Job Description

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score – reflecting how much our people love working here.

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace.

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Projects in Severn Trent are something else. We work in an environment which moves all of the time, so we have a varied and exciting portfolio of programmes that aim to move and adapt our business to support Severn Trent’s strategic ambitions and deliver for our customers, as these are at the heart of everything we do.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Transformation Business Analyst to join our team. In this role you will work across the business, with both internal and external stakeholders, to deliver value across the project lifecycle.

The role sits within our Group Transformation team and is a business focused BA role rather than tech. You can expect to deliver a variety of different activities including process and customer journey redesign, supporting tenders, drafting options papers, and assessing business change impacts.

You should be able to plan analysis work and manage/influence our key stakeholders to ensure they are both bought into our direction of travel but also understand what we are doing.

Are you someone who is proactive, enjoys problem solving and designing good business solutions that work for their stakeholders?

Well, if you are, read on.

What you’ll be doing

• Be benefits driven, understanding the size of the problem/opportunity and value to be gained, helping to support the development of business cases.
• Use your analytical and problem solving skills to help get to the root cause of issues.
• Be practical and creative in identifying and evaluating solutions.
• Build strong relationships across the business, manage expectations effectively, and be able to influence stakeholders to reach decisions and achieve desired outcomes.
• You will be a strong communicator, able to simplify complex information and be adaptable/creative in tailoring to stakeholders.
• You will be a good facilitator and collaborator, able to build links with different levels and teams, manage differences of opinion and run workshops/meetings to support analysis and design activities.
• Lead on shaping the analysis approach and plan.
• Be an active member of the Business Analyst practice helping to share learning and build good practices.

HOW WE WORK

You'll be based at our Severn Trent Centre in Coventry. With this being such a critical role, we’re looking for someone who can join us 37 hours a week

You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities. That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

As a Business Analyst with us we would be looking for you to have experience in delivering and leading a variety of analysis and design work across the project lifecycle. You’ll have great stakeholder management, influencing and problem solving skills. You will have experience of designing business solutions/journeys to benefit the business. We’ll want you have practical experience in drawing sound conclusions and making suitable recommendations.

The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too.

We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.  

Here’s some of our favourites:

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteer days per year

LET’S GO

We can't wait to hear from you! Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.