Business Architect

Business Architect
London (Hybrid Working)
Permanent | Full-Time
£70,000 - £75,000
 
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Architect to join a major, nationally significant infrastructure programme that will play a critical role in the UK's long-term energy and sustainability strategy.
 
This is your chance to join a complex, high-profile organisation during a pivotal phase of growth and transformation, helping shape how the business operates, evolves, and delivers one of the UK's most ambitious programmes.
 
As Business Architect, you will play a key role in bridging strategy and execution, designing business capabilities, operating models, governance structures, and transformation roadmaps that enable large-scale delivery. The role sits within Digital & IT, a department which is accountable for providing Enterprise IT infrastructure and application to the business and selected partners.
 
This is a highly visible role with significant stakeholder exposure, offering the opportunity to influence at senior leadership level and leave a lasting impact on a nationally important programme.
 
The Role
As Business Architect, you will:

• Lead the design and development of business architecture frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Define and implement target operating models, capability maps, business processes, and organisational structures.
• Translate strategic business objectives into practical, scalable operating solutions.
• Act as an ambassador for Digital, building strong relationships with stakeholders, confidently presenting to senior audiences, and providing subject‑matter expertise across your projects.
• Support governance, investment decisions, and transformation prioritisation.
• Identify business risks, dependencies, opportunities, and emerging change demands.
• Drive consistency, efficiency, and long-term value across business transformation initiatives.

About You
We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with practical delivery experience.
You will ideally bring:

• Proven experience in a Business Architect or similar strategic role.  
• Familiarity with digital transformation and large-scale organisational change frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of business architecture frameworks, methodologies, and governance practices.
• Experience designing and implementing target operating models within complex organisations.
• Background working in large-scale, highly regulated environments such as infrastructure, construction, engineering, utilities, energy, transport, or major capital projects would be useful.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge at executive level.
• Experience operating within digital transformation or business change programmes.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive base salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Excellent pension contribution
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Career development within one of the UK's most exciting long-term programmes
• Opportunity to contribute to a project of genuine national importance

Apply
If you're an experienced Business Architect looking to make a tangible impact on a transformational, mission-critical programme, we'd love to hear from you.
Send your CV to Lily at Viqu Energy today!