Senior Business Analyst – Power & Renewables| Dublin
 

• Permanent position in a considerable value add role supporting a growing business
• To build your career assisting the Business Systems Development & Support team in the delivery of leading-edge technology systems, enhanced processes and implementing associated People Change Management.
• To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team delivering continual process and system improvements and quality data insights in support of the business
• To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability
• To work with the best, excellent package on offer

 
About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK and Europe, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.
 
Role Purpose
The Senior Business Analyst plays a critical role in managing and optimising business processes, procedures, tools and systems within our international Power and Renewables Business. This role is centered around developing and continuously improving our processes and driving operational excellence by employing analytics to guide decision-making, and leading initiatives across people, processes & procedures, technology and data.
 
This is a key role in our mission to maintain the highest standards of within our Power and Renewables business, driving operational excellence and ensuring the success of our projects and business units.
 
Senior Business Analyst Responsibilities
In conjunction with your team, you will be responsible for the execution of tasks to include:
 

• Development and management of processes and procedures across our Power and Renewables Business including governance, documentation, workflows and maximising the capabilities and benefits of supporting technology systems with be a key role of the Senior Business Analyst.
• As a Senior Business Analyst you will employ structured problem-solving techniques, business analysis, analytics, and lean process improvement to drive performance.
• Engage directly with business and project leads to develop processes, procedures and training content to drive business outcomes.
• Be able to effectively analyse and define business requirements through stakeholder engagement and the review of existing processes and procedures.
• Be involved in the delivery of improvement initiatives across the end-to-end project lifecycle, from identification to business case development, project execution and close-out.
• Helping ensure that the requirements and the process improvements are fit for purpose, supporting the design, build, and test of the changes and business readiness / training activities to support successful implementation.
• Collaborating with IT teams to align business needs with technical capabilities.
• Provide communications, training and support to users on business changes to ensure effective utilisation and adoption.

 
Necessary requirement of the Senior Business Analyst

• 7 – 10 years’ experience in industry or with a consulting firm, ideally within the power, energy or utilities sector.
• Strong academic record including a relevant third level degree in engineering.
• Strong numeric analysis, technical writing, presentation, process mapping and requirement gathering skills.
• Experience in business and process analysis techniques.
• Experience in business transformation initiatives and change management is a plus.
• Project and programme delivery experience including in applying Agile or Waterfall methodologies.
• Lean six sigma qualification is an advantage.
• Project management qualification is an advantage.

 
Desired Competencies / special role requirements

• Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Technical writing of process and procedural documents.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, organised, able to multitask and drive results with tight deadlines.
• Ability to work with and build relationships with business stakeholders to define their vision and requirements to develop and deliver solutions for complex problems.
• Experience analysing systems and procedures, process design and modelling, and documenting ‘As is’ and ‘To be’ assessments for a Target Operating Model.
• Experience conducting workshops.
• Ability to articulate solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Team player and independent thinker.
• Advanced proficiency in business process management software and specialised software tools like Tableau, PowerBI, Visio and MS Office.

 
For more information on this Senior Business Analyst position or other Business / Process Analyst opportunities based in Ireland, the UK or Europe contact the Talent Acquisition Team in Kirby Group confidentially on +353 (0)1 454 0411 or apply in confidence.