Project Assistant / Project Officer

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Wakefield seeks two individuals for its Transportation Planning team. The role offers career progression and requires a keen interest in transportation. Responsibilities include providing planning support for transport projects, policy development, and collaboration with partner agencies. Flexible working hours and generous benefits like training opportunities are provided. Ideal for those passionate about sustainable transport and place-making.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

High-quality training offers

Discounted leisure facilities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a keen interest in transportation issues.
• Appreciation of the role of a Transport Planner.

Responsibilities

• Provide transport planning support for projects.
• Support the development of transport policies and projects.
• Work with partner agencies and transport providers.

Skills

Interest in transportation issues

Research skills

Education

Full Level 3 qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Would you like to develop a career in local government transportation planning? We have a unique opportunity for two individuals to join the council’s Transportation Planning team.

The posts are suited to both those with existing relevant experience and those seeking to begin a career in local government transportation planning.

These are both permanent full‑time posts which are career graded. This means that there is the opportunity to achieve significant career progression within the post itself.

If you have a suitable qualification, knowledge and relevant experience, with a keen interest in place‑making and transport we would like to hear from you.

What will be expected from me?

The purpose of this role is to provide transport planning support for transport project and policy development across a range of projects and interventions.

The post is career graded; therefore, the level of appointment and future progression is dependent on meeting the criteria commensurate with the level. The full criteria for each level is listed in the job specification.

What will I be doing?

You would be working as part of a small but growing team who are working on a broad range of transportation planning work including instigating and developing business cases for transport infrastructure projects, developing measures to further sustainable and green travel, working with partner agencies and transport providers, helping to develop transport policies and monitoring the impacts of travel and transport.

Your role would be supporting the work of the team and being directly involved in projects for change, future development and policy development.

Why Wakefield Council?

• We are a leading Council for best practice and an employer of choice for individuals seeking a rewarding role and career.
• We offer a flexible full‑time working pattern of 37 hours per week.
• Generous annual leave (dependent on level of appointment; and further increasing upon years of service); plus 8 Bank Holidays.
• Support and access to high‑quality training offers, to help progress your career to the next level. The council is committed to training and development “on the job” and through a series of training courses. There may be opportunities for extended formal training and development courses leading to a qualification as part of the role.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff and we recognise that resilient teams need a good work/life balance as well as supportive leadership and support in the workplace.
• Great range of benefits including discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise programme with a dedicated personal trainer, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, Cycle to Work scheme and many more.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Season Ticket, MCard).
• The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Essential requirements:

• Demonstrate a keen interest in transportation issues; through examples of formal or informal research for personal interest or recent pieces of work.
• Appreciation of the role of a Transport Planner and the relationship with other related disciplines.

Level 1 (Project Assistant)

• Working towards an appropriate full Level 3 qualification (or equivalent). An appropriate qualification could be a directly relevant one, or one which demonstrates some transferrable skills and/or knowledge. This could include; for example, a broad range of academic, business or technical subjects.

Level 2 (Project Assistant)

• Holds an appropriate full Level 3 qualification (or equivalent).

Level 3 (Project Officer)

• Relevant professional qualification or accreditation (eg, Eng.Tech (or equivalent): or associate membership of CIHT (or similar); or L3 Transport Planning apprenticeship; or L4 Project Management higher apprenticeship).

Level 4 (Project Officer)

An appropriate level 3 qualification, plus additional satisfactory evidence of structured training and development in at least two of the following disciplines.

• Transport Planning
• Sustainable travel / Travel Plans
• Project Management
• Transport and/or public policy development
• Highways and traffic engineering processes

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Janet Ward.

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