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Job Description:
We are seeking a highly analytical Analyst to support a capital portfolio through deep analysis of project and operational data. This role is focused on transforming large datasets into actionable insights, identifying trends, and supporting leadership decision-making.
The ideal candidate enjoys working extensively with data, uncovering patterns, and communicating meaningful insights to stakeholders rather than simply generating reports.
Key Responsibilities
- Collect, extract, and validate large sets of project and operational data
- Analyze trends, variances, and performance metrics to identify key insights
- Investigate data inconsistencies and anomalies
- Develop reports, dashboards, and data visualizations
- Interpret data and translate findings into business recommendations
- Present insights and findings to leadership and stakeholders
- Support decision-making through data-driven analysis
- Collaborate with business teams to answer operational and performance-related questions
What they will be doing/ working on:
- Look at data from projects and operations
- Figure out what it means (what’s working, what’s not, what’s changing)
- Spot problems or unusual trends
- Turn numbers into insights that leadership can understand
- Create reports and dashboards to show the findings
- Explain the story behind the data to help teams make better decisions
Must Have Skills:
- Dive deeply into data
- Analyze and interpret results
- Explain trends and variances
- Provide actionable insights
- Translate data into business recommendations
- Support leadership decision-making
Preferred:
- Utility industry experience
- Regulated industry experience
- Capital project analytics
- Financial analysis
- Dashboard development
- Data visualization
- Executive reporting
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Proven experience working with large datasets and performing data analysis
- Ability to interpret data and explain trends, variances, and key insights
- Experience creating reports, dashboards, and visualizations
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly
- Experience translating data into actionable business recommendations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in utilities or regulated industries
- Exposure to capital project analytics
- Financial analysis experience
- Business intelligence and dashboard development tools
- Executive-level reporting experience