IT Applications Consultant

Responsibilities

• Operating as a senior member across multiple project teams, you will be responsible for making application design decisions, managing and delivering effective application solutions, and collaborating with global technology teams and external vendors on behalf of ScottishPower's UK businesses.
• Additionally, you will manage demand from various business areas, act as Product Expert, and ensure the effective design, configuration, and implementation of a range of corporate applications.
• Lead the design, configuration, and deployment of corporate application solutions that meet business requirements across multiple functions
• Act as the primary point of contact for managing and gathering business demand, defining product vision and roadmaps, and prioritising initiatives to deliver value
• Engage with senior stakeholders to elicit and validate requirements, facilitate workshops, and maintain strong communication channels to ensure transparency and alignment
• Manage end-to-end delivery of application projects, including scope definition, progress tracking, and risk management
• Oversee and coordinate testing strategies, ensuring thorough validation and quality assurance
• Provide guidance and technical expertise to junior team members and facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions
• Contribute to the development and implementation of the Corporate Digital Transformation strategy, ensuring alignment with both local and global models
• Investigate new application solutions and work with external vendors to identify technologies that meet business goals
• Validate financial cost assumptions and ensure alignment of projects with core IT strategy
• Support the transition of new solutions into production and ensure operational readiness
• Identify opportunities for improvement and optimisation within application processes and workflows

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in application configuration, development, and workflow optimisation across a range of platforms
• Experience managing demand and acting as Product Owner for enterprise applications, ideally within a corporate or digital transformation context
• Proven ability to lead meetings and workshops with very senior stakeholders, gathering and translating business requirements into actionable solutions
• Strong project management skills, with experience overseeing complex projects and coordinating implementation teams
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working across multiple corporate functions
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and frameworks is highly desirable
• Adaptability to evolving business needs and technologies, and the ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders locally and globally
• Experience working with global IT teams and vendors is advantageous
• Minimum Criteria
• Bachelor's degree or relevant industry experience
• 4 years' of progressive experience in software engineering/enterprise architecture/technology leadership across multiple products, systems and/or platforms
• Credible experience working in application solutions design delivering IT solutions
• Experience in delivering industrial platforms or horizontal software middleware
• Interest in developing skills in emerging technologies
• Strong interpersonal skills, with proven ability to communicate effectively at all organisational levels

Benefits

Additional Information

IT Applications Consultant ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow (flexible working, hybrid) Salary from £59,200 + up to 15% bonus, single cover private medical & other excellent benefits Closing date - Friday 12th of June 2026 Help us create a better future, quicker The IT Application Consultant will play a pivotal role in supporting the Corporate Digital Transformation area, which provides services to 17 corporate functions. As part of the Corporate division, the Application Consultant contributes to the development and implementation of the IT Strategy for UK Corporate Solutions, ensuring alignment with both local and global requirements.

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