Business Analyst - Data & AI

Location:

Dartford or Manchester At Laing O'Rourke, we're transforming how we use data to drive smarter decisions and better outcomes. We're looking for a Data Business Analyst to bridge business needs with our AI, Data & Analytics delivery ecosystem.

This is a business-facing role where you'll partner with senior stakeholders to ensure data initiatives are clearly defined, aligned to business priorities, and delivered effectively.

The Opportunity As a Data Business Analyst, you'll combine strong business analysis expertise with an understanding of modern data platforms. Acting as a key link between business stakeholders and technical teams, you'll help translate requirements into scalable, value-driven data solutions.

Key Responsibilities Lead end-to-end business analysis across data and analytics initiatives, translating business problems into clear requirements, use cases and measurable success criteria

Develop process maps, user journeys and data flows, ensuring requirements are prioritised based on business value and strategic outcomes

Work across core data domains including Data Lakehouse, Data Engineering, Architecture and Power Platform, acting as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams

Ensure solutions are scalable, reusable and aligned to data governance and architectural standards

Maintain oversight of delivery, including scope, timelines, dependencies and expected outcomes

Proactively identify risks, blockers and potential delays, driving mitigation and escalation where required

Partner with senior business stakeholders as a trusted advisor, facilitating workshops, requirement sessions and governance forums

Communicate complex data concepts in a clear, outcome-focused way to drive understanding and engagement

Support a data product approach by defining KPIs, success measures and expected business benefits

Track value realisation post-delivery, ensuring data and analytics solutions are adopted and drive decision-making

Promote best practice in data governance, including data usage, access and stewardship, working closely with data owners and custodians

Support the delivery of Power BI and self-service analytics solutions, ensuring outputs are intuitive, well-documented and accessible to business users

Maintain high-quality documentation, including business requirements, data definitions and process flows

Drive continuous improvement across business analysis practices, stakeholder engagement and delivery governance

Skills & Experience Essential Strong  Business Analyst experience in data, analytics or digital environments

Ability to translate between business and technical teams

Working knowledge of data platforms (e.g. Data Lakehouse, pipelines, modelling)

Experience with Power BI or similar tools

Strong stakeholder management, including senior leaders

Understanding of data governance, quality and lifecycle

Desirable

Experience in large-scale data programmes or transformation

Exposure to AI or advanced analytics

Agile or hybrid delivery experience

Basic SQL skills

What We're Looking For Strong communicator who can simplify complexity

High level of ownership and accountability

Outcome-focused and commercially aware

Confident partnering with senior stakeholders

Structured, proactive and able to operate at pace

About us:

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

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