Overview of Role
The thing that makes this role so important in Equator is you take the lead development role in projects and provide guidance and support to all other projects. You lead a team of developers and ensuring you manage them in line with the departmental strategy to achieve our goals.
Responsibilities
About the role
- Ensure clear documentation and communication on all aspects of the project
- Create accurate and reasonable estimates for all work
- Ensure project approach and tooling is in keeping with team practices and methodologies
- Create clear escalations points with the team and ensure progress and issues are documented
- Ensure all of your own and the work of the teams that you lead is tested using appropriate tools and techniques. The approach and tools used should be discussed and agreed before a project begins.
- Ensure that all team members have a personal development plan that complements the company’s requirements for staff official accreditation
- Ensure that these plans are coordinated to ensure that at any given time we meet the required number of accredited staff members.
- Review feedback for team member’s appraisals and ensure that balanced feedback is sought. Implement and discuss actions based on feedback with the head of department
- Take responsibility for recruitment activity within your team
- Monitor the effectiveness of mentoring activity within the team and ensure that all team members are receiving appropriate support
Knowledge, skills and competencies
About you
- Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn
- A positive attitude
- A keen interest in all things digital
- Ability to mentor and lead
- A decisive thinker
- Strong organisational skills
- Ability to build collaborative relationships
- Coneptual thinking - you can help find an effective solution by looking at the bigger picture
- Focus on continued development
From us to you
Benefits
Time to get refreshed
25 days annual leave plus 9 public holidays
Free fuel
Complimentary caffeine and fruity snacks
The Friday Social
The drinks are on us at the end of the week
Invest in your future
Join the contributory pension scheme
Superb social calendar
Including the best annual BBQ anywhere
Cut pollution
Get on your bike with the Cycle To Work Scheme
Healthy body & mind
Exclusive membership to the super hi-tech Village Gym
Equator loves families
Get enhanced maternity leave & Paternity leave
Contribute to grow
A commitment to ongoing training and development