WEB DEVELOPER
Grade:
E (spinal points 20 to 26)Salary:
£20,076 to £25,406Status:
Fixed Term Contract – 31March 2014Hours:
37 hours per weekCLOSING DATE: 10 November 2011
Job Purpose:
Provide website programming, development and associated services to meet the overall business objectives of SYPTE, the Information & Technology Strategy and internal client requirements.
Organisational Chart:
Job Title:
IT Web DeveloperName:
Reports To:
Information & Technology Development ManagerDepartment/Location:
Information & Technology/ Head OfficeDate:
February 2011job description
and person specification
Information & Technology
Development
Manager
IT
Programmer x 3
IT Development
Analyst x 3
W eb Developer
Senior GIS
Analyst
W ed Developer
FTC
Dimensions:
• Provision of website programming and development skills, testing and analytical services to meet the overall business objectives of SYPTE, the Information & Technology Strategy and the internal client requirements.
• Part of the Information and Technology Development Team of 10 members of staff within the Information & Technology Department,
• Provision of online applications & intranet services to 400 desktops and 600 user accounts, and provision of a number of Public websites.
General Responsibilities:
• SYPTE’s aim is to provide the best Public Transport system possible. The objective is the pursuit of excellence in meeting the needs of all potential passengers.
• The organisation is fully committed to the active promotion of equal opportunities in its capacity as an employer. It is the individual responsibility of every employee to seek to ensure the practical application of this policy.
• Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, all employees are required both to take care of their own health and safety and that of other employees and to co-operate with their employers in complying with their statutory duties.
• The organisation and its Managers are fully committed to the learning and development of employees.
Responsibilities/Key Accountabilities:
1. Provide development, testing, maintenance and support services for web (Intranet, Internet and Extranet) applications and content management systems to meet SYPTE’s overall objectives and the Information & Technology Strategy whilst ensuring optimal use of resources at all times.
2. Develop products (code and other outputs) in a controlled manner, working towards the organisational & industry standards for design, configuration management, quality control and programming.
3. Provide support in the development and use of online services through SYPTE employees, outside contractors and suppliers to ensure all operational IT Systems continually meet the business needs of the organisation.
4. Undertake development work to the guidelines of an appropriate methodology for systems development and ensure the methodology is applied wherever appropriate in order to meet business needs.
department and to the organisation to ensure effective delivery of products which assist the organisation in the delivery of the Business Plan ensuring the effective delivery of products within agreed budgets and timescales.
6. Advise and assist the organisation’s managers, internal IT users and external contractors in the preparation of the requirements and specifications for web developments to meet corporate and departmental business needs.
7. Assist in examining changes in business requirement, technology and the IT marketplace to assess the business and cost implications to the organisation’s IT systems arising from such changes to ensure effective service provision.
8. Assist in the monitoring of performance of external contractors, SYPTE staff and others engaged in web based development work as instructed by the I&T Development
Manager.
9. Advise the Information & Technology Development Manager of the options for delivery of cost-effective services and the effective utilisation of resources including, staff, budget and external providers to deliver the goals of the organisation and the delivery of the responsibilities outlined above.
10.Advise the Information & Technology Development Manager of the appropriate
technology frameworks and architectures to deliver quality and effective online services to deliver the goals of the organisation.
11.Any other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the Information & Technology Development Manager.
Planning and Organisation:
• Provide planning and delivery of development, testing, maintenance and support services for website (Intranet, Internet and Extranet) and online applications to meet the agreed business needs of the Executive and the Information & Technology Strategy and service level agreements within budget constraints set by the Information & Technology Development Manager.
• Pro-actively manage workloads and resources, in order to continuously meet deadlines, objectives and service level targets.
• Contribute to team working within the Information & Technology Development team and Information & Technology Department and liaise with others to continuously improve cross-functional efficiency.
• Assist the Information & Technology Manager in determining short and medium term plans for achieving agreed targets.
• Provide planning, documentation and reporting to follow guidelines as adopted by the I&T Department
Decision Making and Use of Judgement:
• Responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of web development projects to ensure the successful delivery of website services and specific projects using internal or external resources.
• Use information from the Information & Technology Development Manager and internal and external information to prioritise resources.
• Assist with the determination of best practice operation and controls for the organisations IT Projects using internal and external resources and agree procedures with the Information & Technology Development Manager.
• Actively participate in team and departmental decision making.
• Assist the IT Development Manager in making decisions about technical environments, architecture, design needs and software in relation to new and existing areas of development.
• Use experience and judgement in providing estimates and timelines for new projects and pieces of work.
