What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst position at Primary Services?
Help shape the future of utility infrastructure by supporting the deployment of next-generation smart metering technology. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a multi-year modernization program while partnering with cross-functional teams to improve business processes, system integration, and operational efficiency.
A leading utility organization is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support its Smart Metering Program. The Business Analyst will play a key role in gathering business requirements, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, validating system integrations, and supporting the successful deployment of advanced gas metering infrastructure across multiple states.
Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and document business requirements supporting Smart Meter deployment initiatives.
- Evaluate business processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend scalable solutions.
- Facilitate meetings and presentations to communicate project updates, requirements, and recommendations.
- Collaborate with program management, operations, IT, and business stakeholders to align deployment activities across multiple workstreams.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, business process documentation, and deployment procedures.
- Communicate technical Smart Meter specification changes and monitor progress against project milestones.
- Develop integration test plans for gas metering systems across internal and external environments.
- Perform data mapping between client-server applications and SAP based on business requirements.
- Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) and validate end-to-end Smart Meter data across enterprise systems.
- Monitor stakeholder changes and deployment interdependencies throughout the Smart Metering Program.
- Support change management initiatives, business process standardization, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Maintain Smart Meter deployment best practices and ensure solutions align with long-term program objectives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- Five to seven years of Business Analyst experience.
- Experience gathering business requirements and supporting enterprise technology implementations.
- Experience working with SAP in a business or systems environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Power BI, and Google BigQuery.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business process improvement skills.
- Experience supporting system integration, testing, user acceptance testing, and data validation activities.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while working independently and collaborating across cross-functional teams.