Enterprise Architect in Leatherhead

The M25 is one of our flagship projects in the UK! It is the most used part of the UK Strategic Road Network, seeing over 200,000 vehicles per day. It is a critical infrastructure asset for personal and goods vehicles into and around our capital. The network includes around 800 structures and 5 tunnels, requiring high levels of performance, constant improvement, and repairs to keep it operating smoothly.

We have formed a Joint Venture project called Connect Plus Services (CPS) to work with our partners to widen, operate, and maintain the M25 under a 30-year contract. We are looking for an Enterprise Architect to play a vital role in the delivery of the Digital Transformation of the M25 joint venture, being instrumental in strategic change programmes and identifying innovative solutions to business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of enterprise architecture processes and principles.
• Development of an enterprise architecture methodology, including key artefacts.
• Capture enterprise architecture decisions, providing logic and proposing plans to mitigate impacts.
• Regular updates on progress made and status reporting to the Head of Business Transformation and Business Planning Director.
• Running and managing the Technical Design Authority (TDA) to review all proposed technical solutions.
• Supporting key governance forums, such as the Change Board and providing regular contributions to the Portfolio Review Meeting.
• Identification, reporting, and tracking of architecture risks, issues, and dependencies.

Qualifications:

• Essential – Successfully running enterprise architecture for small and medium size organisations.
• Essential – Understanding of established architectural frameworks.
• Essential – Supporting delivery of technical solutions and ensuring compliance with business requirements.
• Essential – Presenting updates at complex governance forums.
• Essential – Engaging senior level stakeholders and obtaining buy-in.
• Essential – Developing an enterprise architecture strategy organisation wide, along with roadmap, and communicating this to the business.
• Essential – Shaping of enterprise architecture initiatives and activities.
• Essential – Understanding of M25 business, digital technology, and its application.
• Essential – Engaging third party suppliers to understand their technical solutions and their development roadmaps.
• Essential – Interdependency identification and tracking.
• Essential – Management of technical debt.
• Essential - Familiarity with architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF).
• Essential - Technical proficiency in data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, MS SQL Server), BI tools (e.g., Power BI), and scripting (SQL, Python / R).
• Desirable - Information Security experience and understanding of NIS (Network and Information Systems) regulations and ISO27001 accreditation.

Additional Information:

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role.

Please note, to be considered for this role, you must be based in the UK and must already be able to legally work in the UK. We are unable to offer or provide sponsorship for this position.