Business Data Analyst Senior Wage

Title: Business Data Analyst Senior Wage

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist III

Hiring Range: $39.12 - $63.57

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location:Dept of Transportation

Agency Website:www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

Our Structure and Bridge Division is seeking a Business Data Analyst Senior (Wage) to join our team. The Business Data Analyst Senior will identify, define, document, and make recommendations regarding repeatable data services and data management processes needed to support the business. Additionally, the selected candidate will identify opportunities to automate business support, as well as design and implement the automation when feasible.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:
• Cross-Functional Initiatives: Performing high level analysis as needed to support cross-functional initiatives. Coordinating across divisions and districts to ensure consistency, performance, and reliability of analytical tools.
• Innovation: Working collaboratively with internal and external customers to identify and implement innovative solutions to help improve the quality of Division products and services. Build upon knowledge and understanding of Division and Agency business practices to design and implement tools to support and improve performance.
• Agency Wide Initiatives: Supporting the Division's role in providing data and analysis to support agency wide initiatives. Implementing effective quality assurance and quality control strategies to ensure data and analysis is correct and responsive to the request. Employing knowledge of Division and Agency data sources to accurately and effectively provide data and information.
• Other Duties as Assigned: Applying business knowledge and technical expertise in developing tools to help make data driven decisions, report on program performance, and build efficiencies into daily work products and processes.
• Responding to ad-hoc requests for information.
• Developing recommendations and maintaining documentation for improvements to existing data, systems and processes in support of business activities and providing technical assistance for developed applications to all end users.
• Ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations and policies.
• Identifying opportunities to automate processes, propose solutions for automation, and implement them.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated skill developing and managing large data sets and integrating data from different sources and across different platforms.
• Knowledge of theory and principles of database development, data management, business process improvement, and performance management.
• Skill in working with business and financial information systems.
• Proficient use of Microsoft software with a focus on Access and Excel.
• Ability to apply logic and reasoning to identify and analyze problem areas and recommend various solutions consistent with applicable regulations and policies.
• Skill in oral and written communication to build effective relationships.

Additional Considerations

• Knowledge of federal and state transportation regulations and policies.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of project development.
• Experience working with large data sets. Experience working in teams to solve complex problems.
• Experience defining a business need, identifying a solution, implementing the solution, and monitoring performance.
• Experience automating business processes is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft Forms, Power BI, and Microsoft Power Automate is a plus.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Information Management Systems, Technology, Communications or related field desired.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a "Virginia Values Veterans" (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Contact Information

Name: Shiron Haskins

Email: shiron.haskins@vdot.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.