West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Transport Planner
Grade I SP1-4 £26,402 - £30,571 per annum (Pay award pending)
Based in West Yorkshire

The organisation
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional person who wants to play a leading role in reshaping our local economy and forging better futures for millions of people.

That’s precisely what is on offer at West Yorkshire Combined Authority where a £1bn devolution deal has put the Leeds City Region at the forefront of the Government’s Northern Powerhouse delivery agenda.

The Combined Authority brings together five districts plus York, the business community via Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership and also takes in the former Passenger Transport Executive (branded Metro. Overall, the Combined Authority covers a population of around 2.5 million people and represents the largest economy outside London.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as a Transport Planner.

We are shaping transport in the region and we are looking for a Transport Planner who has transport planning experience and project support experience to help deliver our exciting plans.

Based in Kirklees Council, with occasional travel to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s offices in Leeds, you will be responsible for providing technical planning advice to major infrastructure transport schemes to improve transport in Kirklees.

The role will also include support for business case writing and appraisal of business cases for both transport and economic regeneration.

We are looking for a candidate with a transport planning background who is proactive and will be able to provide expert support to transport projects at Kirklees and across the region when required.

For more information about the work of West Yorkshire Combined Authority please click here.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s aim is to attract people from diverse backgrounds building an inclusive culture, we welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, race, gender, religion or beliefs, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation. In return we can offer a flexible and encouraging environment that will allow you to achieve your best work/life balance and career goals; with a range of benefits including a local government career average pension scheme and a fully funded travel MCard (zone 1-5). We are committed to enabling working parents to progress their careers and will consider requests for flexible working patterns and job share arrangements.

Please note: Whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, each role has career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.

To submit your application form online please click here.

Closing Date - 23rd September 2018

Given the high volumes of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all applicants, therefore if you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date please assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.

Candidate information will be retained by West Yorkshire Combined Authority for 6 months unless you make a request for this to be deleted.