From night planners to network managers, we find permanent transport office people for Port Glasgow operations.
Strong planners are rarely out of work, so the search reaches people who are not looking.
Operations at sites such as the M74 and M9 corridors and the Clyde and Forth port estates plan around delivery slots, drivers' hours and vehicle availability. We match planners to that reality.
Trunking networks, multi-drop rounds and dedicated contracts need different planners. We recruit each one differently.
Across Scotland, planners and transport managers are hired by grocery and retail DCs, food and drink supply chains, energy and port logistics and national 3PLs.
From night planners to heads of transport.
We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.
We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.
For a new contract we can recruit the planners and the manager together, timed to the start date.
Indicative permanent salaries in Port Glasgow run from around £28k for planners up to £55k+ for senior transport managers.
Transport office pay in Scotland moves with the size of the fleet, the network and the hours: night planning and on-call usually pay more. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.
Planners and managers who are looking and those who are not, approached with the details that matter to them.
We arrange interviews and any planning exercise, then brief each candidate beforehand.
We help settle salary, hours and start date so the offer is accepted first time.
For Port Glasgow operators with a growing fleet, the right permanent planner can pay for the role in miles saved.
We ask candidates why they left their last traffic office. The answer tells us whether yours will keep them.
A strong transport brief covers:
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We confirm qualifications such as the Transport Manager CPC, check right to work and ask about the fleets, networks and systems they have run.
Yes. We compare salary, bonus and on-call pay with current offers for similar fleets across the region.
Yes. We can recruit planners, supervisors and the transport manager together, timed to the contract start.
Yes. Our driver desk recruits permanent HGV and LGV drivers and our temporary driving desk supplies cover.
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.
Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in Scotland:
Other specialisms in Port Glasgow:
See our national Transport Planning Recruitment page, or all logistics recruitment in Port Glasgow.
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