Data Manager

About The Role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Data Manager to join our growing team in Southampton

What you'll be doing

Planning

• Identifying and advising on improvement opportunities, particularly in the confirm and asset management areas that align with the strategy set out by the contract.
• Agree high level time frames for completion of work and support with deployment of associated training needs.
• Providing insights using data to support client requirements including bidding and information required to support devolution and the Local Government Review
  
  

Financial Responsibilities

• Business Case Development – Defines operational and implementation costs for each of the options considered in the business case; produces high level project costs based on recommended solution; and benefits.
• Budget Management – Helps define high level costs and savings within business cases including setup costs, operating costs and financial savings in order to demonstrate a return on any investment.
• Liaises with budget holders and sponsors to agree project spend and benefits within business case
• Ensures best value is obtained for the project including supplier base, use of resources and technology
  
  

Operational Responsibilities

• Works on defining contract requirements and solution development with subject matter experts
• Works with the contract and customers to agree contract requirements and support the securing of the required investment funding
• Identifies the impact that any functional changes will have on the contract and advises on how this should be managed and communicated so that the change is landed successfully & the benefits achieved are in accordance with the benefits management framework
• Proactively provides recommendations to current ways of working within IT and the business, supporting the implementation and embedding of any changes to current processes
• Documents key processes within area of responsibility in a clear and concise way
• Actively identifies risks, issues, dependencies and escalates upwards to ensure appropriate risk mitigation (as appropriate)
  
  

Leadership and People Management

• Understands and promotes the Balfour Beatty values
• Proactively takes responsibility, owns any issues arising and follows through to resolution
• Recognises how individual responsibility impacts team delivery and inspires others to do the same
• Proactively identifies areas for improvement, shares lessons learnt across the contract and encourages others to do the same
• Makes time to coach and mentor other team members as appropriate
  
  

Who we're looking for

The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential

• Strong analytical and business analysis skill
• An understanding of assigned business functional domain including business operating model, activities, data, process, and information requirements
• Strong stakeholder management skills and proven experience in dealing with senior business users, determining requirements and priorities as well as resolving issues
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business
• Exhibits authority and leadership, takes responsibility, is Independent and self-starting
• Demonstrates teamwork at the highest level, highly collaborative approach, among the first to volunteer to help others succeed.
• Ability to engage and influence peers in I.T. and Business
• Highly customer and delivery focused, meeting and exceeding customer expectations
• Demonstrates the Balfour Beatty Values (Respect, Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence)
  
  

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.

About Us

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: [email protected]