Front-End UX Software Developer

Front-End UX Software Developer

Nationwide (Bristol preferred)

About us

Hoare Lea is a human-centric and planet-conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and further afield.

We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability to name but a few. Together, our highly skilled teams use technical expertise and problem-solving skills to bring buildings to life. We ensure that whatever the building, its design is outstanding, and its operations meet the needs of the communities it serves.

We are as committed to providing an environment where everyone can realise their unique potential. So, in joining Hoare Lea, you will experience a business that enriches your knowledge, supports your wellbeing, and welcomes your individuality. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our 9-day fortnight scheme, thriving community groups, varied social and networking events, and extensive professional and technical development schemes. We also offer an extensive benefits package, including private medical cover, electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, stock options, and up to 30 days of annual leave.

Whatever your ambitions or circumstances, our aim is to enable everyone to develop their knowledge, give their best, and enjoy what they do.

About the role

We have a brand-new opportunity for a UX-focused front-end developer to join our Digital team. We’re a distributed team, so you have the option to be based in our Bristol office, or remote with the use of your nearest Hoare Lea office.

It's an exciting time to join the team as we grow, powering the digital transformation of a slow-moving industry. You’ll be joining an established product team that continually delivers new features and updates to our Origin platform. Our consultants are using Origin every day to design high-performance buildings, so it needs to be fast, reduce opportunities for error, and support their workflows.

The role has two facets. As a UX designer, you’ll set up the right processes so we can ensure we’re always developing software that works for its users; and you’ll co-ordinate with other teams to set standards and make toolkits to ensure consistent design across data visualizations and project deliverables across the company. As a front-end developer in a Scrum team, you’ll be working with other developers to turn those UX ideas into working user interfaces.

In this key and varied role, you can expect to:

• Use your front-end interface development expertise, as well as your User Experience (UX) Design skills to ensure that what is built is usable and therefore likely to be adopted.
• Work within a Scrum development team, alongside developers with different skills, to deliver end-to-end stories. Your participation in a story doesn’t end with a mock-up; it ends when the feature is deployed and in use.
• Help to build a body of UX and design expertise across teams so that everyone building internal and client-facing software, data dashboards, and digital deliverables can create consistently great and on-brand experiences.
• Plan and run user studies, and gather feedback, to help the team decide how our software should work, look, and feel. You will be the person the rest of the team turns to answer these questions, and it’s up to you to decide how to answer them.
• Support the effective usage of our new data platform and our apprentices in the Data Academy.

About you

To succeed in this role, you identify to some extent with each of these statements. This is a multi-faceted role so we don’t expect you to be a world expert on all of them, but the more of them you can demonstrate prior experience of, the better.

• You can demonstrate experience of designing a great experience for software users, running UX processes and experiments like user observation and value mapping.
• You care about the nitty-gritty of UI design, from information architecture to what colours the buttons should be.
• You understand that UI design isn’t just a static mock-up; you consider error and loading states, transitions, and interactions, as part of your designs.
• You can critique and review the work of others, respond to constructive feedback on your work, and articulate your ideas to a team with varied perspectives, with the aim of bringing together the best aspects of everyone’s input.
• You can realise your designs in a React-based front-end, together with code documentation and tests.
• You can contribute to a software project using Git, pull requests, and continuous integration.

How to apply

To apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application.

If shortlisted, one of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a introductory call (about 30 minutes) to discuss the role and your experience in more detail. From there, successful candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview, either via Microsoft Teams or in person at one of our offices.

Adjustments and accommodations

If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to help you participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process (whether relating to disability, neurodivergence or anything else) please let us know.

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