Project Analyst

Koch•Wichita, KS

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Koch Ag & Energy Solutions (KAES) is seeking a Project Analyst to work with Turnaround and Project teams across the KAES fleet, helping them use data and analytics to make better and faster decisions. The role partners closely with internal customers to understand business needs, identify opportunities to improve how information is used, and turn complex project and turnaround data into clear, actionable insights. The successful candidate builds trusted relationships across the organization, collaborates with varied stakeholders, and encourages consistent data and analytics practices. This is a highly collaborative role suited to someone curious, comfortable with ambiguity, and motivated to solve business problems through data, relationships, and continuous improvement. The position is based at the main campus in Wichita, Kansas. The position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Requirements

A degree in Business, Analytics, Engineering, a technical field, or a related field, or relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree.
Experience using data, reporting, or analytics to solve business problems or support decision-making.
Experience collaborating with customers or cross-functional stakeholders to understand needs and develop solutions.
Experience communicating information, recommendations, or insights to stakeholders with varying levels of technical knowledge.
Experience building relationships and influencing change or adoption without direct authority.
Experience managing multiple priorities and determining where work can create the most value.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing dashboards, reports, visualizations, or other analytical tools used to support business decisions.
Experience with analytics and reporting tools such as Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Alteryx, or similar platforms.
Experience working with project, turnaround, maintenance, operations, industrial, or construction teams.
Experience facilitating customer conversations to define problems, identify opportunities, and translate needs into analytical solutions.
Experience improving or standardizing business processes, metrics, or reporting.
Familiarity with SQL, Python, data modeling, or similar analytical techniques.

Responsibilities

Partner with Project, Turnaround, and other business teams to understand their needs, challenges, and decision-making processes.
Translate business questions and complex data into meaningful insights, reports, and analytics that support decision-making.
Build relationships with internal customers and identify opportunities for improvement.
Collaborate across teams to develop consistent metrics, reporting practices, and definitions for project and turnaround data.
Develop and improve dashboards and reporting solutions that make information easier to understand and act upon.
Influence stakeholders to adopt common data practices, reporting approaches, and analytical solutions.
Facilitate conversations across teams to align differing priorities, processes, or data needs.
Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve reporting, and increase the value teams receive from data.
Partner with IT and data teams when technical support or scalable solutions are needed.
Experiment with analytical approaches and tools to improve work and decision-making.