Business Analyst II & III
Avista
Date: 1 week ago
City: Spokane, WA
Contract type: Full time
Closes: January 21, 2025
Starting Range: $71,741 to $106,174
Full Range: $71,741 to $118,425
Job Description
As a member of the Energy Delivery Technology team, your role is to support end users, analyze problems, and resolve issues with the goal of satisfying end users and ensuring our business processes run smoothly within our technology in Energy Delivery. This role performs professional, technical, and analytical work in support of business unit or enterprise-wide Company projects and programs. This role will work with end users to define business needs, understand current-state environments, and champion change initiatives. Business Analysts apply knowledge of Company program areas and data to define and implement solutions to meet varying customer needs. This role will also analyze business processes and workflows with the objective of finding out how they can be improved. Duties include facilitating discussions to elicit information required to develop requirements; gathering and using data to analyze, design, test and evolve solutions; and assisting and leading as needed through change to future-state environments.
Requirements
Business Analyst II: The Business Analyst II position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field (information systems, business administration, statistical analysis, science, math, computer science, or a related technical field) and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. General knowledge of a variety of end-user tools and applications, such as CC&B, Maximo, Cognos, MS Office, GL Wand, SQL, Tableau, or advanced Excel is desired. Understanding of utility business and operations preferred. Related project management and business analysis experience preferred. Ability to create moderately complex queries within a domain. Ability to perceive and define cause-and-effect relationships in business processes and systems. Skill in understanding the implications of new information for current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Demonstrated skill in the use of analytical tools and data analysis methods.
Business Analyst III: The Business Analyst III position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field (information systems, business administration, statistical analysis, science, math, computer science, or a related technical field) and a minimum of 6 years of professional experience of increasingly complex business analysis and project management experience. Working knowledge of a variety of end-user tools and applications, such as CC&B, Maximo, Cognos, MS Office, GL Wand, SQL, Tableau, advanced Excel, ARC GIS, SCADA, Visual Studio, Visio, Adobe Pro, Project, TFS or Pi is desired. Related project management, business analysis experience, and knowledge of utility business and operations required. Ability to develop level-appropriate procedures. Ability to create complex queries within a domain. Skill in researching, writing, and presenting complex analysis. Demonstrated ability at conducting and analyzing complex analysis and research and communicating results to a broad variety of audiences.
Other Combinations Of Education And Experience May Be Considered.
Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with an additional day determined by the employee and manager.
BA II: Hiring Range: $71,741 - $92,905 Full Range: $71,741 - $103,486
BA III: Hiring Range: $81,672 - $106,174 Full Range: $81,672 - $118,425
To Apply
We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee’s various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.
Complete an online application and attach your resume and cover letter to your profile. In your cover letter, please include something you are proud of.
All documents must be attached to your application at the time of submitting your application for review. No documents can be attached after you click "Submit".
Benefits
At Avista, we believe our employees are essential. Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve. The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us. We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more. In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in. To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.
Pre-employment Screening Requirements
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.
Avista’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment, Affirmative Action efforts, and Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, protected veterans, and all others. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.
Equity and diversity in our workplace is important to us. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like assistance.
Starting Range: $71,741 to $106,174
Full Range: $71,741 to $118,425
Job Description
As a member of the Energy Delivery Technology team, your role is to support end users, analyze problems, and resolve issues with the goal of satisfying end users and ensuring our business processes run smoothly within our technology in Energy Delivery. This role performs professional, technical, and analytical work in support of business unit or enterprise-wide Company projects and programs. This role will work with end users to define business needs, understand current-state environments, and champion change initiatives. Business Analysts apply knowledge of Company program areas and data to define and implement solutions to meet varying customer needs. This role will also analyze business processes and workflows with the objective of finding out how they can be improved. Duties include facilitating discussions to elicit information required to develop requirements; gathering and using data to analyze, design, test and evolve solutions; and assisting and leading as needed through change to future-state environments.
Requirements
Business Analyst II: The Business Analyst II position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field (information systems, business administration, statistical analysis, science, math, computer science, or a related technical field) and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. General knowledge of a variety of end-user tools and applications, such as CC&B, Maximo, Cognos, MS Office, GL Wand, SQL, Tableau, or advanced Excel is desired. Understanding of utility business and operations preferred. Related project management and business analysis experience preferred. Ability to create moderately complex queries within a domain. Ability to perceive and define cause-and-effect relationships in business processes and systems. Skill in understanding the implications of new information for current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Demonstrated skill in the use of analytical tools and data analysis methods.
Business Analyst III: The Business Analyst III position requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field (information systems, business administration, statistical analysis, science, math, computer science, or a related technical field) and a minimum of 6 years of professional experience of increasingly complex business analysis and project management experience. Working knowledge of a variety of end-user tools and applications, such as CC&B, Maximo, Cognos, MS Office, GL Wand, SQL, Tableau, advanced Excel, ARC GIS, SCADA, Visual Studio, Visio, Adobe Pro, Project, TFS or Pi is desired. Related project management, business analysis experience, and knowledge of utility business and operations required. Ability to develop level-appropriate procedures. Ability to create complex queries within a domain. Skill in researching, writing, and presenting complex analysis. Demonstrated ability at conducting and analyzing complex analysis and research and communicating results to a broad variety of audiences.
Other Combinations Of Education And Experience May Be Considered.
Hybrid work options are available for this role. The successful candidate will be required to work at our Spokane, Washington headquarters at least 3 days per week including Mondays and Tuesdays with an additional day determined by the employee and manager.
BA II: Hiring Range: $71,741 - $92,905 Full Range: $71,741 - $103,486
BA III: Hiring Range: $81,672 - $106,174 Full Range: $81,672 - $118,425
To Apply
We encourage you to apply as many of our positions have step progressions to account for an incoming employee’s various levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.
Complete an online application and attach your resume and cover letter to your profile. In your cover letter, please include something you are proud of.
All documents must be attached to your application at the time of submitting your application for review. No documents can be attached after you click "Submit".
Benefits
At Avista, we believe our employees are essential. Through them we deliver value to our customers and the communities we serve. The physical, mental, and financial health and well-being of our employees and their families are important to us. We are committed to offering a comprehensive total rewards program comprised of an externally competitive, internally equitable compensation structure and a benefits package that allows us to retain and attract a diverse, engaged, and skilled workforce. Our benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, retirement benefits, incentive plans, wellness resources, time-off programs and much more. In addition to our total rewards program, the Pacific Northwest offers abundant outdoor recreation, four distinct seasons, and all the amenities and activities an individual or family might be interested in. To learn more, please visit our benefits website at https://avistabenefits.com/.
Pre-employment Screening Requirements
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug test, background check and motor vehicle records review.
Avista’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Avista is a safe, inclusive workplace for people of all backgrounds, and we are committed to Equal Opportunity Employment, Affirmative Action efforts, and Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, protected veterans, and all others. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, sensory, mental or physical disability (unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification), Veteran status or any other classification protected by nondiscrimination laws.
Equity and diversity in our workplace is important to us. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you require any special accommodations to participate fully in our recruitment process. Avista will make reasonable accommodation to assist a qualified person with a disability in the job application, interview process, and to perform the essential functions of the job whenever possible, where undue hardship would not be created for Avista. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like assistance.
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