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Transport Planning Recruitment in Leicester

The traffic office talent that keeps Leicester vehicles legal, loaded and on time.

Leicestershire

Recruiting transport managers in Leicester

Every transport candidate we put forward has been checked on qualifications, systems and the fleets they have run.

Fleets across Leicestershire depend on the M1, M69 and A6, East Midlands Airport and nearby rail freight terminals. Planners who know those links plan tighter days.

Night planning, early starts and on-call cover suit different people. The hours are one of the first things we ask about.

Transport office roles across Leicestershire are spread across operators at sites such as Magna Park at Lutterworth, the M1/M69 parks and the East Midlands distribution corridor.

Who we place

Permanent transport jobs in Leicester

Planning, scheduling, compliance and fleet roles.

What Leicester 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.

Through the first months

We keep in touch through notice periods and the first months, while a new planner learns your customers.

What transport staff earn

What transport planners and managers earn in Leicester

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

A clear offer shortens the search. We give you a current read on pay for the role before it goes live. 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.

Interviews

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

The offer

We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.

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.

A realistic job description helps retention. We describe the planning day as it really runs, not its quietest shift.

A strong transport brief covers:

  • The routing and scheduling systems in use
  • Hours, nights and on-call expectations
  • The measures that matter: cost per drop, utilisation and on-time delivery
  • Your interview process and any planning exercise
Live vacancies

Permanent transport planning jobs in the East Midlands

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Transport FAQs

Common questions

Can you recruit night planners?

Yes. Tell us the hours and the network so we approach planners who want night work and have done it before.

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 for operators outside Leicester?

Yes. We cover operators across the East Midlands. Tell us where the traffic office is and we will search the commute around it.

Can you recruit a traffic office for a new contract?

Yes. We can recruit planners, supervisors and the transport manager together, timed to the contract start.

Do you also recruit drivers?

Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.

Related pages

Related transport pages for Leicester

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the East Midlands:

Other specialisms in Leicester:

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

Replacing a planner who has left?

Brief us on the role

Send the vacancy and we will flag anything in the pay, hours or advert likely to slow the search.