Business Application Manager

Business Application Manager

Location: Henfield

Salary: up to £65,000 + Benefits

Bennett & Game are proud to be representing a well-established and growing civil engineering and infrastructure contractor in their search for a Business Application Manager to join their IT team based near Henfield.

This is a key strategic and operational role, responsible for overseeing the organisation's business application portfolio, ensuring systems are secure, optimised, and aligned with wider business objectives. The Business Application Manager will play a pivotal role in driving governance, user adoption, and continuous improvement across a range of enterprise platforms, working closely with stakeholders across the business.

Business Application Manager - Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary up to £65,000 (DOE)
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Long-term career progression within a growing business
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Bonus
• Private Healthcare

Business Application Manager - Job Overview

• Lead governance and operational management of business applications across the organisation
• Define and maintain role-based access controls and permission frameworks
• Ensure systems align with security standards including Cyber Essentials and wider compliance frameworks
• Support and coordinate DPIAs for new or updated systems
• Monitor system usage, performance, and adoption, providing data-led improvement recommendations
• Identify opportunities for optimisation, consolidation, and efficiency across platforms
• Promote strong data governance, quality, and information management practices
• Support IT service management processes including incident, request, and problem management
• Develop user guidance, training materials, and knowledge resources
• Establish and lead a Superuser Forum to drive engagement and continuous improvement
• Act as key liaison with software vendors and suppliers
• Support business change initiatives, ensuring successful system adoption
• Supervise and support application administrators

Business Application Manager - Requirements

• Proven experience managing or governing business applications within a corporate environment
• Experience designing and managing system access controls and permission structures
• Strong understanding of application lifecycle management and optimisation
• Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks (e.g. Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001)
• Experience working with ITIL-aligned service management processes
• Experience supporting user adoption, training, or business change initiatives
• Familiarity with SaaS platforms and vendor-managed systems
• Understanding of backup, recovery, RPO and RTO principles
• Experience with platforms such as Procore, Microsoft 365, Business Central, HR systems or similar
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Ability to translate business needs into system improvements

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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