Business Analyst

Seeking a qualified Business Analyst to support the Smart Metering Program, deploying the latest gas metering infrastructure and systems across multiple states. This role is part of a larger program team delivering a 5–7 year roadmap for the next generations of smart metering and devices.

Responsibilities:

• Staying up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.

• Performing metering deployment requirements gathering and analysis across multiple workstreams.

• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings via Teams.

• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.

• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and the program management team.

• Gathering critical metering deployment information from meetings with various stakeholders to align deployment interdependencies.

• Work closely with project team, operations, and managerial staff.

• Ensure deployment solutions meet business needs and requirements.

• Communicate technical meter specification changes and document progress against planned milestones.

• Developing integration test plans for gas metering systems across internal and external environments.

• Data mapping from a client server application to SAP from end-user requirements.

• Performing end-user acceptance testing as part of the project team.

• Validating meter data across an IT architecture solution, end-to-end.

• Updating and maintaining metering best practices and procedures.

• Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.

• Serving as a liaison between program stakeholders and metering end-users.

• Guiding standardization and IT testing best practices with cross-functional teams.

• Follow change management and sustainability internal practices.

• Evaluating business processes related to metering devices, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing solutions.

• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies related to the deployment, to benefit the long-term program.

• Monitor and report Advanced Metering Project stakeholder changes across workstreams.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, customer service and interpersonal skills.

• Strong ability to work independently and manage one’s time.

• Strong knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.

• Strong ability to apply accounting and mathematical principles to work as needed.

• Strong ability to analyze business trends and project future revenues and expenses.

• Previous experience with computer applications, such as MS Office, Power BI, SAP, and Google BigQuery

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business management, economics, finance, accounting or relevant field required.

• 5-7 years experience required.