Principal Transport Planner Jobs
Principal Transport Planner jobs are open across government agencies, engineering consultancies, transit authorities, and urban planning firms, from mid-level to senior and principal, with specializations in traffic modeling, environmental impact assessment, and multimodal network planning. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Functional Area: RC Operations
Posting Locations: Charlotte
Job Overview
The Regional Transport Planner is responsible for planning a fleet of trucks, trailers, and drivers in one area or region to ensure optimum productivity, service levels, and revenue. They must accomplish this while understanding and meeting the needs of our customers and drivers while staying in constant communication with multiple departments.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Plans drivers via TMW accurately and timely while complying with federal motor carrier safety regulations (HOS), ensures drivers are planned and have accurate and timely information.
- Identifies and tracks performance measures including, On-Time Delivery, driver utilization, truck utilization and the minimization of empty miles. Meet KPI requirements established by leadership. KPI goals include improving the efficiency of the fleet with matching lanes to eliminate empty miles. Repositioning trailers to match customer trailer requirements.
- Establishes a good working relationship with each Director Regional Manager, Senior Manager Regional Operations, and driver managers to direct and schedule driver start times.
- Communicates effectively and professionally with assigned customer service, field, and managed freight personnel on all levels while developing positive and solid relationships to enhance growth. Meet KPI requirements establish by leadership.
- Communicates pick-up and delivery exceptions with Managed Freight CSR, Customer Excellent Planners, driver managers, and other terminals that are affected.
- Partners cross-functionally with Supply Planner team members to institute process improvements to reduce accessorial events and charges.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- This role coordinates transportation planning and execution, monitors delivery performance, takes part in cross-functional projects, and identifies opportunities for improved transportation performance and lowered costs.
- The individual will be results-driven with an aggressive personality, excellent problem-solving skills, that are complemented by exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Utilize TMW, Microsoft excel and outlook as production tools for their region.
- Transportation (trucking) experience.
- Can train for the right candidate.
- Ability to work under stress while always remaining professional.
- Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented either verbally or in writing.
- Ability to recognize, evaluate, and resolve problems.
- Ability to communicate well with others.
- Above-average writing skills and organizational skills
- Ability to take direction and follow-through.
- Detailed oriented.
- Be proactive instead of reactive.
- Capable of working independently, without constant supervision.
- Cross collaborative.
- Knowledge of Transportation Management Systems (TMW Preferred).
Minimum Qualifications
- 2 years of education beyond high school in college or technical school
- Knowledge acquired through up to 12 months of work experience
Preferred Qualifications
N/A
Work Environment
Office Environment
Located at 1800 Continential Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28272
M,T, TH, F in office
Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Functional Area: RC Operations
Posting Locations: Charlotte
Job Overview
The Regional Transport Planner is responsible for planning a fleet of trucks, trailers, and drivers in one area or region to ensure optimum productivity, service levels, and revenue. They must accomplish this while understanding and meeting the needs of our customers and drivers while staying in constant communication with multiple departments.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Plans drivers via TMW accurately and timely while complying with federal motor carrier safety regulations (HOS), ensures drivers are planned and have accurate and timely information.
- Identifies and tracks performance measures including, On-Time Delivery, driver utilization, truck utilization and the minimization of empty miles. Meet KPI requirements established by leadership. KPI goals include improving the efficiency of the fleet with matching lanes to eliminate empty miles. Repositioning trailers to match customer trailer requirements.
- Establishes a good working relationship with each Director Regional Manager, Senior Manager Regional Operations, and driver managers to direct and schedule driver start times.
- Communicates effectively and professionally with assigned customer service, field, and managed freight personnel on all levels while developing positive and solid relationships to enhance growth. Meet KPI requirements establish by leadership.
- Communicates pick-up and delivery exceptions with Managed Freight CSR, Customer Excellent Planners, driver managers, and other terminals that are affected.
- Partners cross-functionally with Supply Planner team members to institute process improvements to reduce accessorial events and charges.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- This role coordinates transportation planning and execution, monitors delivery performance, takes part in cross-functional projects, and identifies opportunities for improved transportation performance and lowered costs.
