IT Business Analyst

The Vacancy

We have a fantastic opportunity for an IT Business Analyst to join our Wates team within our Responsive Maintenance division covering various contracts. You will be working out of either our Birmingham or London office, dependant on your location. You will be reporting into the IT Programme Manager, working across projects and programmes to identify business problems and opportunities. You will be analysing, documenting, and validating requirements to then define and implement suitable IT and business solutions for the Wates Property Services business.

We are looking for a qualified IT Business Analyst with experience of undertaking a full end-to-end role on multiple or complex projects/programmes. You will have a strong understanding of business analysis techniques and delivering methodologies such as Waterfall.

To be successful in this role you will be a collaborative and effective communicator with the ability to interact with stakeholders of all levels as well as the skills to breakdown complex problems and manage projects through to successful completion.

The IT Business Analyst key accountabilities will include:

• Plan and manage the analysis tasks throughout a project using a range of best practice analysis tools to elicit, document, analyse and validate functional and non-functional requirements
• Manage requirements throughout the end-to-end lifecycle, ensuring that there is traceability at all stages
• Work closely with internal IT teams and external 3rd party suppliers to design, test and implement suitable solutions
• Support detailed test planning and execution activities

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & bonus 
• Flexible working 
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) 
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) 
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.

To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/

 

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.