Ascension LLC is seeking a highly skilled Front-End Developer to support the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water) Corporate Website Re-Design initiative.

This is a mission-impact role supporting a high-visibility public utility website serving approximately 1.9 million customers. The redesigned platform must meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards, integrate interactive mapping tools, support emergency communications, and provide intuitive, mobile-first experiences for diverse audiences including residents, contractors, and internal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is:

• A disciplined and standards-driven front-end engineer
• Experienced in public-facing, content-heavy CMS environments
• Fluent in accessibility best practices and responsive design
• Comfortable working within structured governance and approval environments
• Detail-oriented and committed to performance optimization

This role is critical to ensuring that WSSC’s public website is fast, accessible, intuitive, and sustainable over the long term.

Summary of the Contractor Role

The Front-End Developer will be responsible for implementing responsive, accessible, and performance-optimized user interfaces aligned to approved UX/UI mockups and CMS architecture.

This role supports:

• Template development (Home, Secondary, Tertiary layouts)
• Accessibility implementation (WCAG 2.1 AA compliance)
• Interactive map integration and dashboard components
• Emergency alert display patterns
• CMS-integrated front-end theming
• Cross-browser/device compatibility
• UI performance optimization

The role requires both technical depth and public-sector delivery discipline.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Develop responsive front-end templates using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern frameworks
• Translate Figma/mockup designs into pixel-perfect, standards-compliant code
• Implement WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility features including keyboard navigation, focus states, ARIA labels, and semantic structure
• Optimize page performance including image compression, lazy loading, and code minification
• Integrate front-end components into CMS environment (WordPress or equivalent COTS platform)
• Implement accessible navigation systems including collapsible mobile menus and mega-navigation
• Support emergency alert banner implementation with high-visibility contrast compliance
• Test across modern browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox) and mobile devices
• Collaborate with QA to remediate accessibility and usability findings
• Support staging-to-production deployment cycles
• Document front-end component standards for long-term maintainability