Digital Business Analyst

Arup; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Job summary

Arup is seeking a Business Analyst to join the Global Delivery team, reporting to the Head of Delivery. You will help deliver a prioritized portfolio of projects across the organisation and support enterprise-wide transformation aligned with Arup's five-year strategy.

As part of a global team, you will engage in requirements workshops, stakeholder analysis, value management, and opportunities to proxy as a product manager.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects with sponsors and end users to realise benefits.
• Ability to articulate business value to stakeholders.
• Experience with agile and iterative value creation in user-centred design environments.

Responsibilities

• Work in a global delivery team reporting to Head of Delivery.
• Lead requirements workshops, stakeholder analysis, and value management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and potential product manager proxy work.

Skills

Business analysis

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder engagement

User-centred design

Cloud-oriented systems

Data / automation projects

Job description

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

The Business Analyst will work within a global delivery team, partnering closely with Delivery Managers, Architects, Project and Portfolio Management teams, project support teams, and Business Change teams, reporting to the Head of Delivery.

This role supports the successful delivery of a prioritised portfolio of projects and programmes across the organisation. It offers the opportunity to contribute to key business initiatives that support Arup's strategic goals and commitment to design excellence. The position provides broad exposure to enterprise-wide transformation and the delivery of the firm's five-year strategy.

• Provides exposure to work on global projects and programmes as well as emerging technologies
• Being part of a global team that provides exposure to different countries and cultures
• Establishes a solid career pathway that is competency based where development opportunities are part of continued professional development
• The role engages in requirements workshops and engineering, stakeholder analysis, value management, opportunities to proxy as product managers, testing analysis, communities of practice and skills network engagement as well as opportunities to own continuous improvement initiatives

Did you know:

Our Digital Technology team are proud prior winners of the IT Team of the Year at the Chartered Institute of IT’s UK IT Industry Awards.

Is this role right for you?

• Experienced in working on projects with highly satisfied sponsors and end users, having achieved tangible results and business outcomes, leading to value creation and benefits realisation
• Capable of articulating the value of business analysis when engaging with stakeholders, and calling upon a range of business analysis techniques when eliciting requirements
• Experience working with different delivery methodologies, with a focus on agile and iterative value creation in a user-centred design environment
• Proven track record in software product development, data or automation projects in a cloud-oriented, secure, global landscape
• Experience working with diverse teams across several global locations, time zones or cultural backgrounds

What We Offer You

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector. As a member organisation,everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance). We also provide private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at Careers - Your Life at Arup .

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

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An environment that will give you freedom to design with a purpose, focus on your skills to deliver quality work to our clients, opportunity to learn and share knowledge openly. You will have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's community engagement programme.

You'll have access to lots of learning opportunities and ongoing training through Arup university and other learning programmes.