Business Policy & Information Analyst

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing team at the heart of one of the UK’s most critical infrastructure projects — the M25. As a Business Policy & Information Analyst, you’ll play a key role in shaping the way we operate, influencing strategic initiatives, and driving meaningful change across our business.

With 15 years remaining on this landmark 30-year contract, this role offers not only professional challenge and variety, but also long-term career stability. You’ll be part of Connect Plus Services (CPS) – a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis – supporting the operation and maintenance of the M25, the busiest motorway network in the country.

This role sits within our Business Planning & Performance team, giving you the opportunity to contribute to the development of the business plan, policy frameworks, governance models, and performance insights through powerful BI reporting. You’ll collaborate across teams, engage with high-impact projects, and develop solutions that truly make a difference.

Whether you’re seeking full-time, part-time or job-share flexibility, we welcome applications from those who want to be part of a project that offers both purpose and long-term growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

In this exciting and dynamic role, you’ll be at the heart of meaningful change within one of the UK’s most vital infrastructure projects. Working closely with the Head of Business Planning & Performance and colleagues across the business, you’ll support a programme of improvements designed to strengthen how we operate and deliver.

You’ll help shape and deliver the CPS Business Plan, policies, and governance frameworks – bringing them to life through collaborative workshops, scenario testing, and clear role definitions. Your work will directly contribute to greater alignment, accountability, and performance across our teams.

You’ll also play a key part in designing and developing our business information dashboards using Power BI, helping to simplify complex data into clear, visual insights that drive smart decision-making. From internal reporting metrics to streamlined governance meeting tools, your work will support how we measure success and respond to challenges.

This is a role that offers plenty of variety, creative thinking, and collaboration. You’ll have the chance to work on high-impact initiatives, connect with a wide range of teams, and help shape the future of the M25 network – all while being supported in your own personal and professional development.

Who We’re Looking For – Key Requirements

We’re looking for someone who’s curious, collaborative and ready to make a real impact. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving problems, and be confident working with data, people and processes. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Essential skills and experience:

• A graduate degree or equivalent experience with strong analytical and reporting skills.

• Experience developing policies, processes, or technical reports.

• Skilled in using Power BI or similar tools to turn data into clear business insights.

• Good understanding of infrastructure or operations and maintenance environments.

• Excellent organisation and time management abilities.

• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Personal qualities:

• A proactive and curious mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.

• Clear, strategic communicator who’s not afraid to challenge constructively.

• Strong planning and analytical thinking to support decision-making.

• Excellent written and presentation skills to communicate complex ideas simply.

 

Behavioural Competencies

Inspiring: Champions curiosity and continuous improvement, role modelling change and managing risks to achieve project outcomes.

Energising:  Role models positive and energised project focussed attitudes towards   and continuous improvement. 

Challenging: seeks and advocates improvements to add value and drive continuous performance.

Challengeable: Encourage a culture of skilled challenging and seek to understand and explore challenge to enable improvement.

Influencing: Builds commitment and consensus, and role models CPS leadership behaviours to deliver our goals.

 

Why Work for Us?

At Connect Plus Services (CPS), you’ll be part of a world-class team maintaining and operating the M25, Europe’s busiest motorway. As a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis, we play a vital role in keeping millions of journeys moving safely and efficiently.

A Career Like No Other

Working on the M25 offers unrivalled experience, challenges, and opportunities that no other highways project can provide. You’ll be exposed to cutting-edge technology, large-scale infrastructure, and complex engineering solutions, making every day dynamic and rewarding.

Long-Term Stability & Growth

With 15+ years remaining on this project, we offer career stability, professional development, and progression opportunities. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take the next step in your career, we invest in your growth.

A Supportive & Inclusive Team

At CPS, your contributions matter. We foster a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work environment where safety, innovation, and teamwork drive everything we do.

 

About us

CPS is a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Atkins, and Egis.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:  https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

 

Location:

This is a hybrid role designed to fully maximize team collaboration on the project, we offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.

 

Note to all internal CPS employees:

If you are interested in applying, please submit your application through your parent company’s careers portal by entering the job title in the search bar. If your employing company is not advertising this role, please submit your CV and the role title to recruitment@connectplusm25.co.uk