Geospatial Front End Developer, UK Wide

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

With a team of approximately 45,000, we provide end-to-end services in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, life sciences, transportation and water. From advisory and consulting, feasibility, planning, design, program and lifecycle management, we're creating a more connected and sustainable world.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programs, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About The Opportunity

To meet our growing UK business needs and future development aspirations, we currently have an opportunity within our Digital team for a Geospatial Developer.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join the quickly growing Digital team here at Jacobs - responsible for driving new ways of working and product incubation across a range of sectors. You will be part of our world class Digital Factory; a cross functional team of data scientists, developers and geospatial experts driving new technologies and ways of working within the business.

Working with ESRI, Open Source, JavaScript, Python and other GIS and development software, you will provide critical input to delivering projects on time and budget. With exposure to a wide range of market sectors and an extensive knowledge pool, you will deliver dynamic, innovative solutions to internal and external clients.

• Full time employment with us is based on 40 hours per week
• This role can be based on a Hybrid basis from any of our key UK hub offices (Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds or Winnersh / Reading)
  
  
  

Here's what you'll need

• Knowledge of JavaScript / TypeScript for front-end development and front end frameworks such as React, Vue.js, Angular2
• Experience with web mapping libraries, for example Mapbox, Leaflet, OpenLayers
• Experience of the ESRI product stack particularly the ESRI Javascript APIs and App frameworks, for instance Next or Nuxt
• Experience with backend node application programming including frameworks such as Strapi
• Version control and code collaboration tools such as git / GitHub.
• Awareness of emerging geospatial trends and technologies
• An appetite to solve problems in creative and versatile ways, working as part of a collaborative team at pace.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Non-essential but desirable experience includes enterprise level spatial databases (ie SQL Server or PostgresSQL), back-end web frameworks such as ASP.Net / Django, automated testing experience (unit testing, e2e testing) and a knowledge of cloud hosting eg Azure or AWS
  
  
  

Our culture

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Women and Vetnet. Find out more about our employee networks here.

Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.

Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.

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