Business Analyst (Summer Placement)

As a Business Analyst Summer Placement Student, you'll support a range of IT and business improvement initiatives by:

• Analysing, validating and cleansing data to improve accuracy and quality
• Gathering, documenting and prioritising business requirements
• Working with stakeholders across the business to understand needs and progress project activities
• Creating process maps, data summaries, action trackers and issue logs
• Coordinating stakeholder reviews, feedback and approvals
• Supporting project meetings, reporting and follow-up actions
• Identifying risks, blockers and data-quality issues and escalating where appropriate
• Contributing ideas and recommendations that help improve business processes and project outcomes
  
  Are you a student or recent graduate looking to gain hands-on experience in business analysis, data, technology and project delivery?
We're looking for a motivated and analytical Business Analyst Summer Placement Student to join our Group IT team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on real business projects, collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation and develop valuable skills in data analysis, requirements gathering and project support., We're interested in students or graduates who are curious, collaborative and keen to learn. You'll ideally have:
• A degree (or be studying towards one) in Business, IT, Data, Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
• Confidence communicating with a range of stakeholders
• Good Excel skills and experience organising or analysing data
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently when required
• A proactive approach and willingness to learn business analysis techniques
Desirable criteria:
• Experience with Power BI, SQL or data visualisation tools
• Exposure to projects, process improvement activities or stakeholder engagement
• Experience within an IT, engineering or manufacturing environment
What You'll Gain
• Hands-on experience supporting business and IT projects
• Exposure to experienced professionals across Group IT
• Practical business analysis and project delivery skills
• Experience working with business stakeholders and data-driven decision making
• The opportunity to make a real impact and add value from day one
  
  If you're looking for a summer placement that will build your analytical, business and technology skills while giving you exposure to real-world projects, we'd love to hear from you.
The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra. Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.

You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days' paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts' portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below. Everyone is Included at Spirax Group We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone's contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique. We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.