Esri South Africa, the leading GIS company in Southern Africa, is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of Senior Town Planner at its Cape Town branch. Esri South Africa has developed a suite of Geo-enabled modules specifically for the South African municipal market. These models leverage the power of Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology, having been developed on the ArcGIS Platform with the main purpose of processing Town Planning and Building Plan applications.

Requirements:

• Must understand the Town Planning and Building Plan legislation and applicable By-Laws, specifically relating to the processing of applications at a Local Authority
• Must have a keen interest and understanding of IT Systems
• Must understand the internal municipal approval process i.e. the workflow that a Town Planning or Building Plan Application will follow
• Must have good communication skills to deal with both clients (Local Authorities) and internal IT resources
• Must have good presentation skills
• A background of working in a team comprising IT and Business Analysts will be advantageous
• Must have good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Some GIS knowledge will be advantageous

Qualifications and Experience:

The following tertiary qualifications will be required:

• Qualified (Diploma or Degree) Town Planner who is registered with SACPLAN
• 5 Years of Town Planning experience, preferably gained within a Local Authority or Metro in South Africa
• Experience in business and system analysis within an IT environment will be advantageous
• Work experience within the planning departments of South African Municipalities.

For more information on the position, please get in touch with Stephen Canter – [email protected]

If you would like to apply for the position, please forward your CV and associated documentation to [email protected]

Closing date: Friday 30 August 2024

• have a passion for pixel-perfect design,
• be able to apply JavaScript programming knowledge in modern web development frameworks,
• be able to leverage services-oriented architecture,
• be able to switch between production development and prototyping to support various divisions across the business and
• like to work on cutting edge solutions from a broad range of industries

Responsibilities:

• Use JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular etc. to develop front end, responsive web applications
• Follow industry-standard design patterns, development methodologies and deployment models
• Work collaboratively with other team members as well as independently
• Interact with users to identify and articulate their needs
• Research and push the state of the art of UX practices
• Demonstrate latest product capabilities to stakeholders, prospects and customers
• Support customers in understanding the concepts of building front end web applications
• Build production-level web apps as part of broader professional service projects, including promotion, testing, documentation etc.
• Rapidly conceptualize, design, develop, and test innovative web app prototypes on top of our JavaScript API for demonstration, requirements analysis, and research purposes
• Work closely with back-end developers, technology specialists and architects to build robust solutions that leverage all available tools, service and skills

Requirements:

• 8+ years of front-end software development experience using JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular or similar
• Understanding and experience working with web services / REST APIs
• Strong passion for detailed, innovative and empathic design
• Ability to design, implement and deploy web applications
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Bachelor’s in computer science, computer engineering or a related field

Recommended Experience:

• Good working knowledge of web authentication models such as OAuth
• Experience with TypeScript and other modern web technologies
• Hands-on experience with design tools such as Photoshop, Figma, Sketch, XD, etc.
• Good spatial sense and an intuition for the aesthetics and technical aspects of information visualization

Please forward your CV to [email protected]