CLOSING DATE: 31st May 2026
Role Title: Transport Planner
Location: Esh Winning, Durham
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent / Full-Time
About the Role:
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Transport Planner will collaborate with the planning team to manage and plan drivers, ensuring compliance with legislation and company policies while delivering efficient service.
What you'll be doing:
1. Implement internal systems and processes from initial enquiry to invoicing.
2. Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing customers.
3. Achieve revenue and profitability targets.
4. Plan vehicles to optimize efficiency, utilisation, and revenue.
5. Ensure compliance with road transport legislation and Health and Safety requirements.
6. Manage driver hours, start/ finish times, and route optimisation.
7. Contribute to the standard pricing process from enquiry to order receipt.
8. Handle ETA management, client queries, and direct liaison with clients, drivers, and sub-contractors.
9. Source and manage ad-hoc sub-contractors to meet excess demand.
10. Resolve invoice and query issues.
11. Provide rotational shift cover on Monday early starts, or as required.
What We're Looking For:
12. Operational experience within a logistics environment.
13. CPC holder (desirable).
14. Ability to understand and deliver operational objectives.
15. Strong customer service awareness, balancing business and customer needs.
16. Ability to work accurately under tight deadlines.
17. Excellent communication skills, able to interact across all business levels.
18. Strong IT skills, including the use of bespoke systems.
19. Effective planning and organization skills, with the ability to multi-task.
20. Flexibility to meet operational demands.
About Us:
Hargreaves Logistics business operates a fleet of walking floors, tippers and rigid vehicles, and provides bulk logistics solutions to its customers in the waste, agricultural and minerals sectors. Operating out of our Headquarters in Esh Winning, near Durham, the business provides services across the UK from several operating centres, the two largest sites being Esh Winning and Great Heck.
Who We Are:
At Hargreaves Services Plc, we’re not just a contracted services provider – we’re shaping the future of UK industry. As a trusted partner to the UK’s infrastructure markets, we deliver solutions that accelerate development and drive industrial transformation. From clean energy and environmental innovation to land regeneration, logistics, and low-carbon material supply, our contracted services drive economic growth while building a sustainable legacy for generations to come.
Our Vision:
Our vision is to be the leader in the provision of contracted services in the next era of UK infrastructure development; we support growth in the Connectivity, Clean Energy, and Environmental sectors.
Our proven expertise and ability to deliver bespoke, high-quality services set the benchmark for excellence in UK infrastructure. Powered by a growing, inspired team and bold growth strategies - both targeted and organic - we’re positioned to play a defining role in shaping the nation’s future.