Business Architect

Mace Consult; Bridgwater; Presencial; GBP 55.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. The HPC project is delivering the UK’s low-carbon energy future, offering a unique opportunity to join a world-class team driving innovation and collaboration across delivery stages.

As Business Architect, you will support the architecture lead to define and deliver business architecture projects, manage requirements, and ensure an efficient operating

Formación

• Qualifications in business architecture disciplines (process management, business analysis, data/MI, IT systems).
• Knowledge of ONR licence conditions and CNS requirements.
• Experience delivering business architecture solutions to improve efficiency.
• Experience with Prince2 project management and related processes.
• Experience with RFI/ITT activities and evaluation scoring.
• Ability to develop business cases with financial modelling.
• Experience in nuclear, asset-intensive, or safety-critical industries.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure/networking projects.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement using best practices.
• Support for business acceptance testing and change management.

Responsabilidades

• Engaging with stakeholders to develop the initial project concept and scope.
• Consulting with senior management to capture and prioritize requirements.
• Collaborating with 3rd party partners to identify best solution options.
• Developing mandates and investment cases for architecture projects.
• Acting as custodian for requirements through the project lifecycle.

Conocimientos

Business Architecture

Process Management

Business Analysis

Data & MI

IT Systems Development

Prince2

RFI/ITT

Stakeholder Management

Financial Modelling

Nuclear Industry

Educación

Relevant qualifications in business architecture or related disciplines

Herramientas

Prince2 methodology

Descripción del empleo

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project: Hinkley Point C is helping to secure the UK’s low-carbon energy future, delivering reliable, affordable electricity to millions of homes for generations to come. As part of this nationally significant programme, you’ll join a world-class team driving innovation, collaboration and excellence across every stage of delivery. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a project of unprecedented scale and complexity, while developing your career in an environment where your expertise, leadership and ambition can make a lasting impact.

The business architect is responsible for supporting the business architecture lead in formulating, directing, and the delivery of business architecture projects undertaken by the HPC construction project. They work in partnership with senior managers deploying expert business analysis skill, broad business knowledge and specialist expertise to create solutions that deliver an effective and efficient business operating model. They remain engaged throughout development and implementation to manage requirements change, validate the solution, and prepare the business for implementation. For this role, knowledge and experience of IT Infrastructure projects will be preferred.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Engaging with relevant stakeholders as the key contact to develop the initial project concept, elaborating the primary business objectives, clarifying the scope and impacts of the proposed change and identifying the initial risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies that affect the successful outcome of the project.
• Consulting with senior management and other key stakeholders to capture, evaluate, challenge and prioritise business requirements and success measures.
• Collaborating with 3rd party delivery partners to identify the best solution options including structured evaluation and appraisal of options that ensure user friendly and efficient solutions.
• Developing robust mandates and investment cases for business architecture projects. Challenge suggested benefits, translate intangible benefits into tangible benefits and identify additional benefits to maximise the extracted value of the proposed change
• Acting as custodian for the business requirements through the project lifecycle to ensure consistency with the defined solution and delivery of the identified business outcomes

You’ll need to have :

• Relevant qualifications and experience in one or more of the Business Architecture disciplines of process management, business analysis, data and management information or IT system development.
• ONR licence conditions, ONR (CNS) requirements and implications for business architecture IT services.
• Experience delivering business architecture solutions that eliminate duplication and improve efficiency of business operations.
• Experience of formal project management techniques, such as Prince2 (EDF energy project way), plus associated tools and processes, including planning and estimating.
• Experience of request for information (RFI) and invitation to tender (ITT) activities, including the creation and use of an evaluation score card. Excellent communication, presentation, and written skills, with relevant experience of influencing decision making of senior executives, business managers and third parties at a strategic level.
• Experience of developing business cases for large complex business change programmes, including financial and numerical modelling and appraisal skills.
• Prior experience working in nuclear, asset intensive and/or safety critical industries.
• Experience and/or knowledge of IT infrastructure/networking projects.
• Use knowledge of current and emerging trends to enable continuous business improvement that employ the latest best practice methods and best in breed technical solutions.
• Support business acceptance of developed solutions, including process and system walkthrough and business acceptance testing.
• Manage the projects adherence to core delivery assurance principles.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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