Engineering Move Planner

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport project company is seeking an Engineering Move Planner to ensure the safe movement of complex loads across the UK. Ideal candidates will possess strong organisational skills and experience in planning operations, with a competitive salary package. Join a supportive team and grow your career in a dynamic environment focused on delivering high-impact projects.

Benefits

Hybrid working with flexibility

Competitive salary and benefits

Room for career growth

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating or planning complex operations.
• Strong understanding of technical documentation like transport drawings.
• Comfortable with multiple stakeholders and managing timelines.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage major vehicle movements across the UK.
• Coordinate with stakeholders like police and councils.
• Interpret technical drawings for load requirements.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Stakeholder management

Logistics planning

Education

Project management or engineering qualifications

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Engineering Move Planner | West Midlands| Competitive Salary £40-50k

Are you a highly organised professional with a background in engineering or project management? We're looking for an Engineering Move Planner to coordinate complex transport operations involving large-scale and abnormal loads. This role requires a unique blend of technical understanding and stakeholder coordination to ensure the safe and timely movement of critical assets.

What You'll Be Doing:

Engineering Move Planner | West Midlands| Competitive Salary £40-50k

Are you a highly organised professional with a background in engineering or project management? We're looking for an Engineering Move Planner to coordinate complex transport operations involving large-scale and abnormal loads. This role requires a unique blend of technical understanding and stakeholder coordination to ensure the safe and timely movement of critical assets.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Plan and manage major vehicle movements across the UK, submitting route notifications and gaining approval from relevant authorities including police forces and local councils.

• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders, including police escorts, structural authorities, and internal teams, to ensure all aspects of the move are aligned and executed smoothly.

• Interpret technical drawings to understand load requirements, including centre of gravity, load distribution, and vehicle configuration.

• Maintain close communication with drivers, customers, and external agencies to manage logistics, scheduling, and last-minute changes.

• Play a project management-style role, bringing all parts of the move together-from planning through execution.

• Support vehicle maintenance planning and contribute to continuous operational improvements.

• Participate in a shared out-of-hours rota to support live transport projects.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience coordinating or planning complex operations (transport, logistics, engineering, or construction backgrounds welcome).

• Strong understanding of technical documentation such as engineering or transport drawings.

• Excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and managing tight timelines.

• IT literate, with experience using planning or scheduling systems.

Desirable:

• Project management or engineering qualifications.

• Familiarity with abnormal load routing, notifications, or transport operations.

• OLAT or CPC certification (not essential).

Why Join?

• Competitive salary and benefits.

• Hybrid working with flexibility based in Warwickshire.

• Join a supportive team delivering high-impact transport projects.

• Develop your career in a specialist planning environment with plenty of room for growth.