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Transport Planning Recruitment in Broadstairs

From night planners to network managers, we find permanent transport office people for Broadstairs operations.

South East

Recruiting transport managers in Broadstairs

A permanent transport hire should make the operation cheaper to run and easier to keep compliant.

Broadstairs draws on the South East's deep logistics labour market, strung along the motorway corridors that feed London and the coast. We recruit the transport office people who keep that freight moving.

A planner who leaves after a few months takes the knowledge of your routes and customers with them. Getting the hire right protects both.

Transport office roles across the South East are spread across operators at sites such as the M3, M4 and M20 corridors and the airfreight hubs at Gatwick and Heathrow.

Who we place

Permanent transport jobs in Broadstairs

Permanent roles across the traffic office, from planners to transport managers.

What Broadstairs operators get

Qualifications checked before experience

Matched to the network

Trunking, multi-drop or dedicated contract: we match planners to the kind of work they have planned before.

The hours that fit

Night planning, on-call and weekend cover are discussed up front, so the candidate knows the job they are taking.

A shortlist you can use

A short list of people who fit the fleet, with notes on systems, network and results.

What transport staff earn

What transport planners and managers earn in Broadstairs

Indicative permanent salaries in Broadstairs run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.

Salary is only part of the offer. Candidates compare on-call pay, bonus, hybrid working and the size of the fleet they will run. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

From brief to start date

The brief

Fleet size, network, systems, hours and the problem the new hire needs to solve.

The search

Planners and managers who are looking and those who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.

Interviews

We arrange interviews and any planning exercise, then brief each candidate beforehand.

Your brief

Before we start searching

A permanent planner learns your customers, your drivers and your routes. That knowledge makes every week's plan better.

Notice periods for transport managers can be long, so we plan the handover from the first call.

A strong transport brief covers:

  • The routing and scheduling systems in use
  • Hours, nights and on-call expectations
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
  • Your interview process and any planning exercise
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Transport FAQs

Common questions

Do transport managers need a CPC?

Yes. GOV.UK says you need the Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to become a transport manager. Operators with a standard national or international operator's licence need a transport manager.

How do you check transport candidates?

We confirm qualifications such as the Transport Manager CPC, check right to work and ask about the fleets, networks and systems they have run.

Can you benchmark pay for a transport role?

Yes. We compare salary, bonus and on-call pay with current offers for similar fleets across the region.

Do you recruit fleet managers?

Yes. We recruit fleet managers and maintenance controllers who look after vehicle compliance and cost.

I am a transport planner. How do I find my next role?

Upload your CV and tell us the fleet size, network and systems you know. We contact you when a permanent role fits.

Related pages

Related transport pages for Broadstairs

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the South East:

Other specialisms in Broadstairs:

See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Broadstairs.

A traffic office seat to fill?

Submit your transport vacancy

Give us the role and we will shortlist people who have already planned a fleet like yours.