Frontend Developer & Project Manager

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Job Description

Are you looking to support an organization passionate about developing and using innovative technology to help address some of the world’s most challenging environmental issues? If yes, we can offer you a position to shape and develop your career in a truly international organization – working alongside our team in Canada and beyond as a front-end developer for cloud applications to support our advisory and digital solutions teams.

DHI Water & Environment is a leading, innovative, global advisory company that integrates deep domain knowledge with advanced digital technology to enable new ways to use, manage and live with water and to conserve and enhance water-related ecosystems in a changing climate.

We are seeking a frontend developer with project management experience in consulting environments, to support and help grow our team in Canada and beyond. Come be a part of a company on the forefront of environmental sciences and engineering innovation.

Responsibilities and challenges

DHI is seeking a motivated and independent frontend developer with project management experience to support our advisory services team in Canada, the Americas and globally.

As a developer at DHI, you become part of a global team of architects, developers, and highly specialized domain experts, focusing on delivering innovative IT solutions to local and global markets.

You will have an active role in both design and development of the next generation of our commercial software products and services, characterized by:

• High performance and efficient handling of large amounts of data.

• Maximum use of the cloud (PaaS) and the possibilities it offers in high performance computing, storage, and analysis of large amounts of data, IoT and machine learning.

• Advanced user interfaces based on modern web technologies.

Qualifications and personal skills

We are looking for a new colleague with experience in a wide range of Microsoft technologies and/or web technologies, which is central to both our existing and future services and applications. Specifically, we are seeking a new colleague who has:

• Experience with most of our core technologies: React, Redux, GraphQL (Apollo Client/Server), Typescript, MaterialUI, Web components, Webpack, Babel, ES6/Next, HTML5, CSS3.

• Experience using JIRA (or similar tools) to track and manage agile and software development projects.

• Managed complex and technically challenging projects that are multidisciplinary in nature.

• A master's degree in computer science, software development or equivalent discipline.

• 5 to 10 years relevant experience.

• Is fluent in both written and spoken English and has excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Good initiative, attention to detail, ownership of delegated tasks, willingness to learn and implement systems.

• The initiative to support DHI product development, research and innovation.

• The ability to work in a team environment.

• Can provide mentorship and technical training to junior staff.

• Excellent organizational skills (record keeping, time management, follow up).

• A proven ability to independently interface with clients.

Additional qualifications include:

• Canadian citizen or authorized to work in Canada.

• Valid passport or ability to readily obtain one.

• French, Spanish, and/or other language capabilities a plus.

• Willingness / ability to travel to DHI offices throughout Canada, the Americas and globally.

We offer

To work at DHI means being part of an organization that is the global leader in solving the world’s toughest challenges in water environment. We will offer you:

• A 12-month contract position with the opportunity to extend the contract beyond 2023.

• A great opportunity to utilize, shape and expand your skills and expertise in a global team of experts that invests over 20% of revenues in research and development.

• Work on projects that have an immediate positive impact on environment and people, you will have the ability to take a leading role in supporting innovative solutions with a global impact.

• Opportunities for continued education, professional development and training.

• A flexible, informal and international atmosphere working with highly professional and motivated colleagues.

• Regional responsibilities, interaction with colleagues in more than 30 countries with global career development opportunities.

• Attractive compensation package commensurate with your experience, competences and responsibilities.

• Work in a positive, interactive, healthy work environment built on daily interaction and communication.

• Education and professional membership dues subsidization.

About DHI

DHI is a leading, innovative, global advisory company that integrates deep domain knowledge with advanced digital technology to enable new ways to use, manage and live with water and to protect water-related ecosystems. Founded in 1964, our credibility is built on over 50 years of dedicated research and real-world experience in global water industries. From the very beginning, innovating for the environment has been the driving force for our business and for our people. Seeing how our solutions are making a difference is what motivates us to take on global water challenges – be it enabling the design of offshore wind farms, protecting large cities from stormwater, removing plastic from the ocean, or managing the world’s biggest water basins. DHI Water & Environment, Inc. is the North American branch of the DHI Group based in Denmark (www.dhigroup.com). Globally DHI employs over 1200 engineers and scientists in over 30 offices worldwide. DHI is the world’s largest applied research and engineering organization solely focused on water in the marine, inland and urban environment. DHI provides specialized modelling and engineering services and software throughout the Americas within all aspects of water environments, including but not necessarily limited to coastal/marine engineering, Sediment transport and morphological modelling, water quality and environment/ecology modelling, water resources management, flood management, urban hydrology/hydraulics, mine water management and water and wastewater treatment. DHI is the developer of the world-renowned MIKE series of advanced water modelling software. DHI software is used by numerous public agencies and consulting engineering companies in the Americas and worldwide.

Office location

Preferred onsite in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Other locations in Canada for a remote position will be considered based on the quality of your application and suitable background for the position.

How to apply

Please submit your application including CV via the relevant job posting on DHI’s website: http://www.dhigroup.com/careers Deadline for application is 30 January 2023. For further information please contact Danker Kolijn, dank@dhigroup.com .