Full job descriptionWe are looking for a Functional Smallworld Consultant to support the delivery of complex geospatial solutions across major electrical utility projects in the UK and Europe.
Duties & Requirements
*Lead and support requirements gathering workshops with business users, technical teams and project stakeholders.
*Analyse operational, functional and technical requirements across electricity distribution and transmission projects.
*Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, user stories, process maps and solution specifications.
*Assess existing Smallworld processes, applications and data structures, identifying opportunities for improvement.
*Work closely with devs, architects, testers and project managers to ensure solutions meet agreed requirements.
*Act as the key functional link between client stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
*Support the design and configuration of Smallworld based solutions for electrical utility environments.
*Produce functional design documents, business requirements documents, use cases and acceptance criteria.
*Review proposed solutions to ensure they align with business processes, operational needs and industry best practice.
*Support data migration, data validation and data-quality activities where required.
*Assist with integrations between Smallworld and wider enterprise systems, including asset management, work management, outage management and network-modelling platforms.
*Support system upgrades, application enhancements and transformation programmes.
*Participate in solution demonstrations, design reviews and client presentations.
*Develop test scenarios and support system, integration and user acceptance testing.
*Coordinate with end users during UAT, helping to investigate issues and confirm that delivered functionality meets expectations.
*Support defect triage and work with technical teams to resolve functional issues.
*Produce user guides, process documentation and training materials.
*Deliver training and knowledge-transfer sessions to client teams and system users.
*Provide functional support during implementation, deployment and post-go-live phases.
*Build strong relationships with clients and provide trusted consultancy throughout the delivery lifecycle.
*Identify project risks, dependencies and gaps in requirements, escalating these appropriately.
*Contribute to project planning, estimation and workstream reporting.
*Support continuous improvement across Smallworld delivery methodologies, documentation and governance.
Essential Experience
*Strong experience operating in a functional consultancy, business analysis or solution delivery role.
*Experience delivering Smallworld solutions within the electrical utilities sector.
*Good understanding of electricity network data, asset info and operational processes.
*Proven experience gathering, analysing and documenting complex business requirements.
*Experience translating business requirements into functional specifications for technical delivery teams.
*Strong understanding of the software delivery lifecycle, including design, build, testing, deployment and support.
*Experience working directly with clients, business users and senior stakeholders.
*Experience supporting workshops, demonstrations, testing and user acceptance activities.
*Strong documentation skills, with the ability to produce clear and structured functional deliverables.
*Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.
*Ability to work independently within a remote and geographically distributed team.
*Willingness and ability to travel to client sites across the UK and Northern Europe when required.
Desirable Experience
*Experience with electricity distribution or transmission network operators.
*Knowledge of Smallworld Electric Office or related Smallworld utility applications.
*Understanding of network connectivity, topology, electrical assets and utility data models.
*Exposure to Smallworld Magik development or the ability to work effectively with Magik developers.
*Experience with Smallworld system upgrades, migrations or transformation programmes.
*Knowledge of integrations with systems such as SAP, Maximo, Oracle, ADMS, OMS, EAM or work-management platforms.
*Experience with data migration, data cleansing and data-quality programmes.
*Familiarity with Agile, Scrum or hybrid delivery methodologies.
*Experience working across international or multi-country utility programmes.