Professional - Business Analyst III

6-month contract with possible extension. Hybrid role requiring 4 days per week in Downtown Houston.

About the role

Our client is seeking a qualified Business Analyst to support their 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

• Stay up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Perform metering deployment requirements gathering and analysis across multiple workstreams.
• Conduct meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings via Teams.
• Document and communicate the results of your efforts.
• Effectively communicate insights and plans to cross-functional team members and the program management team.
• Gather 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.
• Develop integration test plans for gas metering systems across internal and external environments.
• Perform data mapping from a client server application to SAP from end-user requirements.
• Perform end-user acceptance testing as part of the project team.
• Validate meter data across an IT architecture solution, end-to-end.
• Update and maintain metering best practices and procedures.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between program stakeholders and metering end-users.
• Guide standardization and IT testing best practices with cross-functional teams.
• Follow change management and sustainability internal practices.
• Evaluate business processes related to metering devices, anticipate requirements, uncover areas for improvement, and develop solutions.
• Lead ongoing reviews of business processes and develop optimization strategies related to the deployment to benefit the long-term program.
• Monitor and report Advanced Metering Project stakeholder changes across workstreams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business management, economics, finance, accounting, or relevant field.
• 5-7 years of experience.

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.

Benefits

• Supplemental benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• 401K program with company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program and access to certification prep, technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure.
• Certification discounts and perks for associations including CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for benefits and resources.
• Access to a certified Career Coach.