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, depending on your location. You will report to the IT Programme Manager, working across projects and programmes to identify business problems and opportunities. Your responsibilities will include analyzing, documenting, validating requirements, and defining and implementing suitable IT and business solutions for Wates Property Services.
We seek a qualified IT Business Analyst with experience in undertaking full end-to-end roles on multiple or complex projects/programmes. A strong understanding of business analysis techniques and methodologies such as Waterfall is essential.
Successful candidates will be collaborative, effective communicators capable of interacting with stakeholders at all levels, and skilled at breaking down complex problems and managing projects to successful completion.
Key Accountabilities
1. Plan and manage analysis tasks throughout a project, using best practice analysis tools to elicit, document, analyze, and validate functional and non-functional requirements.
2. Manage requirements throughout the entire lifecycle, ensuring traceability at all stages.
3. Collaborate with internal IT teams and external third-party suppliers to design, test, and implement solutions.
4. Support detailed test planning and execution activities.
What We Offer
* Competitive salary and bonus
* Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to role/grade)
* Travel coverage to any of our sites (subject to HMRC rates)
* Extensive benefits including Private Medical, Pension (8% employer contribution), Health and Wellness programs, 26 days holidays plus bank holidays, and more
* Opportunities for learning and career development
Note: This position requires a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS). Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually. We do not discriminate based on criminal record or offenses. Additional pre-employment checks may apply.
Wates is a leading family-owned UK development, building, and property maintenance company with over 125 years of history, driven by our purpose: ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’.
Our promises include:
* Thriving places – creating sustainable, inclusive, and opportunity-filled environments.
* Thriving planet – protecting nature and combating climate change through collaboration and innovation.
* Thriving people – fostering inclusive opportunities and relationships.
We are recognized as a Gold Investors in People and a Disability Confident employer, committed to fair recruitment practices.
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