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Night Transport Planner

Job in Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex County, CO1, England, UK
Listing for: Streamlineservices
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-01
Job specializations:
  • Transportation
    Transportation Logistics, Dispatcher, Transportation Manager, Fleet Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 36400 - 40000 GBP Yearly GBP 36400.00 40000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Earls Colne

Streamline Recruitment have partnered with a fantastic client to support their recruitment drives and are now looking to appoint a Transport & Contracts Logistics Planner (Night Shift) to join their operations team. This position plays a key role in coordinating transport across a mix of commercial and utility-based work, ensuring service delivery is maintained to a high standard, particularly within time-sensitive and reactive environments.

Working within a fast-paced operation, you’ll be responsible for planning vehicle and driver activity, managing real‑time changes, and liaising with both internal teams and external providers to keep services running efficiently.

Key Responsibilities
  • Coordinating daily transport plans across multiple contracts
  • Allocating drivers and vehicles in line with availability and driver hours regulations
  • Managing live changes to schedules, particularly during incidents or disruptions
  • Working with third‑party logistics providers and monitoring service delivery
  • Maintaining clear communication with drivers, clients and internal teams
  • Supporting out‑of‑hours and emergency response activity when required
  • Ensuring all activity is compliant with transport and health & safety regulations
About the role

This role would suit someone who is organised, confident making decisions under pressure, and comfortable working in a reactive environment. Previous experience within transport planning or logistics is important, along with strong communication and IT skills.

Package & Working Hours
  • £36,400 during initial training period, increasing to £40,000 once completed
  • 4 on / 4 off night shift pattern (20:00 - 08:00)
  • Initial 8‑week training period working Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 18:00
  • Office‑based training, followed by flexibility to work from either of two sites
Benefits
  • 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Private healthcare (post-probation)
  • Life assurance
  • Electric vehicle scheme (post-probation)
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