Transport and Logistics Planner

Location Hackney
Discipline: Executive Search, Attachments, Plant Hire, Construction Equipment, Builders Merchants, Powered Access, Power Generation, Accommodation, Non Mechanical, Rail Plant, Material Handling, Cranes, Heavy Plant, Groundcare, Demolition, Capital Equipment
Associated job titles: Transport Supervisor, Transport Controller, Transport Clerk , Transport Administrator , Transport Manager, Transport Planner
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £35k - 50k per year
Contact name: Dario Matteucci

Contact email: dario.matteucci@pathrecruitment.com
Contact phone: 01933 667228
Job ref: 61936
Published: about 9 hours ago

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 You 

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.