Job description

Sia is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Business Analyst Consultant – RFP Development to support a major utilities organization. This role focuses on clarifying requirements, developing RFPs, coordinating with external vendors, and facilitating cross-functional collaboration across our client’s business, technical, IT/OT, and procurement teams.

You will play a critical role in bridging business objectives with technology and vendor delivery models, ensuring RFPs are clear, compliant, and aligned with enterprise standards. The Business Analyst will support the full RFP lifecycle—from requirements confirmation through vendor evaluation—while ensuring clarity of responsibilities, governance, and delivery expectations.

**Please note the following:

• This role is located in Calgary and requires the ability to be on-site as needed

Key Responsibilities:

RFP Development & Vendor Coordination

• Draft, refine, and validate RFP content in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Clarify boundaries between System Integrators (SI), platform vendors, and internal IT/OT teams
• Define and document RACI models covering design, build, integration, testing, documentation, training, and post–go-live support
• Coordinate RFP issuance, vendor Q&A, response management, and evaluation logistics
• Support procurement to align RFP processes with internal standards and compliance requirements

Business Analysis & Requirements

• Facilitate the definition / clarification and documentation of functional and non-functional requirements and translating business and technical requirements into clear, concise RFP specifications, deliverables, and service levels expectations
• Create and review Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), functional specifications, and traceability matrices
• Perform fit/gap analysis and identify system, process, and delivery model gaps
• Conduct subject matter research to support solution design and vendor evaluation

Process, Governance & Change Support

• Analyze current-state (As-Is) and future-state (To-Be) processes and identify change impacts
• Examine end-to-end process impacts across people, technology, and operations
• Participate in quality reviews to ensure traceability between requirements, designs, and outcomes