Role details
As our new Assistant Transport Planner, you will join a dedicated Transport Planning team at the heart of shaping West Yorkshire’s future transport network. The team leads the development of projects from concept through to design stage - coordinating feasibility studies, managing consultation exercises, and working closely with partner authorities and key stakeholders to turn ideas into deliverable, high-quality transport schemes.
This role will provide technical transport planning support for the development of the West Yorkshire Local Transport Plan, as well as for a range of major infrastructure projects. These include both pipeline schemes and live programmes such as the Active Travel Fund (ATF) and the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS).
You will also work with policy and strategy on developing a new pipeline of schemes, alongside the implementation of the Local Transport Plan. As Assistant Transport Planner, you will play a key supporting role in delivering the Combined Authority’s regional transport priorities across all modes of travel. You will apply your technical skills and ideas to help design inclusive, accessible, and sustainable transport solutions that make a real difference to people’s lives.
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