Utility Business Analyst

AspenTech•Medina, MN

46d

About The Position

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community. The Role DGM’s (Digital Grid Management) Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) is a high growth area in our business that unlocks an electric distribution utility’s ability to monitor, manage, control, and optimize the grid. You will use your experience with distribution/transmission operations, ADMS systems, and business processes to lead and advise utility clients through all aspects of the successful implementation of our ADMS solutions. You will act as a trusted advisor who is able to engage with all levels of the utility from field crews to executive management. You will have the opportunity to work with DGM functional teams including ADMS Application Engineers, the Architecture and Product Solution teams, and our Software Development organization. You will influence and provide guidance on the future direction of ADMS products and be a “voice for the utility” within DGM. This exciting role will report to the Manager, OMS Power Systems Engineering.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 to 4 years of business analysis or project implementation experience in the utility industry, preferably in the distribution space.
Ability to travel to domestic and international customer sites.
Experience working in utility operations or engineering support or experience with electrical utility control systems (SCADA, EMS, GMS, DMS, OMS, DERMS).
Strong oral and written communication skills, organizational and interpersonal skills, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to multi-task on several projects in parallel in a fast-paced environment.
Strong commitment to providing superior customer service.

Responsibilities

Lead ADMS business process reviews for electric distribution utility clients to understand As-Is and document To-Be process mappings.
Perform contractual requirements analysis on ADMS projects identifying areas of potential concern for project teams.
Leverage knowledge of distribution or transmission system operations to provide insight, guidance, and recommendations to ADMS clients, project teams and product development throughout the life of a project.
Advocate the importance of project change management to help build knowledge and support within ADMS projects.
Assist ADMS project implementation teams, as needed, performing analysis, design, and test authoring.