Business Analyst

We're currently looking to recruit a Business Analyst to join our Kier Places Systems Team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. This role delivers in process excellence and maturity working closely alongside a wider team of analysts in business systems, asset management and project management., As a Business Analyst, your day-to-day responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Understanding in detail any business change needs, assessing the business impact of those changes, capturing, analysing, and documenting requirements and supporting the communication and delivery of requirements with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare relevant documentation (e.g. Business Requirements Document, Process Maps, Standard Operating Procedures, Training Material) for business improvement activities.
• Find solutions to business problems and assist in the design of technical/other solutions.
• Acting as bridge between IT and business stakeholders, including full involvement in Analysis, Test Preparation, Testing and Implementation activities on projects or initiatives.
• Creation of User Acceptance Test scripts off the back of process and requirements, co-ordinate business SMEs for the execution of to ensure deliverables meet the business needs.
• Driving process optimisation, including mapping current state (as-is), identifying and measuring waste, defining and mapping target state processes (to-be).
  
  Experience of designing and delivering high quality training courses with expert knowledge in process modelling
• Strong experience in a similar role encompassing business analysis and training.
• Effective customer service skills and able to present confidently.
• An ability to build positive working relationships with stakeholders and able to build trust.
• An ability to translate technical aspects to non-technical people, translating business requirements to technical people.
  
  Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for use. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.
  
  Hours: 37.5 hours per week - flexibility on the days worked available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us