The BES Group are the leading end to end solution provider in the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance sector. Our team of experts (hand-picked by our Careers Team) cover an extensive range of engineering services.
We’ve gone from strength to strength over recent years, welcoming the very best risk management businesses to our Group. As a result, we’ve grown both our team of experts and our suite of solutions in line with our customer’s needs. We’re private equity backed, which means we have the flexibility and support to move quickly and grow faster than any other company in our industry. We’re innovative and forward thinking and have the awards to prove it, but most of all we’re focused on helping make sure our customers leave nothing to chance.
Our head office is based in central Manchester and is the home to many of our central functions. To support our continued ambitious growth plans, we are delighted to be recruiting for a Group Head of Enterprise and Application Architecture to join our fantastic IS team.
What are we looking for?
This is a fantastic opportunity to become a senior member of the Group technology team. You will join our business at a key moment in our evolution and also make a lasting impact on our technology organisation and landscape. You will be expected to contribute to the improvement of our development and governance processes, and to identify opportunities for innovating with new technology to realise new business value.
We are a relatively small IS team tasked with a significant responsibility for improving our business. To succeed, this role demands someone with passion for technology and delivery who is able communicate with ease with senior business leads, end users of our systems as well as colleagues on the IS team and our external technology partners.
What will I be doing?
Reporting to the Group CIO as a member of the IT leadership team with responsibility in three major areas if critical importance to our business growth including the following:
Firstly, you will be responsible for the systems architecture strategy and governance processes across our entire Group. Working with business operations and technology staff, you will play a central role in defining how our systems landscape will evolve and that architecture requirements are reflected within our systems delivery plans. You will ensure that our architecture strategy is aligned to our overall business strategy. You will also be responsible for identifying opportunities to deliver new business value through technology innovation.
Secondly, you will play a key role in project delivery by providing architecture leadership and support to project solution and technical designs. For both projects as well as production services, you will be called on to analyse problems and define solutions. You will also have management responsibility for both our Application Development Support and Power Platform Development Teams.
Thirdly, you will be involved in supporting our business growth by leading the technology due diligence workstream on acquisition targets in support of our Corporate Acquisitions team. In addition, you will ensure that our systems strategy is aligned to our business strategy and is demonstrably so (e.g., through documentation) to meet the demands of operating in a Private Equity environment.
What makes BES Group a great place to work?
We genuinely care. It’s basic, human instinct that runs through every person that works at BES Group. Knowing we always do the best job we can with absolutely no compromise means everything.
If you work for us, you will get the below and, so much more:
What experience do I need?
To work for us you must have the right attitude, aptitude and appetite for what we do. As a minimum, you will have:
To apply for this role, simply click “Apply”. We ask for some basic contact information and a CV or your LinkedIn profile, it’s that easy! Please keep in mind, successful candidates will be required to complete the relevant background checks as part of the recruitment process.
We want to inspire everyone to see how important safety is and we expect the same from our people. And if you’re on the same page as us about that and you’ve got the right skills, experience and attitude, you’ll fit right in. Simple. We’re all about diversity and inclusion and that means we want our people to be themselves. We’re delighted to be an equal opportunities employer and that will never change!
BES Group, Your Safety, Our Focus
Ref:1837 Team:IS & Change Location:Manchester (Trinity) Salary:From £80,000 (depending on experience) plus up to 10% pension, and much more! Vacancy Type:Permanent Number of Positions:1
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