Essential Internal and External Relationships:
• Information & Technology Department – to provide and maintain a consistent development services for Intranet, Internet and Extranet applications as specified. To ensure a smooth roll-out of new and improved applications.
• Organisational Development – provide and maintain web site services to enable corporate communication requirements, internal and external are met.
• Business managers and staff – to provide and maintain a consistent development services for Intranet, Internet and Extranet applications to ensure the business applications function as specified. To improve the Intranet, Internet and Extranet facilities in line with business requirements.
• Suppliers of services – to provide the products and services required for the running of the organisation’s web services.
• Providers of IT knowledge and services – to maintain and improve the web facilities in order to meet business requirements.
• To advise and seek guidance from appropriate external bodies in the furtherance of objectives.
•
Standards bodies and organisations to ensure compliance with legal requirements, quality and operating standards.Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
Knowledge:
• High level of numerate and literate skills, to A’ level standard or equivalent – Essential
• Programming experience in a common language used for online development - Essential
• Understanding of the principles of developing and writing for the web – Essential
• Experience in the use of and development of Content Management Systems - Desirable
• Qualification in software development tools – Desirable
• Understanding of the implications of legislation affecting IT use, including the Data Protection Act, Equality Act, Computer Misuse Act and appropriate health and safety legislation – Essential
Skills:
• Communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical colleagues – Essential
• Ability to translate and express complex requirements into specifications for development –
Desirable
• Analysis and reporting skills sufficient to determine the needs of business processes, individual users and departments and communicate required actions to meet business or technical changes or in response to exception reports affecting IT service – Desirable
• Needs analysis skills sufficient to assess training, support and maintenance requirements for the applications developed – Essential
• Listening and diagnostic skills to provide a sympathetic and positive approach to the
difficulties of IT users and managers at all levels coupled with the ability to isolate, analyse and solve problems under demanding conditions – Essential
• Self-motivator, capable of keeping skills up to date – Essential
Experience:
• Previous website development and maintenance experience – Essential
• Experience of Ektron CMS400.Net - Desirable
• Previous experience of development using content management systems – Essential
• Experience in using web technologies, HTML, CSS, C#, code repositories and the .Net framework – Essential
• Experience of using and working with JavaScript, jQuery, XML, and XSLT – Desirable
• Experience in using and developing relational database management systems (preferably Microsoft SQLServer / Transact-SQL) - Essential
• Practical experience of working using a structured project management or development methodology including PRINCE2 and Agile methodologies.– Desirable
Post Holder:
Line Manager:
Agreed by:
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Date:
Date:
ACCEPTED AND REGISTERED IN HUMAN RESOURCES:
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Date:
SOUTH YORKSHIRE PASSENGER TRANSPORT EXECUTIVE
EMPLOYEE SPECIFICATION
POST TITLE:
IT Web Developer
DEPARTMENT:
Information & Technology
Essential
Desirable
How Identified
• High level of numerate and literate skills, to A’ level standard or equivalent – Essential
Application form
• Programming experience in a common language used for online development - Essential
Application form / Interview / Task
• Understanding of the
principles of developing and writing for the web –
Essential
Application form / Interview / Task
• Experience in the use of and development of Content Management Systems - Desirable
Application form / Interview
• Qualification in software development tools – Desirable
Application form
Knowledge:
• Understanding of the implications of legislation affecting IT use, including the Data Protection Act, Equality Act, Computer Misuse Act and appropriate health and safety legislation – Essential• Communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical colleagues – Essential
Interview
• Ability to translate and express complex requirements into specifications for
development – Desirable
Interview
• Analysis and reporting skills sufficient to determine the needs of business processes, individual users and
departments and
communicate required actions to meet business or technical changes or in response to exception reports affecting IT service – Desirable
Application form / Interview
• Needs analysis skills
sufficient to assess training, support and maintenance requirements for the applications developed – Essential
Application form / Interview
• Listening and diagnostic skills to provide a
sympathetic and positive approach to the difficulties of IT users and managers at all levels coupled with the ability to isolate, analyse and solve problems under
demanding conditions – Essential
Interview
Skills:
• Self-motivator, capable of keeping skills up to date –
Essential
• Previous website development and
maintenance experience – Essential
Application form / Interview
• Experience of Ektron
CMS400.Net - Desirable
Application form / Interview
• Previous experience of development using content management systems – Essential
•
Application form / Interview
• Experience in using web technologies, HTML, CSS, C#, code repositories and the .Net framework – Essential
Application form / Interview / Task
• • Experience of using and
working with JavaScript, jQuery, XML, and XSLT – Desirable
Application form / Interview / Task
• Experience in using and developing relational database management systems (preferably Microsoft SQLServer / Transact-SQL) - Essential
