Job Description

Role: Front End Developer

Salary: Up to £50,000 p.a. + Bonus + Benefits

Hours: 37.5hours per week, Monday to Friday

Location: Hybrid – Homeworking / Huddersfield (HD2) Office

Contract: Permanent

Are you a Front-End Developer looking for that next challenge?

Are you interested in an opportunity that will provide you with the autonomy and platform to develop further and make a real impact from day one?

Are you looking to join a company on a clear growth path and be part of our journey that we believe will transform the UK static caravan rental & staycation industry?

…If yes, you’ve come to right place!

What’s the role?

UKCaravans4hire, part of Forge Holiday Group, have a brand new opportunity for an experienced Front End Developer to join our growing technical team based in Huddersfield (HD2).

Reporting to our Senior Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing and maintaining responsive, user-friendly and visually appealing web and mobile applications for our holiday homeowners and online guest & staycation bookings, using modern front-end technologies. You will collaborate with designers, back-end developers to ensure a seamless user experience and efficient workflow. You will be expected to stay up-to-date with the latest front-end technologies and best practices, and to provide recommendations to improve the development process.

From day one, you will work closely and collaboratively with leaders and other subject matter experts within the Technology team, including our Senior UX Designer, UKcaravans4hire.com team and across the wider Forge Holiday Group companies to build effective partnerships and drive solutions that meet the needs of both the user and the business.

As our Front End Developer, you will:

• Develop and maintain user-friendly, responsive websites, web applications and mobile applications using modern front-end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
• Collaborate with designers, back-end developers to ensure a seamless user experience and efficient workflow.
• Work closely with UX/UI designers to turn their designs into fully functional web pages, and suggest improvements where necessary.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Optimize websites and applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues with existing applications.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest front-end technologies and best practices, and make recommendations to improve the development process.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.

The role is hybrid working between home and the office with an expectation that you will work from our Huddersfield office a minimum of one day each week (or additional days if your preference) and for group collaboration, workshops, in-person meetings and connecting meaningfully with your colleagues.

Who are we looking for?

First and foremost, we are looking for someone who can demonstrate that they share and live our brand & behavioural values of Be One Team; Own It; Communicate Honestly; Learn, Grow & Innovate.

Being self-motivated, articulate and personable is a must, as is possessing a positive, pragmatic and energetic approach to your work. You will welcome challenges and driven in finding new ways to approach problems.

You will be an exceptional communicator, influencer and team player who is highly skilled in collaborating effectively with colleagues across different skill sets and specialisms.

In addition to this, you will have:

• Strong experience in front-end development (ideally, a minimum of 3 years’ experience).
• Strong proficiency in modern front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Familiarity with server-side languages.
• Knowledge of templating libraries such as TWIG/BLADE.
• Experience working with front-end build tools such as Webpack, Gulp, SASS and Grunt.
• Experience working with version control systems such as GIT.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Awareness of Cross-browser compatibility and web accessibility.

It would be highly advantageous if you have:

• Familiarity with jQuery
• Knowledge of PHP/Laravel
• Knowledge of API's, REST/OAuth/ GraphQL
• Knowledge of TypeScript and ReactJS
• A relevant professional qualification at degree level (or equivalent)

As this is a Hybrid role, it’s important that you live within a realistically commutable distance to our office in Huddersfield (HD2).

What we offer you

We know that it’s our passionate people that are key to our continued success. We are supportive, collaborative, one team, and we place a huge emphasis on celebrating success and providing our talented people with opportunities to continuously learn, develop and thrive. Our people are also committed to having a positive impact on our planet, community and each other whilst creating amazing holiday moments for everyone.

In addition to a competitive starting salary, we’ll provide you with a comprehensive employee benefits package that will include:

• Annual individual performance-related bonus scheme (worth up to an additional 5% of base salary)
• 33 days annual leave per full year (inclusive of usual 8 Bank Holidays) + an extra paid day off for your birthday each year
• Company pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 5%
• Flexible hybrid working to support and promote a healthy work/life balance, focussed work and meaningful collaboration with your colleagues
• Annual paid employee volunteer days (2 per year) to support community initiatives
• Free private individual medical insurance with the option to add partner and / or dependents
• Free worldwide Travel insurance (includes cover for family members)
• Free Life Assurance cover
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free and confidential wellbeing support and counselling services.
• Access to our employee discount scheme (retailers including discount holidays with Sykes Cottages for you, your family and friends)
• Ongoing learning & training opportunities to support your continuous personal and career development.
• Provided with Laptop, up to 2 monitors, Keyboard & Mouse as a minimum to support homeworking.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you…

If you think that we might be a good fit for each other, then we would be thrilled to hear from you and encourage you to submit your application. To apply, follow the apply link, complete your details, and upload an up-to-date CV and supporting statement that clearly demonstrates your suitability for this particular role.

Please note that we may decide to close the application window early to ensure we can provide a great experience to suitable candidates that have applied. Therefore, if you’re interested in this opportunity, we’d love to receive your application as early as possible.

If you have any questions relating to this opportunity, you can get in contact with us.

Who we are

UKcaravans4hire was established more than 13 years ago to help a handful of friends and family to advertise their holiday homes. Since then, we have become the leading private static caravan rental website in the UK and now have over 6,000 properties listed on our website.

Our purpose is to simply create amazing holiday moments through innovation. Our technology enables everyone to enjoy great value holidays through our network of owners who rent out their holiday homes without fuss or hassle, creating amazing holiday moments that have a positive impact on people, communities, and the planet. We’re well on our way to reaching this goal and ecstatic to have received a bronze accreditation at the 2022 British Travel Awards in the large category of “Best Company for UK Holiday Home Rentals”!

Acquired by the Forge Holiday Group family in June 2022 (which includes Sykes Cottages, Forest Holidays & Bachcare), we're on a truly exciting and ambitious growth journey to become the very best caravan letting platform around! We are looking for exceptional talent to build a best-in-class team in the holiday letting sector.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Loyalty bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Huddersfield, HD2 1GN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Please briefly outline your interest in this role and your suitability
• What are your salary expectation and notice period? (Where applicable)

Experience:

• Front-end development: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Huddersfield, HD2 1GN

Application deadline: 14/05/2023
Reference ID: UKC4FED1

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