Mobile App Developer (Programmer / Analyst)

About Us

The power behind a network that nearly 8 million people rely on every day, the Western Power team works collectively and collaboratively to serve our communities. Not only are we the largest electricity distribution network operator in the UK, we also strive to be the best. So every one of our 6,500 people works with passion and purpose, energy and ambition, whatever their role in maintaining, repairing and upgrading the electricity network.

If this is your opportunity to join us, you’ll find we offer a supportive, rewarding and friendly working environment where you’ll be empowered to build a career. Along the way, you’ll be invested in, be enabled by the latest technology and find that we’re always interested in evolving our systems and processes so that we get even better, every day.

In return, you’ll enjoy a package of benefits designed to reward your hard work and incentivise your ambition. Everyone here enjoys a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, company pension scheme, protective clothing where required, an Employee Assistance Programme and a managed back care programme.

Western Power Distribution is an equal opportunities employer, a Disability level 1 Employer and a corporate signatory of WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) programme. Our desire is to bring in more employees from diverse backgrounds to build further on our inclusive culture. We value and celebrate individual difference and we believe that an inclusive culture will help the business grow as a positive, strong and innovative company

Job Introduction

Western Power Distribution hosts an impressive IT department where an opportunity has arisen for a Programmer Analyst to join the Information Resources (IR) Mobile Application Development Team based at Plymouth

If you're ambitious, relish a challenge and prepared to seize exciting opportunities, then Western Power Distribution could be just the company for you!

Does this sound like an IT Application Development environment where you could thrive?

The vacancy exists within a small cross functional team that specialises in mobile, web and back-end development creating and maintaining a wide variety of real-time, mission critical customer service, finance and electricity distribution based systems.

The Ideal Candidate

You must have:

A mobile development background OR be a developer who is able to demonstrate the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.

A good communicator and highly self-motivated with the drive and ability to build and support application development projects through to a successful completion.  

Educated to degree level (or equivalent) or be able to demonstrate that you have the necessary Programmer/Analyst aptitude, skills and experience to make a success of this opportunity.

A clear understanding of Application software development, testing, implementation and support of systems utilising the full software development lifecycle.

An understanding of object oriented programming.

Other Desirable Technical Knowledge:

JavaScript, Java, Objective C, Swift or any other OO language

Restful web services and JSON data format

Relational database understanding and SQL experience

Experience using source control systems

Plus, you are also willing once suitably qualified, to participate in an out of hours standby working arrangement within the team. (Therefore a driving licence is required).

*Starting salary will between £36,258 & £41,008 depending on experience.