Business Analyst - Integrated Asset Management

Orion has some exciting things happening as they implement their Integrated Asset Management project. Do you want to be a part of a dynamic and critical project on a 2-year fixed-term contract?

As our Business Analyst (IAM), you will work across the wider business to champion best practices and process approach to underpin continuous improvement. You will be focused on quality, innovation and solution design aspects relating to the IAM project. If you are looking for an engaging role in an exciting and complex environment, this is for you.

About us

Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people.  We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.

We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.

The role

• Prepare feasibility studies, scope definition, business cases, requirements analysis and business design documents
• Support the deployment of solutions by developing system and user acceptance test plans
• Analyse, specify and validate customer’s functional and non-functional requirements
• Provide end-user documentation and training

About you

• Extensive experience in a Business Analyst role within a complex environment
• The ability to lead from the front with excellent communication and people skills
• Previous exposure to project management methodologies and common business analysis toolsets
• Strong stakeholder management to understand and document complex business requirements
• A strong eye for detail, sense of urgency and the ability to self-manage

We offer

You’ll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you.  You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements, and flexible locations with our Head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rolleston and Ferrymead
• Three days of “My Days” leave
• A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!

You might be surprised to find out that the company that brings the power to your home is innovative, inclusive, progressive, and quite good fun.

How to apply

We encourage you to be you in your application! We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on board with learning.

Please reach out to us with any questions at zoe.dalton@oriongroup.co.nz.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interviews. To learn more about us, check out our careers site to find out more about working Orion.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.