IT Analyst - Microsoft Applications

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. 
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. 

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs. 

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence. 

About the business unit  

Mott MacDonald’s support services are the driving force behind our organisation enabling us to run efficiently and effectively. The team works collaboratively to offer specialist advice, best practice and technology to all areas of our business specifically designed for our global reach.

Overview of role

Working closely with the 4th line Productivity Applications team, you will help to resolve incidents, problems and assist with implementing change. 

This role will be based in one of our Global IT Operations Centre based in Newcastle. The Productivity Applications Team play a pivotal role in ensuring that our applications perform to a high level while adhering to Mott MacDonald's policies and procedures. 

Key duties and responsibilities include

• Provide support to Productivity Applications team. 
• Deliver an outstanding customer experience by focussing on our employees needs and providing timely resolutions with clear and regular communication. 
• Work closely with the wider Applications teams helping to define support requirements and improvements to service across Productivity Applications.  
• Act as a technical support analyst within the team - for complex support issues and critical situations in the owned technology areas  
• Assists in improving the Productivity Applications team, proposes and drives forward improvement initiatives. 
• Identify problems through analysing incident patterns and suggest enhancements to continually improve our services. 
• Understand the critical needs of the business and escalate urgent issues to minimise the impact to the business and employee productivity. 
• Ensure the IT solutions we deliver comply with Mott MacDonald standards, policies and any regulation; this includes adhering to our internal governance. 

Candidate Specification

Essential

• Degree or equivalent relevant qualification in an IT related discipline or relevant industry experience. 
• Knowledge of the Microsoft 365 components and how they interact with one another. 
• Experience of SharePoint Online and MS Teams Administration. 
• Experience in supporting MS Exchange Online 
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.  
• Exceptional customer service skills. 
• Experience in a service desk support role, ideally working to SLAs. 

Desirable

• Knowledge of ITIL Service Management best practices, ITIL V3/V4.  
• Experience of data migration tools such as ShareGate. 
• Experience running PowerShell scripts for administration purposes. 
• Experience in ServiceNow or similar ITSM Tools 
• Experience of OneDrive, Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI 
• Experience of working in a global organization. 

Personal Attributes

• Passionate about technology and learning. 
• Ability to balance demands and priorities and think clearly under pressure. 
• Attention to detail and a focus on quality. 
• Excellent conflict resolution, communication, and collaboration skills. 
• Logical and analytical approach to solving problems. 

We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve. We recognise that differences in ability, skills and experience are a strength and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working 

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

 Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.