- The individual will be results-driven with an aggressive personality, excellent problem-solving skills, that are complemented by exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Utilize TMW, Microsoft excel and outlook as production tools for their region.
- Transportation (trucking) experience.
- Can train for the right candidate.
- Ability to work under stress while always remaining professional.
- Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented either verbally or in writing.
- Ability to recognize, evaluate, and resolve problems.
- Ability to communicate well with others.
- Above-average writing skills and organizational skills
- Ability to take direction and follow-through.
- Detailed oriented.
- Be proactive instead of reactive.
- Capable of working independently, without constant supervision.
- Cross collaborative.
- Knowledge of Transportation Management Systems (TMW Preferred).
Minimum Qualifications
- 2 years of education beyond high school in college or technical school
- Knowledge acquired through up to 12 months of work experience
Preferred Qualifications
N/A
Work Environment
Office Environment
Located at 1800 Continential Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28272
M,T, TH, F in office
Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal transport planner jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, or urban planning
- Professional Engineer (PE) or AICP certification strongly preferred or required
- Six or more years of progressive experience in transportation planning or traffic engineering
- Proficiency in traffic modeling software such as VISSIM, Synchro, TransCAD, or CUBE
- Experience managing or leading multidisciplinary project teams and subconsultants
- Familiarity with NEPA environmental review processes and federal transportation funding programs
Tips for Your Principal Transport Planner Job Search
Tailor your resume to project scale
Principal-level listings often specify project budgets or corridor lengths. Quantify your work in those same terms: miles of network planned, number of stakeholder agencies coordinated, or phases delivered on time. Generic planning resumes get screened out fast at this level.
Highlight your technical software stack
Employers filter for specific tools: VISSIM, Synchro, TransCAD, ArcGIS, or CUBE. List the ones you use by name in your resume skills section, not buried in job descriptions. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both scan for exact tool names.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists principal transport planner openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target roles by agency type strategically
Your experience with MPOs, DOTs, or private consultancies signals very different things to hiring managers. When searching, filter by employer type and read job descriptions carefully for whether they want someone who manages client relationships or one who leads internal agency programs.
Prepare a portfolio of planning deliverables
Bring samples of technical reports, network models, or environmental documents you've authored or led. Principal roles require you to demonstrate independent technical judgment, so panels will ask what you produced versus what you contributed to on a team project.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the principal level, your reporting structure and project autonomy matter as much as pay. Ask directly in final-round interviews who you'll supervise, what your sign-off authority covers, and how project assignments are made. Vague answers on those points are worth probing before you accept.
Principal Transport Planner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most principal transport planners?
The most active employers for principal transport planners right now are Arvato, Coca-Cola Consolidated, and ASML, and the most openings are in North Carolina, Arizona, and Utah, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Engineering consultancies and state transportation departments consistently account for the majority of principal-level openings.
How many principal transport planner jobs are remote?
About 100% of principal transport planner openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, which is relatively low compared to other planning disciplines. Work that involves field assessments, agency stakeholder meetings, or public hearings tends to require on-site presence, while modeling and report-writing tasks are more frequently approved for remote arrangements.
How do you become a principal transport planner?
Start with a degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, or a related field, then build experience across traffic analysis, environmental review, and project management in progressively senior roles. Earning a PE license or AICP certification signals readiness for principal-level responsibilities. Most candidates reach this level after leading multiple full-project cycles independently and supervising junior staff.
Can you get hired as a principal transport planner with limited experience?
Direct promotion into a principal role with limited experience is uncommon, but you can position yourself strategically. Focus on owning a complete deliverable, such as a corridor study or traffic impact analysis, from scoping through final report. Demonstrating that you've made independent technical decisions, managed a subconsultant, or presented findings to a public agency board carries more weight than years alone.
What does the principal transport planner interview process look like?
Most processes include a phone screen with HR, a technical interview with senior engineers or planners covering your modeling approach and project methodology, and a panel interview focused on leadership and stakeholder management. Some employers ask you to present a past project or walk through a case study. Final rounds often involve meeting department heads or clients you'd work with directly.
Where can I find and apply to principal transport planner jobs?
You can find and apply to principal transport planner jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience level, specialization, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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