Urban Design Manager
Grade M £44,483 - £51, 507 Pay Award Pending
Based In Leeds City Centre
Funded post for two years
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 our communities.
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.
The role
We are looking to appoint an Urban Design practitioner with extensive experience of place making and shaping. As a lead officer you will be working collaboratively with partners across the Leeds City Region to bring forward development opportunities in priority areas. You will be part of the Policy and Strategy Team working with colleagues across a range of specialisms.
You will be the main point of contact for partner councils to provide support in developing delivery plans adjacent to transport hubs in historic city and town centres and bringing forward master plans for key strategic sites. You will also be involved with partners developing guidelines and standards for ensuring quality through good design, coordinating training opportunities and supporting policy development in accordance with relevant corporate and service plans.
The role is a new post made available through Planning Delivery Fund (Design Quality) offered as a two year fixed term contract to support delivery of a pipeline of key strategic sites where an excellent approach to urban design promotes the Leeds City Region as a good place to live.
The person
You will be educated to degree or diploma level preferably in a built environment design discipline (preferably civic design, planning, architecture, landscape, or closely related design discipline); have extensive experience of leading urban design projects with both public and private sector partners; competencies in key IT design software & design ability; knowledge of current built environment issues which contribute to creating an ambitious well connected city region.
For more information about the work of West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk
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.
Secondment opportunities will be considered for this post, however, in line with the Combined Authority’s Secondments Policy, you must have 12 months’ service in your current role.
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 visit
http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/jobs/ by 9th 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.