Technical Analyst

Laing O'Rourke

Nottingham

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Private medical insurance

Life assurance

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Pension - basic & enhanced

Annual leave

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Voluntary benefits

Work-life benefits

Employee assistance programme

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Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Technical Analyst to bridge business needs and SAP delivery, shaping how SAP supports processes and performance. You will translate requirements for standard SAP functionality, work with engineers, and drive value across the organisation.

Role involves collaborating with platform owners, delivering improvements, and contributing to roadmaps while ensuring changes are adopted effectively and aligned with long-term objectives.

Qualifications

Experience translating business requirements into SAP solutions.
Experience with SAP configuration, upgrades and enhancements.
Strong analytical and communication skills.
Familiarity with SAP modules such as SD, QM and PP.

Responsibilities

Partner with stakeholders across the business to understand challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and define business outcomes.
Translate business requirements into clear solution options, platform enhancements, and prioritised delivery plans.
Collaborate with SAP engineers and delivery teams to design solutions that maximise standard SAP functionality and minimise unnecessary customisation.
Support the full delivery lifecycle, from discovery and requirements definition through to testing, deployment, and operational handover.
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, automate, and optimise business processes across SAP and associated manufacturing systems.
Contribute to platform roadmaps, capability assessments, process models, governance activities, and future‑state designs.
Ensure platform changes support operational readiness and can be effectively adopted by the business.
Promote continuous improvement and support the ongoing evolution of SAP capabilities across the organisation.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Requirements translation

Problem solving

Tools

ABAP

SAP ECC6

S/4HANA

SD module

QM module

PP module

APIs

Middleware

BTP

Interface design

Job description

As a Senior Technical Analyst, you'll play a key role in shaping how SAP supports business processes, service delivery, and operational performance across the organisation. Acting as the link between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams, you'll translate business needs into clear requirements and practical solutions that deliver measurable value. Working closely with platform owners, engineers, delivery partners, and business stakeholders, you'll help ensure SAP capabilities are used effectively, processes are simplified, and technology investments remain aligned to long‑term business objectives.

Partner with stakeholders across the business to understand challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and define business outcomes.
Translate business requirements into clear solution options, platform enhancements, and prioritised delivery plans.
Collaborate with SAP engineers and delivery teams to design solutions that maximise standard SAP functionality and minimise unnecessary customisation.
Support the full delivery lifecycle, from discovery and requirements definition through to testing, deployment, and operational handover.
Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, automate, and optimise business processes across SAP and associated manufacturing systems.
Contribute to platform roadmaps, capability assessments, process models, governance activities, and future‑state designs.
Ensure platform changes support operational readiness and can be effectively adopted by the business.
Promote continuous improvement and support the ongoing evolution of SAP capabilities across the organisation.
Strong experience working with SAP ECC6 and/or S/4HANA environments.
Proven expertise across key SAP modules such as SD, QM and PP.
Experience delivering SAP configuration, implementations, upgrades and enhancements.
Solid understanding of SAP technical components including ABAP, interfaces and custom development.
Experience translating business requirements into effective technology solutions and platform improvements.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to balance business needs and technical considerations.
Understanding of enterprise applications, integrations, data flows, security considerations and platform dependencies.
Experience working with stakeholders across both business and IT functions.
Excellent communication, facilitation and documentation skills.

Desirable Requirements

Experience with additional SAP modules including WM, MM, PM, DMS, EPP, MPS, FI/CO or CATS.
Experience working within manufacturing, engineering, construction or other project‑based organisations.
Knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Fiori and modern SAP architecture concepts.
Experience with SAP integration technologies, APIs, middleware and enterprise integration patterns.
Exposure to Manufacturing Systems, MES, shop‑floor technology or operational technology environments.
Experience supporting digital transformation, platform modernisation or large‑scale SAP programmes.
Relevant SAP certifications or business analysis qualifications.
Are you looking for an opportunity to shape the future of SAP within a business that is transforming the way technology supports complex projects and operations? We're looking for a Senior Technical Analyst to help drive business improvement, platform modernisation, and the effective use of SAP and related manufacturing systems.

Laing O'Rourke's IT function has renewed its strategy to support the company's ambition to transform the construction industry, making it more sustainable, more productive, and fit for the future. Technology has a critical role to play in achieving this ambition. Our focus is on applying digital capability in ways that genuinely matter, shaping how complex projects are delivered, how decisions are made, and how innovation improves outcomes for people, communities, and the environment. Our mission is clear: to create a modern and resilient technology environment where trusted data informs every decision, AI enhances every process, and digital capability enables the organisation to operate with greater scale and productivity. To deliver this, we are building a different kind of IT function, one that is trusted by the business, forward looking in its thinking, and deeply connected to operational outcomes. We are looking for individuals who are curious, thoughtful, and motivated by contributing to work that has real industry impact.

Accessibility & Inclusion

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme. We are also happy to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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