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Transport Planning Recruitment in Tower Hamlets

Permanent transport planning and management recruitment across London & the South East.

London & the South East

Tower Hamlets transport planning recruitment

Transport planning is judged on cost per drop, vehicle utilisation and on-time delivery. We recruit people who move those numbers.

Fleets across London & the South East depend on the M25 orbital, the A13 and A406, Heathrow Airport and the deep-water ports at London Gateway and Tilbury. Planners who know those links plan tighter days.

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

Planners working at sites such as Park Royal, the Thames Gateway, London Gateway and the distribution parks ringing the M25 rarely need to apply for jobs. We approach them directly.

Roles we fill

Transport roles we recruit for

Planning, scheduling, compliance and fleet roles.

How we work with Tower Hamlets fleets

A shortlist of people who can plan

Qualifications checked

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

Systems experience

We ask which routing and scheduling systems candidates use every day, so there is no hidden learning curve.

Compliance mindset

We look for managers who treat drivers' hours, maintenance and loading rules as part of the job, not paperwork.

Pay benchmarks

What transport planners and managers earn in Tower Hamlets

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

Where an offer is likely to fall short of the local market, we say so before interviews are booked. Figures are indicative, not a guarantee.

How it works

Three stages to a hire

Screening

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

The shortlist

A short list with notes on each candidate's fleet, systems and results.

Interviews

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

Your brief

Details that sharpen the search

For Tower Hamlets operators with a growing fleet, the right permanent planner can pay for the role in miles saved.

Strong planners value good systems, a manager who backs their decisions and customers who plan ahead.

A strong transport brief covers:

  • The network: trunking, multi-drop, pallet or dedicated
  • Hours, nights and on-call expectations
  • Salary, bonus and on-call pay
  • The main problem the new hire should fix
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Transport FAQs

Frequently asked

Do you recruit transport planners in Tower Hamlets?

Yes. We recruit permanent transport planners, schedulers and transport managers for operators across London & the South East.

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 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 recruit a traffic office for a new contract?

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

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

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A short brief is enough to start: the fleet, the systems and the start date.