Construction Project Business Analyst

Job ID
135035
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Pay Rate
$60 - $63 an hour
Location
Work from home

Talascend is currently seeking an Construction Project Business Analyst for a contract opportunity with our client in Seattle, Washington.

Overview

the business analyst supports large information technology projects, focusing on the implementation of a construction portfolio, project, and resource management system for a municipal electric utility. the role involves defining requirements, process design, stakeholder engagement, procurement support, testing, and ensuring business readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation across business and technical domains
  • Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices across all project phases
  • Perform fit-gap analysis to evaluate solution alignment with utility construction and portfolio management needs
  • Translate business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications
  • Develop current-state and future-state process maps for construction portfolio, project, and resource workflows
  • Define use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria aligned with operational needs
  • Identify process improvements and standardization opportunities across business units
  • Serve as primary liaison between business stakeholders, IT, and vendor teams
  • Facilitate workshops, validation sessions, and decision-making forums to ensure stakeholder alignment
  • Support development of procurement requirements, vendor evaluation criteria, and RFP packages
  • Define UAT strategy, develop test scripts, and support execution of user acceptance testing
  • Validate readiness for deployment, including procedures, training, and operational transition
  • Support post-go-live validation and stabilization activities

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field, or additional experience in lieu of degree
  • 5+ years of business analyst experience supporting enterprise technology implementations
  • Demonstrated experience delivering at least three project and portfolio management system implementations
  • Proven experience leading requirements elicitation, RTM management, and stakeholder alignment across complex programs
  • Experience supporting full lifecycle delivery including RFP development, vendor selection, testing, and go-live

Preferred Qualifications

  • Utility industry experience is strongly preferred, particularly in electric utilities

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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