GIS Business Analyst

• Job Title: GIS Business Analyst
• Location: Houston, TX
• Work Arrangement: Onsite
• Duration: 6 months
• GBaMS ReqID: 10933137
• Business Vertical: CL-ERU
• Parent: IS-Utilities-America-Parent
• Child: IS-Utilities-NA-1.3

Position Summary

• Seeking an experienced Business Analyst with 5+ years of experience supporting:
  • Business systems
  • Technology initiatives
  • Cross-functional projects
  • Process improvement programs
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and expectation-setting skills.
• Experience driving process improvements and supporting projects from initiation through implementation.
• GIS, spatial data, and asset management experience is highly desirable.
• Strong skills in:
  • Communication
  • Organization
  • Facilitation
  • Project coordination
• Comfortable working across:
  • Business teams
  • Operational teams
  • Technical teams

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand:
  • Strategic objectives
  • Operational challenges
  • Technology needs
• Elicit, document, analyze, and validate:
  • Business requirements
  • Functional requirements
  • Technical requirements
• Create:
  • Business process maps
  • Workflow diagrams
  • Use cases
  • User stories
  • Process documentation
• Facilitate:
  • Workshops
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Requirements-gathering sessions
• Manage requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure requirements remain aligned with business goals.
• Support solution design.
• Maintain requirements traceability.

Project Delivery & Coordination

• Support project managers and business leaders with:
  • Planning
  • Execution
  • Delivery of technology initiatives
• Coordinate:
  • Project activities
  • Milestones
  • Risks
  • Issues
  • Action items
• Facilitate project meetings.
• Prepare agendas and document decisions.
• Track follow-up actions.
• Assist with:
  • Project scope
  • Prioritization
  • Resource coordination
  • Stakeholder communications
• Monitor project progress.
• Identify risks proactively and develop mitigation strategies.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Serve as a liaison between:
  • Business users
  • Technology teams
  • Vendors
  • Leadership
• Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
• Build strong relationships across departments and organizational levels.
• Prepare:
  • Executive presentations
  • Reports
  • Project status updates
• Facilitate consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.

GIS & Data Management

• Support GIS-related:
  • Business processes
  • Applications
  • Data workflows
• Define business requirements for:
  • Spatial data
  • Mapping applications
  • Mobile solutions
  • Location-based analytics
• Help ensure data:
  • Quality
  • Governance
  • Consistency
• Support enterprise GIS solutions and associated data management processes.

Change Management & Training

• Assess and support change management activities for new systems and processes.
• Develop:
  • Training materials
  • User guides
  • Process documentation
• Facilitate training sessions.
• Support user onboarding.
• Drive user adoption.
• Gather user feedback for continuous improvement opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in:
  • Business
  • Information Systems
  • GIS
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Related discipline
• Degree is preferred but not required.
• Relevant professional experience, technical training, industry certifications, or demonstrated Business Analysis expertise may be considered.
• Strong understanding of geospatial concepts and spatial data management.
• Minimum 5 years of Business Analyst experience supporting:
  • Business systems
  • Technology initiatives
  • Process improvement programs
• Proven experience gathering and documenting business requirements.
• Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies.
• Experience facilitating:
  • Stakeholder workshops
  • Requirements sessions
• Strong:
  • Analytical skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Problem-solving skills
• Excellent:
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication
  • Presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with:
  • Microsoft Office/Product Suite
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Project collaboration tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GIS platforms such as:
  • ArcGIS Suite
  • ArcGIS Enterprise
  • Related geospatial technologies
• Experience supporting:
  • Pipelines
  • Asset management
  • Operations
• Knowledge of:
  • Data governance
  • Data quality
  • Data integrations
  • Reporting solutions
• Experience with:
  • Microsoft Power Platform
  • Power BI
  • Azure
  • SQL
  • Data analytics tools
• Preferred certifications:
  • CBAP
  • PMI-PBA
  • PMP
  • Agile
  • Scrum

Key Skills / Resume Keywords

• GIS Business Analyst
• Business Analysis
• GIS
• Geographic Information Systems
• Spatial Data
• Geospatial
• ArcGIS
• ArcGIS Enterprise
• Requirements Gathering
• Requirements Management
• Business Requirements
• Functional Requirements
• Technical Requirements
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Mapping
• Workflow Diagrams
• User Stories
• Use Cases
• Stakeholder Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Project Coordination
• Change Management
• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• Data Integration
• Asset Management
• Pipeline Operations
• Power BI
• Power Platform
• Azure
• SQL
• Data Analytics