About The Role
Enterprise Architect to play a vital role in the delivery of the Digital Transformation of the M25 joint venture (busiest motorway network in Europe) – being instrumental in strategic change programmes and identifying innovative solutions to business needs. Accountability for IT architecture for the M25 IT systems and a roadmap of activity, aligned to architecture principles, to improve the longer-term architecture.
Ensure development and adoption of a consistent structured methodology for enterprise architecture on the M25, reporting progress, developing, and managing an enterprise architecture plan and implementing appropriate governance. Working with the Project Managers and business leads so that the portfolio of projects progress to plan and any concerns are escalated as required to the Head of Business Transformation and Senior Leadership Team.
Work with wider Business Transformation team, sharing architectural principles, logic of architectural decisions and impact for projects, IT service and Information Security. In addition, build strong relationship with communications, HR, Business Planning & Performance, Asset & Network Planning, Asset Delivery and Network Operations to ensure that they are aware of the architectural process, roadmap and improvements.
Work with stakeholders across the M25 community to share lessons on technology decisions, proposals for alternative technology solutions and benefits of consistency around defined technology stacks. Own and manage the Technical Design Authority (TDA), providing challenge on new solutions, understanding how solutions have been developed and ensuring secure by design principles are followed. Identify technical impact for projects / programmes and ensure project and programme managers are managing this effectively.
In conjunction with the Head of Business Transformation, Digital Delivery Lead and IT Service Lead, feed into the development of a digital strategy, vision, and roadmap to build engagement and communicate delivery of the wider portfolio.
Understand financial impact of TDA decisions and work to mitigate any adverse impact on budgets with the Head of Business Transformation.
Support large change programmes, that include procurement exercises, providing input into procurement processes and scoring potential suppliers based on their technical capabilities and alignment to architecture principles.
What you'll be doing
* Delivery of enterprise architecture processes and principles.
* Development of an enterprise architecture methodology, including key artefacts.
* Capture enterprise architecture decisions, providing logic and proposing plans to mitigate these impacts.
* Regular updates on progress made and status reporting to the Head of Business Transformation and Business Planning Director.
* Running and managing the Technical Design Authority (TDA) to review all proposed technical solutions and focus on bespoke solutions to ensure they have been coded effectively and considered security as part of their development.
* Supporting key governance forums, such as the Change Board and providing regular contributions to the Portfolio Review Meeting.
* Identification, reporting and tracking of architecture risks, issues, and dependencies. Escalating as required.
Who we're looking for
* Successfully running enterprise architecture for small and medium size organisations.
* Understanding of established architectural frameworks.
* Supporting delivery of technical solutions and ensuring compliance with business requirements.
* Presenting updates at complex governance forums.
* Engaging senior level stakeholders and obtaining buy-in.
* Essential – Developing an enterprise architecture strategy organisation wide, along with roadmap, and communicating this to the business.
* Shaping of enterprise architecture initiatives and activities.
* Understanding of M25 business, digital technology and its application.
* Engaging third party suppliers to understand their technical solutions and their development roadmaps.
* Interdependency identification and tracking.
* Management of technical debt.
* Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
* Technical proficiency in data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, MS SQL Server), BI tools (e.g., Power BI), and scripting (SQL, Python/R).
* Information Security experience and understanding of NIS (Network and Information Systems) regulations and ISO27001 accreditation (desirable).
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
About Us
Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long-term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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