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Transport Planning Recruitment in Waltham Forest

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

London & the South East

Recruiting transport managers in Waltham Forest

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

Transport vacancies across London & the South East come from urban fulfilment and last-mile operators, grocery and convenience distribution, airfreight handlers and metropolitan 3PLs. Each needs people who can plan for cost and compliance at once.

Trunking networks, multi-drop rounds and dedicated contracts need different planners. We recruit each one differently.

The strongest transport candidates across London & the South East are usually already planning for operators at sites such as London Gateway and the Thames Gateway, Park Royal, Enfield and the Heathrow airfreight belt.

Who we place

Permanent transport jobs in Waltham Forest

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

What Waltham Forest operators get

Qualifications checked before experience

Systems experience

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

Pay that lands

We benchmark salary, on-call pay and bonus against the local market before the role goes out.

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 Waltham Forest

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

Transport office pay in London & the South East 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.

How it works

From brief to start date

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.

Settling in

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

Your brief

Before we start searching

A transport manager who knows the fleet's history spots maintenance and compliance risks earlier.

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
  • The measures that matter: cost per drop, utilisation and on-time delivery
  • Who the role reports to and who reports to it
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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.

Do you recruit for operators outside Waltham Forest?

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

Do you also recruit drivers?

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

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.

What makes a transport planner stay?

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

Related pages

Related transport pages for Waltham Forest

Transport planning recruitment elsewhere in London & the South East:

Other specialisms in Waltham Forest:

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

Hiring a planner in Waltham Forest?

Submit your transport vacancy

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