Job Description

Job Title:

Business Analyst (Telemetry)

Job Location:

Bradford/Leeds, UK

Job Type:

Permanent

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Business Analysis Delivery

Elicit, analyse, and document business, functional, and nonfunctional requirements for the new telemetry system. Conduct detailed asis and tobe process mapping across operational, engineering, and control room functions. Document data flows, alarm workflows, device behaviours, and integration touchpoints with systems such as RTS, SCADA, AOC, asset management, and data platforms. Develop use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, and backlog items for the programmes delivery framework. Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and playback sessions with diverse stakeholder groups.

Operations Telemetry Expertise

Analyse telemetry data behaviours including alarms, polling, protocols, and asset performance indicators. Work closely with telemetry engineers, OT architecture, and network controllers to understand existing challenges and optimisation opportunities. Support alarm rationalisation, telemetry standards development, and futurestate design. Assist in defining device, communications, and data requirements for new telemetry architecture. Ensure requirements reflect operational reality across regional sites, treatment works, pumping stations, and network assets.

Stakeholder Engagement

Build strong relationships with operational teams, control rooms, SCADA teams, OT/IT, project delivery, and external vendors. Facilitate clear communication between operational experts and technical solution teams. Manage expectations, challenge constructively, and ensure decisions are wellevidenced and documented.

Programme Support

Support vendor evaluations, design review sessions, and solution validation. Assist with testing planning, including UAT, field validation, and telemetry signal verification. Contribute to change impact assessments, training readiness, and transition planning. Ensure solutions align with Yorkshire Waters strategic objectives, regulatory commitments, and resilience needs.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

Strong proven experience as a Business Analyst within technical, operational, or OT environments. Indepth experience with Operations Telemetry, SCADA, remote monitoring, sensors, RTUs, PLCs, or data acquisition systems. Experience delivering BA work within large-scale system replacements or transformation programmes. Strong capability in: Requirements engineering Process modelling (BPMN) Data and system flow mapping Gap/impact analysis Workshop facilitation Ability to translate operational needs into clear, actionable system requirements. Confidence engaging with engineering teams, field technicians, and operational controllers. Excellent communication, documentation, and analytical skills.

Desirable

* Experience in the water sector or other regulated utilities.