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Transport Planning Recruitment in Lydney

Hiring a transport manager in Lydney? We check the Transport Manager CPC first, then the experience behind it.

South West

Traffic office hiring across Lydney

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

Operations at sites such as Avonmouth and Severnside, the M5 corridor and the Western Approach parks plan around delivery slots, drivers' hours and vehicle availability. We match planners to that reality.

When the Lydney market is thin for transport talent, we look further along the commute and give you an honest view of the likely shortlist.

Transport demand across the South West follows food and drink manufacturers, aerospace and defence supply chains, retail distribution and regional hauliers.

The roles we cover

Permanent roles on the transport desk

The people who plan the work and the people who keep it legal.

Why a specialist transport desk

People who protect the operator's licence

Qualifications checked

The Transport Manager CPC and any other qualifications the role needs are confirmed before a candidate reaches your shortlist.

Traffic offices for new contracts

For a new contract we can recruit the planners and the manager together, timed to the start date.

Through the first months

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

Salaries in the area

What transport planners and managers earn in Lydney

Indicative permanent salaries in Lydney 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

Our recruitment process

Screening

Systems, fleet size, network type, compliance record and right to work checked, then a conversation about your operation.

The offer

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

Settling in

We check in during the first months so any early issue is raised and resolved.

Your brief

Your hiring brief

Interim cover suits a short gap. A permanent hire is the answer when the office needs someone to own the plan.

Planners who leave early often cite the hours, on-call demands or an office that never plans ahead. We raise all three first.

A strong transport brief covers:

  • The number and type of vehicles planned
  • The network: trunking, multi-drop, pallet or dedicated
  • Hours, nights and on-call expectations
  • The measures that matter: cost per drop, utilisation and on-time delivery
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Permanent transport planning jobs in the South West

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Transport FAQs

Questions, answered

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.

Do you recruit for operators outside Lydney?

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

What is the difference between an internal and an external transport manager?

GOV.UK describes an internal transport manager as employed by a single operator and an external transport manager as a freelance manager working for more than one operator.

What makes a transport planner stay?

Good systems, sensible hours, a manager who trusts the plan and pay in line with the market.

More transport pages

Related transport pages for Lydney

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in the South West:

Other specialisms in Lydney:

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

Growing the fleet?

Tell us about the fleet

One brief covers a single planner or a whole traffic office for a new contract.