The Senior Business Analyst plays a pivotal role in providing high quality analysis documentation essential for project to establish precise scope definition but also offering robust support and guidance to business stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. The objective is to ensure that these stakeholders attain their business objectives by facilitating the successful implementation of impactful solutions driving business benefit.

What will the role look like?

• Lead in defining and clarifying the scope and project objectives with stakeholders.
• Lead requirements gathering efforts, collaborating closely with stakeholders to identify and document business needs, objectives, and constraints.
• Analyse complex business problems and processes, translating them into clear and actionable requirements that align with organisational goals.

• Identify opportunities for process optimisation and enhancement, driving efficiency and effectiveness within the organisation.
• Recommend and implement process improvements, using industry best practices and innovative solutions.

• Develop comprehensive analysis documentation, including use cases and process flows, to guide solution design and development.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical solutions.

• Establish strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including business users, subject matter experts, project managers, and IT teams.
• Communicate effectively, manage expectations, and facilitate workshops and meetings to gather input and validate requirements.

• Lead and coordinate analysis workstreams, ensuring that tasks are executed according to project plans and timelines.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts, fostering their professional growth and development.

• Define and execute appropriate test strategies, ensuring that all aspects of the solution are thoroughly evaluated against business requirements.
• Collaboration with the project team and users to confirm that the solution meets quality standards before deployment.

• Assist in developing change management approaches to ensure smooth transition and adoption of new systems or processes within the organisation.

• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to business analysis.
• Apply new knowledge to enhance analysis methodologies and drive innovation within the organisation.

Knowledge and Skillset:

• Experience in business analysis, with a demonstrated progression of responsibilities and successful project outcomes.
• Knowledge of industry-standard methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Evidence of exposure to the full project lifecycle on multiple projects
• Experience of working on complex projects and transformation programmes involving broad-based business change
• Experience of facilitating workshops with the business, utilising a variety of business analysis methods
• Experience of working closely with Project Management to enable effective resource, task and time management for BA deliverables.
• Experience of working under uncertain environments and against tight deadlines
• Experience of producing high quality outputs at various levels and for different audiences
• Ability to flex working hours to suit multiple time zones dependant on project.
• Desirable – Construction Industry experience
• Desirable – Professional Analysis qualifications – ISEB / BCS BA Diploma, IIBA CBAP

About us:

Laing O’Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O’Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O’Rourke’s story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme’. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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