Transport and Logistics Planner
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,000 to £50,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | e8 3rd |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Path Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 61936-18328 |
Summary
Transport and Logistics Planner
Join a leading civil engineering group near Hackney as a Transport and Logistics Planner, supporting major London projects with strong stability and clear impact.
The Company
This respected civil engineering organisation is part of a major, market-leading group known for delivering essential infrastructure across London. With strong investment, long-term projects and a reputation for excellence, this is a fantastic opportunity to join as a Transport and Logistics Planner and play a crucial role in keeping high-profile operations moving smoothly.
Key Benefits
• Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience.
• 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Stable, long-term workload across London's key network and highway projects
• Opportunity to contribute to major infrastructure improvements
• Supportive team culture within a respected civil engineering group
Key Responsibilities
As a Transport and Logistics Planner, you will coordinate, schedule and optimise all transport and plant movements to ensure safe, compliant and efficient operations. A typical day includes:
• Planning deliveries and collections to multiple London sites
• Optimising routes to reduce vehicle movements, costs and environmental impact
• Managing driver hours, compliance records and transport documentation
• Liaising with site teams, suppliers and drivers to resolve issues
• Ensuring adherence to Operator Licence requirements, FORS standards and safety procedures
• Coordinating internal fleet usage to maximise efficiency
• Supporting procurement of external transport when required
• This Transport and Logistics Planner role is key to maintaining smooth operations across major highway and network programmes.
About You
To succeed as a Transport and Logistics Planner, you will bring:
• Experience in HGV logistics, driver workload planning or fleet coordination
• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities
• Competence with Excel and digital fleet/telematics systems
• Understanding of compliance relating to driver hours and transport regulations
• Commercial awareness and confidence handling reactive workloads
• Experience in construction or civil engineering logistics will strengthen your success as a Transport and Logistics Planner.
To be successful in this role, you may have worked as a: Transport Coordinator, Logistics Scheduler, Fleet Planner, Transport Administrator, Plant Coordinator, Transport Controller, Operations Planner, Logistics Controller, Fleet Scheduler, Transport Supervisor.
If you're ready to progress your career as a Transport and Logistics Planner, apply today. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and look forward to supporting your next career move.