Transport Planner
£39,274 per annum (pay award pending) - Grade 7
Leeds / Hybrid
Full time / Permanent - 37 hours per week
Closing date – 3 December at 23:55
We are looking for a Transport Planner to join our Programme & Partnerships service on a fixed term basis.
This role will support the development of the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan and contribute to the planning and delivery of major infrastructure projects, including those within live programmes such as the Active Travel Fund (ATF) and the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).
As a Transport Planner, you will play a key role in delivering the Combined Authority’s regional transport priorities. You will provide expert technical advice across a range of transport modes, supporting the planning and development of inclusive and accessible transport schemes. Working closely with internal teams and district partners, our Transport Planners help shape high-quality, future-ready transport infrastructure through effective planning, assurance, and performance monitoring.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful capital programme activities and drive forward sustainable, accessible, and integrated transport solutions for the West Yorkshire region.
Our Offer
· Work your way – From flexible and agile working options, including a generous flexi-time scheme to help you balance your personal life and career.
· Time to recharge – Enjoy 28 days of annual leave (with increases based on length of service), plus all Bank Holidays.
· Free greener travel across West Yorkshire – Cover your commute sustainably with unlimited free bus and rail travel using the MCard (Zones 1–5).
· Secure your future – Benefit from a highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
· Investing in you – Take advantage of fully funded professional development, regular training, and up to 3 paid volunteering days per year.
· Grow with us – Incremental salary progression for most roles and annual cost of living increases.
· Family first – We offer enhanced parental and bereavement leave, plus other family-friendly policies to support you when it matters most.
· Your wellbeing, our priority – Access 24/7 free confidential counselling services and the Headspace app for you and up to 5 family or friends.
· Modern workspace in a prime location – Work in bright, contemporary offices just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station, fully equipped with the latest tech.
The Role
Reporting into a Senior Transport Planner, your key responsibilities will include:
· Play an active role in the Transport Planning team, supporting the development and delivery of transport projects and long-term pipeline activities across Capital Programmes and Transport Policy. This includes everything from identifying problems and developing options to business case preparation, implementation, and post-delivery evaluation.
· Provide technical transport planning advice and briefings to senior leaders, elected members, delivery partners, and stakeholders (e.g. Active Travel England), representing the Combined Authority on matters of transport design, quality, and assurance.
· Lead or support the gathering and analysis of evidence to assess project feasibility, value for money, and alignment with transport and economic goals. Review and challenge scheme designs and business cases to ensure they meet quality and assurance standards.
Please review the Role Profile on our website for more information about the responsibilities.
About You
You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:
· Graduate qualification in a subject relevant to transport planning and/or practical experience of transport planning including processes and techniques, as well as experience of assembling technical evidence and preparing business cases/ reports to a range of audiences.
· A good knowledge of local transport policy and delivery issues, including current legal, financial and political context in which local public transport is delivered.
· Excellent communication skills and forming effective working relationships, as well as a proven ability of negotiating, challenging and influencing stakeholders.
· Experience of effectively contributing to team objectives, including prioritising work demands to meet tight deadlines and reactive to short-notice and high-priority requests from work colleagues and or external stakeholders.
· Demonstrating a commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at all times.
To Apply
If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form.
Further Information
The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met. Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis