The Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people's lives, the communities where they live and the economy. We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services. The Planning Inspectorate is recruiting for a Senior Developer to join our growing Digital and Data Services team as we expand to meet growing demands from our colleagues, government, and our customers. This role is a Content Management System (CMS) Developer. Your primary responsibility is to develop a CMS that facilitates the storage, discovery, and utilisation of knowledge within the organisation. The CMS will be built using Drupal and should align with the Government Design Principles. You'll be working in a small digital team delivering bespoke products to Operational Teams including Inspectors and Casework Officers. Outside of the team, you'll be a part of the Developer Community of Practice where you'll have peer support and opportunities to share both knowledge and problems. You'll work as part of a team and should be confident building effective relationships, sharing process improvements, and contributing to organisational performance. You'll have excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, and enjoy working with customers to deliver high-quality products. You'll be the CMS subject matter expert focussed on delivering high quality code in line with project goals and delivery cycles. You'll have the ability to understand and work within given constraints and challenge changeable constraints. You'll also keep up to date with the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often, learning new languages and frameworks and picking the right solutions. Essential Criteria Problem-solving experience Excellent communication, customer engagement, and interpersonal skills. Experience of Agile methodologies Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Proficiency in MySQL (or equivalent), and PHP Proficiency in git (or equivalent), UI design, and Drupal Desirable Criteria Relevant degree or professional qualification Able to understand and work within the given constraints (including but not limited to technology, policy, regulatory, financial, legal, social user constraints) and to challenge constraints that can be changed. Experience of a continuous improvement and agile environment focusing on user needs. Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 20th August 2023.