Assistant Developer

Role overview:

As an Assistant Developer in TfN’s Transport Appraisal, Modelling and Economics (TAME) team, you will assist the development and maintenance of TfN’s web products, including supporting the development and maintenance of our website, and development and deployment of our visualisation dashboards.

Practically, you will be required to deliver scripts, software, web services and web development, facilitating the provision of data, analytics and assurance services.

This role represents a unique opportunity to be involved in the development of scalable, publicly visible technical products; including the TfN website, which is one of the principal ways we engage with our partners, stakeholders, and the public.

What we’re looking for:

An enthusiastic developer who will learn a range of systems and support the development of web products.

The successful candidate will have demonstrable knowledge and familiarity with development of static and dynamic web service front-ends, such as visualisations backed by complex datasets, static webpages and interactive GIS models, with understanding of web-centric languages.

Candidates must possess a highly numerate degree or possess equivalent experience.

Closing Date: 12:00pm 28/03/2025

Provisional Interview Date: 10/04/2025

In return, as well as a competitive salary, our other benefits are:

• 28 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays

• Access to the local government pension scheme

• Access to various salary sacrifice benefits, including Travel Pass purchase scheme.

• Access to TfN’s Flexi-Time Scheme, allowing accrual of up to 18 additional days leave per year

If you believe you have the skills and experience we’re looking for please apply online, ensuring that in your application you provide evidence in the form of specific examples of how you meet the essential criteria in the role profile.

All candidates will be required to prove their right to work in the UK as part of the recruitment process.

At TfN, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to encourage applications from women, members of ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, all applications will be considered on their merit.

As an organisation we always strive to do the right thing and understand that in order to make a difference in our society and workplace, we must be committed to respecting equality and diversity, showing kindness, tackling discrimination and promoting inclusion and have signed the CIHT Diversity and Inclusion Charter Statement to further endorse our commitment. We are also an accredited Living Wage Employer, this means that every employee earns a real Living Wage and are recognised as Disability Confident employer (stage 2) acting as a disability confident champion within our local and business communities and business networks.