DPR Construction

Project Planning and Execution Data Analytics Lead

Dallas, TX

Full-time

About This Job

Job Description

The Project Planning & Execution Data Analytics Lead is responsible for working closely with cross-functional teams in our Project Planning and Execution (PP&E) Integrated Workgroup (IWG) to build relationships, identify pain points, create and drive data strategy, and deliver actionable insights. The PP&E Integrated Workgroup is comprised of leaders from the business and technology functions who support the strategic planning and delivery of critical technology and analytics to drive the business forward. It includes Preconstruction, Scheduling, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Design-to-Build and other related workgroups. This Business Intelligence Analyst Lead role is part of the Data Analytics team and will ensure DPR is moving towards data-driven decisions based on insights derived from integrated business processes, systems, and analytics.

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership / Roadmap / Execution / Delivery

•

Participate in and collaborate with the PP&E Integrated Workgroup and Functional teams to align Data Analytics (DA) efforts with business objectives and goals

•

Create, maintain, and execute on data analytics roadmap for stakeholder groups in alignment with overall goals and objectives

•

Identify business sponsors and create and manage business steering committees (or similar), as needed

•

Drive conversations with stakeholders to fully understand and document pain points. Drive strategic conversations focusing on successful outcomes and actions they are trying to drive

•

Translate business pain points into data requirements

•

Maintain a deep understanding of the customer’s processes, tools, and goals

•

Develop and maintain relationships with business stakeholders

•

Coordinate and support Citizen Data Analysts within your function and/or region

Visualization / Storytelling:

•

Work with stakeholders to understand and align on business requirements

•

Create and maintain dashboards and reports to deliver key analytics

•

Deliver actionable insights to improve business processes and drive strategic conversations

•

Track and monitor usage metrics to understand and measure adoption/impact of analytics

•

Complete Ad-Hoc analyses as required

Troubleshoot Issues / Failures:

•

Identify root source of data integrity issues (report, dataflows (DFLs), data warehouse, source system)

•

Troubleshoot and solution data integrity issues in visualization tool

Data Modeling and ETL:

•

Create complex data models in visualization tool, and make transformations as needed

•

Query Data Warehouse using SQL to quickly analyze datasets

•

Clean data, as required

•

Identify potential new datasets to add to the Data Warehouse

•

Identify potential new integrations between source systems and the Data Warehouse

•

Work with Technical Analysts to build requirements for views in DBT and the data warehouse

Documentation

•

Work with Data Engineering in the development and maintenance of the data catalog

•

Create and maintain documentation of queries, transformations, and refreshes for reports

Security / Governance

•

Follow, implement, and enhance data security and governance guidelines

•

Create, maintain, and implement security for DFLs

•

Review requests and grant access to DFLs, Reports, and Apps, as needed

•

Create and maintain RLS in visualization tool, where needed

•

Work with business stakeholders to understand and set security requirements, with regards to build access and view access

Change Management

•

Complete impact analysis on reports when changes are made to source systems or tables upstream

•

Identify, quantify, and communicate impacts to stakeholders and customers

Coordination / Collaboration / Prioritization

•

Identify opportunities for data collaboration and integration between disciplines

•

Coordinate alignment, as applicable, across other T&I groups

•

Identify opportunities for AI/ML/Data Science efforts and work with those teams on project delivery

•

Work with stakeholders to prioritize requests and initiatives based on business impact and resourcing

•

Participate in Integrated Workgroup meetings to align support functions

Training / Data Literacy

•

Train end-users on how to use and interpret information/insights on deployed dashboards/reports

•

Train end-users on how to build reports themselves

•

Provide “on-the-job’ training to business stakeholders when needed

•

Work with Data Engineering and others to develop and maintain tool for Self Service Analytics

•

Increase data literacy of business stakeholders through targeted trainings and conversations

•

Identify opportunities to improve data literacy throughout DPR

Data SME

•

Operate as the Subject Matter Expert for the PP&E business across data availability, quality, processes, and technology for all workgroups within the PP&E Integrated Workgroup

•

Maintain understanding of our data pipeline architecture to be able to articulate why we use it and its benefits/limitations for end users

•

Ensure source of truth system(s) are identified and operational

Qualifications

•

Master’s degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related, plus three (3) years of experience in the application of data to solve problems, or Bachelor’s degree in one of the above plus five (5) years of experience.

•

Construction Project Controls experience including industry trends, terminology, and typical processes is strongly preferred.

•

Scheduling, preconstruction and/or VDC experience strongly preferred.

•

Experience in data visualization/BI tools – Power BI strongly preferred - including creating and maintaining dataflows.

•

Proven analytic skills, including data mining, evaluation, analysis, and visualization.

•

Skilled at analysis and providing relevant information people need to succeed in their roles to formulate accurate decisions and take appropriate action.

•

Ability to create data models and understand dependencies between source systems.

•

Experience with consuming APIs from the client side including REST and GraphQL.

•

Basic knowledge of SQL scripting required.

•

Knowledge of statistics and ability to translate this into non-technical, layman’s terms.

•

Proven track record of translating business pain points into data requirements.

•

Proven track record of identifying and solving complex problems with data.

•

Passion for the use of data and business intelligence principles and their ability to optimize business outcomes.

•

Understanding of how business decisions are evaluated across operations, finance, risk and people practices, and ability to apply this understanding to identify opportunities for improved decision making.

•

Advanced business acumen and working knowledge of typical company operations, including how business decisions are evaluated, and the ability to apply this understanding to identify opportunities for improved decision making.

•

Excellent organizational, leadership, interpersonal, communication (written, verbal and visual), and analytical skills are needed.

•

Demonstrated success in building trusted relationships with internal/external clients and customers.

•

A drive to do what it takes to get the job done, including taking on different roles and responsibilities and adapting to changing environments.

•

Ability to navigate ambiguity and work independently to identify and execute on IWG priorities without constant direction.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at

www.dpr.com/careers

.

Project Planning and Execution Data Analytics Lead

About This Job

Job Description

Responsibilities

Visualization / Storytelling:

Troubleshoot Issues / Failures:

Data Modeling and ETL:

Documentation

Security / Governance

Change Management

Coordination / Collaboration / Prioritization

Training / Data Literacy

Data SME

Qualifications

Explore our open opportunities at

www.dpr.com/careers

.

Similar Jobs

Trending Jobs

Assistant General Manager, Navy Yard Electric Utility

Electrical Engineer

Accounts Payable Clerk

Apprentice Lineman

Attorney

contract landman

Apprentice Lineman I

Oil and Gas Land and Title Analyst - SAM Associate II

Lineworker Apprentice I

Associate Attorney

Senior Landman

JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN - WOODLAND PARK

Apprentice Lineman

Electrical Designer

Contracts Administrator

Natural Gas Utility Laborer

Operator Assistant Trainee - Frac Acid

Residential Helper

Tank Wagon Driver - CDL B

Floorhand 2