Business Analyst

Lightsource bp; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in renewable energy is seeking a dynamic Business Analyst to join their Business Transformation team. You'll play a key role in operational and digital transformation projects, working closely with Project Managers to drive successful change initiatives. The ideal candidate has a strong analytical background, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of business analysis frameworks. This role offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and various benefits as part of a mission-driven organization.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Pension

Local benefits

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of business analysis frameworks and approaches.
• Proven experience in agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Keen eye for detail with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform problem analysis and investigate improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate meetings with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Gather and analyze requirements to identify stakeholder needs.
• Produce business analysis deliverables like project briefs and process maps.
• Support stakeholders in developing business cases for solutions.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree

Tools

ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst

Department: Business Transformation

Reporting to: Head of Business Transformation

About Lightsource bp

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.

Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long‑term sustainable growth and energy security.

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

What you’ll do (the role)

Summary

The Business Transformation team sits at the heart of change at Lightsource bp, it is part of the wider Transformation Management Office (TMO) function comprising of Enterprise Architecture and Programme Management teams, leading enterprise‑wide initiatives that support long‑term growth, resilience, and operational excellence.

We are looking for a dynamic Business Analyst who brings an analytical mindset and thrives in an iterative, agile, and fast‑paced environment. The successful candidate will be involved in global and regional change programmes that span operational and digital transformation, collaborating closely with the Project Managers and the Enterprise Architecture SME. Together they will help shape how change is delivered, championing lean and agile practices, and embedding operational excellence in all that we do.

Core Responsibilities

• Performing problem analysis, investigating underlying issues and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitating meetings and workshops with a variety of cross‑functional stakeholders, across multiple geographies, and presenting findings and outcomes both verbally and in writing.
• Requirements gathering, elicitation and analysis to identify stakeholder needs.
• Assessing business processes to identify improvement opportunities and documenting current and target state processes using Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN).
• Producing business analysis deliverables, such as project brief, process maps, statement of requirements or user stories, using relevant documentation standards as per delivery methodology (e.g., agile or traditional waterfall approach, or hybrid).
• Active participation in Request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Quote (RFQ) processes and vendor discussions to perform solution assessment.
• Supporting stakeholders with the development of the business case for the recommended solution.
• Assisting in defining and carrying out user acceptance tests for new or improved business processes and technology solutions.
• Ensuring compliance with the company’s transformation governance framework and change control processes.
• Identifying and managing stakeholder relationships for projects using applicable techniques (e.g., stakeholder maps, RACI).
• Building good working relationships with internal teams and third parties/vendors as required.
• Proactively contributing to the development, improvement and promotion of the business analysis practice and standards across the organization.

Who we’re looking for

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
• Excellent understanding of business analysis frameworks and approaches.
• Excellent understanding of software development lifecycles under both agile and waterfall methodologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and ability to integrate well into a team and build effective relationships.
• Ability to adapt to continually changing priorities and aggressive project timeframes.
• Possesses an analytical mind, with a keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data.
• Good commercial and business awareness.
• Takes ownership and uses initiative.
• An industry recognised business analysis professional qualification would be an advantage.
• Any knowledge of the renewable energy sector would be an advantage.
• Any knowledge of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and Azure DevOps is a plus

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow, a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible

Our culture is driven by our core values – from operating safely to ensuring our projects are responsible.

Be recognised

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired

Beyond your day‑to‑day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. These include our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project, or volunteering on our VIBES committee to name a few.

Our core values

Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low‑carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.

https://www.lightsourcebp.com/careers/