Business Architect

Amentum; Stoke Gifford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical cover

Digital GP service

Enhanced parental leave pay

Collectively program; volunteering &匹配

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Business Architect to support the HPC Construction Project, collaborating with senior managers to deliver an effective operating model. The role focuses on requirements management, option evaluation with third parties, and developing robust investment cases to maximise project value.

Ideal candidates will have experience in business architecture disciplines with IT services implications and will manage change through delivery and implementation phases, including compliance

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder engagement to shape project scope and objectives.
• Strong ability to elicit, analyse and validate business requirements.
• Experience evaluating RFI/ITT responses and guiding decision making at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to develop project concepts, objectives and scope.
• Capture, evaluate and prioritise business requirements and success measures.
• Collaborate with 3rd party partners to evaluate options for user-friendly solutions.
• Develop investment cases and translate benefits into tangible value.
• Act as custodian for business requirements through the project lifecycle.
• Apply best-practice methods and emerging trends for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate experience in business architecture disciplines and IT services implications.
• Address ONR licence conditions and IT services considerations in architecture work.
• Lead and influence senior executives and stakeholders through formal evaluations.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Business analysis

Requirements management

RFI/ITT evaluation

Investment case development

Project management

Tools

Prince2

Job description

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.,

• Engage 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
• Consult with senior management and other key stakeholders to capture, evaluate, challenge and prioritise business requirements and success measures
• Collaborate 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
• Develop 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
• Act as custodian for the business requirements through the project lifecycle to ensure consistency with the defined solution and delivery of the identified business outcomes
• 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
• 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.

Amentum will inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. We employ the UK's most experienced and skilled technical services professionals and has grown to over 8,000 people in locations across the UK - we provide the resources to turn great ideas into reality, and we offer capable and committed individuals the opportunity to shape their careers how they wish.

Hinkley Point C (HPC) is the first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years, HPCs two EPR reactors will be capable of generating 3.26GW of secure, low carbon electricity for 60 years, enough electricity to power around 6 million homes. In addition to the projects 'clean energy' benefits, HPC will create thousands of jobs and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work. When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful. We partner with VERCIDA, for greater online accessibility please visit to view and access our roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

• People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
• In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes , plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
• We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.