Business Analyst

Full Job Description

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in Transmission Strategy & Business Management (TAS), Transmission Chief of Staff (TA), Transmission Services (T).

A successful candidate in the Business Analyst position will serve as a Business Analyst to evaluate Transmission project business proposals, plan and oversee project execution.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as 1) researching, analyzing, and evaluating business initiatives to ensure the implementation of process improvements or policy decisions; and 2) developing or identifying project deliverables, and coordinating communication, milestones and schedules to ensure successful completion of assigned initiatives.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience.

Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations.

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

As a Business Analyst, you will: Interpret and apply a wide range of concepts and practices related to business management, including business case preparation; financial planning and decision-making.

Perform risk analysis to predict likely outcomes based on factors such as available financial programming levels, cross-functional and portfolio integration requirements.

Collaborate with advisory groups and implementation teams to ensure systems and process support are operational and that critical employee competencies are available prior to implementing each phase of the plan.

Integrate in-flight projects into the overall Portfolio based on priorities and other business factors, develops an approach to ensure successful project execution.

Lead and manage the planning and execution of milestones, schedules and tasks to ensure successful completion of assigned initiatives.

Identify risk factors to successful implementation of cross-functional process improvements and systems and develops/implements mitigation plans.