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Transport and Logistics Planner
Join a leading civil engineering group near Hackney as a Transport and Logistics Planner, supporting major London projects with strong stability and clear impact.
The Company
This respected civil engineering organisation is part of a major, market-leading group known for delivering essential infrastructure across London. With strong investment, long-term projects and a reputation for excellence, this is a fantastic opportunity to join as a Transport and Logistics Planner and play a crucial role in keeping high-profile operations moving smoothly.
Key Benefits
- Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience.
- 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Stable, long-term workload across London's key network and highway projects
- Opportunity to contribute to major infrastructure improvements
- Supportive team culture within a respected civil engineering group
Key Responsibilities
As a Transport and Logistics Planner, you will coordinate, schedule and optimise all transport and plant movements to ensure safe, compliant and efficient operations. A typical day includes:
- Planning deliveries and collections to multiple London sites
- Optimising routes to reduce vehicle movements, costs and environmental impact
- Managing driver hours, compliance records and transport documentation
- Liaising with site teams, suppliers and drivers to resolve issues
- Ensuring adherence to Operator Licence requirements, FORS standards and safety procedures
- Coordinating internal fleet usage to maximise efficiency
- Supporting procurement of external transport when required
- This Transport and Logistics Planner role is key to maintaining smooth operations across major highway and network programmes.
About YouÂ
To succeed as a Transport and Logistics Planner, you will bring:
- Experience in HGV logistics, driver workload planning or fleet coordination
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities
- Competence with Excel and digital fleet/telematics systems
- Understanding of compliance relating to driver hours and transport regulations
- Commercial awareness and confidence handling reactive workloads
- Experience in construction or civil engineering logistics will strengthen your success as a Transport and Logistics Planner.
To be successful in this role, you may have worked as a: Transport Coordinator, Logistics Scheduler, Fleet Planner, Transport Administrator, Plant Coordinator, Transport Controller, Operations Planner, Logistics Controller, Fleet Scheduler, Transport Supervisor.
If you're ready to progress your career as a Transport and Logistics Planner, apply today. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and look forward to supporting your next career move.
