British Airways, London - Heathrow - Waterside: Senior OR Consultant

British Airways, London - Heathrow - Waterside: Senior OR Consultant

Do you have strong analytical skills, a numerate degree, knowledge of OR techniques and a track-record of to applying these skills to solving complex business problems? The OR team provides analytical consultancy and decision support to senior managers across the airline, and is looking for new people to join them.
All applicants will be asked to submit their CV and answer the Application question �
Please tell us why you are attracted to this role and the skills and capabilities that you would bring with you.� (Max 250 words)
Closing 31st August 2008.


Senior OR Consultant, Waterside, IMC


Requirements:


Significant time spent in a project delivery role with high analytical content.
Have 3 A levels (or equivalent), to include 1 numerate A level grade A or B and 2 A levels grades A-C
Achieved a 2:1 in first degree
BSc, MSc or PhD in Operational Research (or with significant OR content),
Management Science or Decision Sciences Capabilities Essential.
Technical skills: business modelling, problem structuring, and complex data analysis.
Communication skills: ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
Creative thinking.
Ability to work in a team.
Ability to organise and prioritise own work.
Influencing skills.
Business Awareness

Responsibilities


Utilises a wide range of specialised OR tools and techniques for the understanding and structuring of complex business problems in order to provide and evaluate potential solutions.
Provides the means to assess the implications of future options, decisions and scenarios through developing quantitative and qualitative models of complex business issues and related factors.
Delivers a broad insight into, and diagnoses, complex and multifarious business problems through uncovering trends, causes and relationships to allow informed decisions to be made.
Handles complex, and often ill-defined, business problems creatively and objectively to provide the best solution for BA.
Shows commitment in gathering together and understanding the validity of all necessary data and information, which may not be readily available.
Deals with ambiguity on a wide range of issues.
Applies a high level of business knowledge, including a focus on the corporate strategic direction in the resolution of business problems.
Works flexibly across OR teams as and when required, often with a broad range of clients.
Works with line departments to improve their decision making capability through a transfer of skills.
Maintains professional competence, and keeps up to date with concepts relevant to the line departments they are working with.
Proactively challenges and influences decisions at levels up to and including GM/Director, carrying expenditure implications of up to �500million and having a large impact on BA�s revenue.
Ensures all factors are taken into account and that the synergies between projects are spotted by liaising with line departments where appropriate and by being aware of work currently being undertaken in the OR community.
Works with and influences line departments to implement OR project recommendations. Where appropriate this includes liaising with Corporate departments, such as Finance, Im and People.
Initiates and maintains client relationships within the line departments they are working with.
Works on BA�s core strategic initiatives.
Identifies business opportunities for OR work.
Proactively develops and nurtures key client area contacts.
Influences the shape and content of a client area�s strategy in line with BA�s strategic priorities.
Has considerable freedom of action and responsibility for managing and defining the direction of the OR projects that they undertake. Is highly independent.
Manages a project successfully from start to finish by preparing plans and estimating resource requirements in order to deliver in a timely manner to a high standard and to budget.
Determines the key issues, clarifies the scope and shapes the direction of an OR project.
Proactively keeps clients and Team Leader informed of project progress and highlights any knock-on effects and issues.
Is responsible for own career development.
Actively seeks feedback on performance and continually takes on board lessons from ongoing project experiences.
Works to understand their next career move and specialises and acquires skills as appropriate.
Project manages others within the team on a project by project basis.
Works with own OR Team Leader to develop and implement a team strategy OR Community.
Participates and contributes to OR community activities such as recruitment, representing the department at external events.
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