Infrastructure Project Manager
£49,359 per annum (Pay award pending) - Grade 9
Leeds / Hybrid Full time / Permanent - 37 hours per week
Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share.
We currently have a vacancy for an Infrastructure Project Manager to join our Transport Infrastructure (Development & Construction) team.
As an Infrastructure Project Manager within the team, you will lead the delivery of major transformational infrastructure schemes that shape the future of transport across our region. You will take ownership of complex, high-profile projects, driving them from concept through to delivery while operating at the heart of strategic initiatives that support economic growth and enhance regional connectivity.
Working closely with local authorities, government bodies, and a wide range of delivery partners, as Infrastructure Project Manager you will ensure that each project aligns with both regional priorities and national ambitions. This includes playing a key role in promoting innovation, championing best practice, and ensuring that our infrastructure programmes set a benchmark for quality and impact.
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 the Senior Project Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
* Manage the delivery of specific transport infrastructure projects building mutual respect and trust with all stakeholders, including internal and external colleagues, delivery partners, landowners and political Members.
* Manage the development of business cases, undertaking specific technical work and managing work within agreed tolerances.
* Budgetary planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial control. Also updating project documentation such as finance tables, trackers, risk registers.
Please review the Role Profile for more information about the responsibilities.
About You
You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:
* Relevant Professional Qualification (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, RICS, ICE, IHT, APM, CIOB) or equivalent practical experience of project management.
* Experience of prioritising, planning and organising workloads to manage expectations and deadlines.
* Experience of working in partnership with stakeholders including political members, suppliers, public and private organisations and residents.
* Proven experience of confidently and professionally conveying information both written and oral in a clear, concise and persuasive style.
* Track record in procurement and contract management of delivery partners to complete design and construction activities.
To Apply
If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form on our website 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 ofpeople'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