Job Specifications
Job title
Web Application Developer
Job reference
000011514
Date posted
06/10/2025
Application closing date
03/11/2025
Working Pattern
Blank
Salary
Grade H - £37,280 - £29,862 per year.
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
ICT
Attachments
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Job description
Job Title: Web Application Developer
Directorate: Chief Executives – Digital Services
Grade: Grade H - £37,280 - £39,862 per year.
Location: Derby City Council, Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1 2FS
Contract Type: 12 Month Contact - Full Time (37 hours per week)
Reporting To: Lauren Mabb, Digital Development Manager
Benefits include:
• Local Government pension • Generous annual leave • Employee discount schemes • Cycle2work scheme • Discounted gym membership • Work-life balance scheme • Childcare Plus
Role Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Derby City Council’s progressive Digital Services team as a Web Application Developer, where you can take the lead in transforming how our council delivers services to the community and colleagues.
If you thrive on building sophisticated Power Apps, automating workflows with Power Automate, integrating systems, and unlocking insights with Power BI, this is the role for you. This role is pivotal in delivering and enhancing our processes - ensuring they meet evolving service needs and regulatory requirements. You’ll collaborate with service leads, project managers, technical teams, and stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and deliver tailored solutions. The role supports cross-departmental initiatives such as reporting, procurement, and performance tracking, and will help drive the council’s digital transformation agenda.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and maintain Power Apps, Power Automate flows, Power BI and SharePoint integrations.
• Provide technical and administrative support in the delivery of IT-related projects and web-based solutions.
• Liaise with service areas, users, third-party suppliers, and other web officers to deliver solutions in line with business requirements.
• Implement workflows based on both schedule-driven and persona-driven models.
• Support testing, deployment, and user onboarding processes, including managing feedback loops, iterative improvements and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Provide technical documentation and training materials for stakeholders.
• Carry out system security maintenance tasks, including patching and user management.
• Comply with the Council’s policies, procedures, and Data Protection Act requirements.
Person Specification
Essential Skills and Experience:
• Proven experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint).
• Experience of web technologies such as .Net, MVC, OOP languages, CMS, or the Microsoft stack.
• Understanding of quality assurance, UX, CX, and end-to-end service provision.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Good level of interpersonal skills and an effective approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences.
• GCSE English and Maths Grade C or above (or equivalent), plus a relevant IT qualification including web-based modules.
Desirable:
• Experience in local government or public sector digital transformation.
• Experience in quality assurance and accessibility requirements with application development.
• Knowledge of procurement processes and performance management frameworks.
Benefits and Outcomes
• Improved efficiency through streamlined workflows and automation.
• Enhanced service delivery with responsive development.
• Cost savings by supporting internal capacity building and reducing reliance on external vendors.
• Compliance with procurement and performance systems aligned to current regulations.
How to Apply
Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 3rd November 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to close the advert once sufficient applications have been received.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
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About the Company
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