Senior Business Analyst

Southern Water; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Closing Date

28/02/2025

Location: Durrington (Worthing) – Hybrid 2/3 days a week in office

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: 50K – 60K GBP Annual

Hours: 37 hours

Are you ready to make a difference in the water & waste industry?

Southern Water is seeking Senior Business Analysts to join the Programme Delivery Team at Southern Water, building on the capabilities of our existing team and setting us up to deliver on an exciting and transformative programme of change. This is a fantastic opportunity for a seasoned professional to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence key business decisions.

Your Responsibilities Are To Include

• Working closely with stakeholders to understand business needs, define requirements, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of complex business and technical requirements.
• Act as a bridge between business teams and IT, ensuring solutions meet business objectives and deliver value.
• Conduct gap analyses and feasibility studies to recommend the most effective approaches.
• Develop and present clear business cases, workflows, and process models to support decision-making.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Collaborate with project managers to define project scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Motivation and leadership of Business Analysts within the domain driving team engagement through the provision of guidance, technical support and coaching.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to identify innovative solutions.

Skills And Experience Needed

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a senior role, including leading BA processes and BAs.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering actionable insights.
• Strong knowledge of business analysis methodologies (e.g., BABOK, Agile, Waterfall).
• Relevant Business Analysis qualification e.g. BCS Business Analysis Diploma or CCBA/CBAP certified.
• Demonstrable experience in business analysis; applying business analysis tools / method / techniques across a range of projects and programmes.
• Experience of successful business process re-design, analysis, definition and documentation including standard modelling notation – e.g. BPMN, EPC, UML.
• Expertise in applying business process improvement within complex environments.
• Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
• Experience in waterfall and agile/iterative development approaches.
• Experience in maintaining standards and process.
• Strong ability to see the end-to-end customer journey and understand the technical interlinking of components.
• Personable demeanour with gravitas and influence to effectively communicate with senior management and end users at any level.

What Do We Offer?

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• BUPA cash plan cover (with options to upgrade for family coverage).
• Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers.
• Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).
• An employee assistance program.
• A network of sports and social clubs.
• Company and performance-related bonus.
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
• Health Cash Plan.
• Two paid volunteering days a year.
• Occupational health service.
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers.
• Digital GP service.
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
• Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options.
• Cycle to work scheme.

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