oriented individual to lead our Transport teams managing critical lift & heavy transport operations to include transportation, recovery and logistics.

As Sr. Manager, Transport Operations, you will directly manage a team of engineers and technicians collaborating with Operations to meet launch cadence. You will maximize the team's impact on handling Vehicle stages, transport tooling, and critical crane lift operations supporting New Glenn Missions. The role requires collaboration with internal and external teams to manage and coordinate transport operations and oversees professional development of transport and crane technicians.

• Demonstrate a safety oriented approach to transportation and crane operations, reducing risk of potential injuries and accidents
• Be an ambassador of Blue Leadership Principles, focusing on demonstrating operational excellence while promoting teamwork, employee engagement, and good employee morale
• Coordinate planning of personnel and transportation equipment that ensures operational execution to include resource risks assessments, tooling requirements, equipment and rigging needs, and team scheduling across cranes and operators
• Establish critical internal and external stakeholder relationships across
• Manage, direct and support assembly, disassembly, and set and configure Modular Trailers and SPMT (Sheuerle, KAMAG) in any configuration required for Stage Transportation between Blue Origin facilities
• Perform pre-mission dry runs to ensure functionality and operational readiness of transportation equipment and personnel
• Lead capital, overhead, and labor budget planning and execution
• Work directly with engineers to plan and execute transportation operations, ground support equipment (GSE) functionality, certification, and periodic maintenance of lifting tools and associated support equipment
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies including but not limited to interviewing, hiring, training, planning and directing work

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Logistics, Aviation Management, Engineering, Compliance, Finance, or related field
• Has background managing transport operations of critical flight hardware and oversized loads including personnel management to support all transport operations
• Experience with range safety and technical documents to comply with AFSPCMAN 91-710
• 5+ years as a manager of a technical team
• Strong project management, and team leadership
• 8+ years of engineering drawings/sketches and can ensure that loads, loading methods, load securing and load transport comply with plan
• Demonstrated effectiveness in conflict-resolution and an ability to bring a group to a decision
• Demonstrated leadership in establishing a high performing safety culture
• Demonstrated effectiveness in setting high standards of performance and holding teams accountable to include implementing continuous improvement to improve processes, methods and practices

• Experience supporting Range operations or launch site environments
• Strong understanding of fleet management systems (e.g., Fleetio, Samsara, Fleet Complete) and/or CMMS/EAM platforms
• Familiarity with GSE certification and sustainment programs in aerospace or defense contexts
• Professional certification in compliance, fleet management, or safety (e.g., CAFM, CTP, ASP/CSP)
• Experience with asset management frameworks such as ISO 55000 or equivalent
• Familiarity with Cap Ex planning tools and ERP/financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) in a fleet or…