Senior Business Analyst

Business Analyst (Engineering & Digital Transformation)

Background

A major organisation in the energy sector is undergoing significant transformation, with a strong focus on modernising project delivery through digital technologies. The organisation delivers large-scale, regulated projects and is investing in digital platforms and tools to enhance governance, efficiency, and scalability.

This role will sit within a program of work focused on implementing modern, cloud-based solutions for project portfolio management, digital engineering and enterprise integration. These initiatives are aimed at strengthening end-to-end project delivery, improving transparency, and supporting long-term growth driven by renewable energy and infrastructure investment.

About the Role

We are seeking a Business Analyst with a background in engineering who has transitioned into technology-driven roles. The successful candidate will combine a strong technical foundation with proven experience in digital transformation projects, acting as a bridge between engineering teams, business stakeholders, and technology delivery partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and requirements-gathering across engineering, operations, and digital functions.
• Facilitate workshops to define business needs and translate them into functional and technical requirements.
• Analyse and document processes, data flows, and system interactions to support solution design.
• Partner with architects and technical teams to ensure solutions integrate effectively with enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP, scheduling, estimating, reporting, and collaboration tools).
• Contribute to vendor engagement activities including evaluation, demonstrations, and procurement.
• Support development of business cases and project documentation for governance approvals.
• Coordinate and oversee work packages, ensuring risks, issues, and dependencies are actively managed.
• Assist with testing, migration, and change management activities to support adoption of new systems.
• Provide clear, structured reporting and insights to senior stakeholders to inform decision-making.
• Enable smooth transition of implemented solutions to operational teams.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Degree-qualified in Engineering (or related field) with career progression into digital/technology-focused roles.
• Experience working as a Business Analyst on technology transformation projects in complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of engineering or infrastructure project delivery environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise project portfolio management (PPM) platforms or similar systems.
• Ability to translate technical engineering requirements into digital solutions and vice versa.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, able to engage both technical specialists and executives.
• Experience with risk, issue, and dependency management.

Desirable:

• Exposure to large-scale infrastructure, utilities, or energy sector projects.
• Knowledge of integration with ERP, scheduling, and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with digital engineering and data-driven delivery practices.
• Experience supporting training, change management, and user adoption activities.

Deliverables

• Documented business and functional requirements validated through engineering and business stakeholder input.
• Contributions to market engagement, vendor evaluations, and procurement processes.
• High-quality artefacts including process maps, business cases, and governance documentation.
• Risk, issue, and dependency registers maintained for program visibility.
• Active support for testing, migration, and go-live activities.
• Successful operational handover and adoption of new solutions.