What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Analyst II position at The HT Group?
WORK DESCRIPTION : We are recruiting for a high-energy, articulate, and organized individual to support cross-functional teams through technical / functional upgrades and major enhancements of applications, with special focus on geographic information systems and geospatial technology. This position will report to the Program Manager of Projects and Technologies located at the customer's site in Austin, Texas. The Projects and Technologies Program is part of the utility's Advanced Grid Technologies group, focused on core and emerging utility technology. The successful candidate will be responsible for determining customer objectives by analyzing business functions, gathering information, designing process flows to visualize current and future states, and preparing business case content based on net present value analysis. There is a strong preference toward candidates with CAD (computer-aided design) experience.
Essential duties and functions may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Meets with decision makers, system owners and end users to define business, operations requirements and systems goals
- Performs cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in making business decisions
- Assists with requirements gathering sessions to elicit requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to potential system integration solutions
- Creates models, use cases, process flows, specifications, diagrams and charts to provide direction to developers, designers, and vendors
- Writes and delivers reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address portfolio needs
- Coordinates and performs testing, including end-user reviews for modified and new systems, training and other post-implementation and portfolio support
- Conducts weekly and ad hoc meetings on program and program initiatives; track issues through resolution lifecycle; works with team to develop and deliver presentations for use in program related meetings
WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS (Required)
Minimum (Required) : insert specific minimum skills for this Contract Position)
Years
Skills / Experience
Graduation from an accredited (4) four-Year College or university with major course work in a field related to the job plus two (2) years of experience.
Experience may substitute for education for up to (4) years
Experience with distribution utility service technologies, including but not limited to : Maximo, STORMS, GIS (Smallworld or ESRI), Automated Utility Design, Asset Management
Experience in working with computer aided design (CAD) tools, GIS, 3-D modeling software
Ability to facilitate stakeholder workshops, produce meeting minutes, track items to completion
Ability to solicit process steps and produce process maps using Visio or similar application
Ability to write detailed work instructions based on process maps
Experience in principles and practices of mapping, coordinate systems, projections and scale
Preferred (Optional) : insert specific preferred skills for this Contract Position)
Years
Skills / Experience
Experience writing, reviewing requirements, statements of work and contracts
Experience with enterprise level projects and project coordination
Experience in developing Net Present Value and Return on Investment Analysis
Experience with distribution design standards
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