Business Analyst, Geospatial
Gannett Fleming, Richmond, VA, United States
Business Analyst
GFT is seeking a Business Analyst to join our Geospatial Team in either Baltimore, MD, Nashville, TN, or Richmond, VA! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at the office.
Working on the geospatial team offers a unique opportunity to harness the latest geospatial technology and data analytics to drive operational efficiency and innovation. As part of our dynamic team, you'll collaborate on projects that enhance data management and provide actionable insights for diverse clients, transforming how organizations use data to meet their goals. Join us to help bring science and art to organizing, integrating, and visualizing information in a way that prioritizes collaboration and creates enterprise solutions. Discover some of our signature geospatial projects here.
What you'll be challenged to do: This is an excellent career opportunity for an experienced, motivated Business Analyst who thrives in a collaborative team environment. As a Business Analyst, you will demonstrate experience with documenting complex business processes, eliciting business requirements, modeling business process, compiling use cases and user stories, and supporting the design of workflows and operations. You must thrive in a high energy environment, excel at working without significant supervision, be independently motivated, outgoing, diplomatic, detailed, schedule driven and accountable.
In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
Participate in requirements elicitation with client to define needs
Document As-Is environment and business workflows
Model business processes
Support the compilation of To-Be environment and business workflows
Participate in agile and waterfall software development lifecycles
Author requirements, design, and training documentation
Support training materials and support training class delivery based on varying client needs
Work in multi-disciplinary project teams made up of software developers, business analysts, GIS analysts, technical managers, and business subject matter experts
Participate in project team meetings with client mgmt. and other contractors
Document meeting minutes, draft business needs assessments, and perform gap analysis
Resolve problems within working teams and with clients
Compile user stories with the requisite details and acceptance criteria
Develop and execute test cases to confirm system requirements
Generate mock-ups, wireframes, or related graphics to illustrate requirements or workflows.
Work with developers to clarify requirements throughout the application development process
What you will bring to our firm:
Bachelor's degree required, preferably Computer Science, Geography, GIS, Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field.
Minimum of 3 years' experience in business operations and workflow analysis, training, client relations, public speaking, technical writing and/or project life cycle documentation
Familiarity and experience on agile and waterfall projects
Excellent verbal communication and organizational skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience with MS Office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to work directly with clients to gather requirements based on their needs and translate those requirements into tasks for developers
Ability to operate as a member of a project team tasked to complete scheduled deliverables for a client
What we prefer you bring:
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or other professional certifications related to the professions of Business Analysis or Project Management
Familiarity with GIS and/or geospatial technology
Experience with Azure DevOps and/or JIRA
Experience working as a consultant with government clients
Experience managing small projects
Compensation: The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $115,000. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.
Featured Benefits: Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment. Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan. Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual. Tuition reimbursement for continued education. Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships that's why we're the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry's brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.
Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century's experience, together we're building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.
Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.
GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.
Sponsorship not offered for this position.
Location: Baltimore, MD; Richmond, VA; Nashville, TN Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Employment Status: Full-Time
GFT is seeking a Business Analyst to join our Geospatial Team in either Baltimore, MD, Nashville, TN, or Richmond, VA! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at the office.
Working on the geospatial team offers a unique opportunity to harness the latest geospatial technology and data analytics to drive operational efficiency and innovation. As part of our dynamic team, you'll collaborate on projects that enhance data management and provide actionable insights for diverse clients, transforming how organizations use data to meet their goals. Join us to help bring science and art to organizing, integrating, and visualizing information in a way that prioritizes collaboration and creates enterprise solutions. Discover some of our signature geospatial projects here.
What you'll be challenged to do: This is an excellent career opportunity for an experienced, motivated Business Analyst who thrives in a collaborative team environment. As a Business Analyst, you will demonstrate experience with documenting complex business processes, eliciting business requirements, modeling business process, compiling use cases and user stories, and supporting the design of workflows and operations. You must thrive in a high energy environment, excel at working without significant supervision, be independently motivated, outgoing, diplomatic, detailed, schedule driven and accountable.
In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
Participate in requirements elicitation with client to define needs
Document As-Is environment and business workflows
Model business processes
Support the compilation of To-Be environment and business workflows
Participate in agile and waterfall software development lifecycles
Author requirements, design, and training documentation
Support training materials and support training class delivery based on varying client needs
Work in multi-disciplinary project teams made up of software developers, business analysts, GIS analysts, technical managers, and business subject matter experts
Participate in project team meetings with client mgmt. and other contractors
Document meeting minutes, draft business needs assessments, and perform gap analysis
Resolve problems within working teams and with clients
Compile user stories with the requisite details and acceptance criteria
Develop and execute test cases to confirm system requirements
Generate mock-ups, wireframes, or related graphics to illustrate requirements or workflows.
Work with developers to clarify requirements throughout the application development process
What you will bring to our firm:
Bachelor's degree required, preferably Computer Science, Geography, GIS, Engineering, Management Information Systems or related field.
Minimum of 3 years' experience in business operations and workflow analysis, training, client relations, public speaking, technical writing and/or project life cycle documentation
Familiarity and experience on agile and waterfall projects
Excellent verbal communication and organizational skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience with MS Office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to work directly with clients to gather requirements based on their needs and translate those requirements into tasks for developers
Ability to operate as a member of a project team tasked to complete scheduled deliverables for a client
What we prefer you bring:
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or other professional certifications related to the professions of Business Analysis or Project Management
Familiarity with GIS and/or geospatial technology
Experience with Azure DevOps and/or JIRA
Experience working as a consultant with government clients
Experience managing small projects
Compensation: The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $115,000. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.
Featured Benefits: Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment. Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan. Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual. Tuition reimbursement for continued education. Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations Incentive compensation for eligible positions.
At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships that's why we're the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry's brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.
Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century's experience, together we're building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.
Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property GFT.
GFT does require the successful completion of a criminal background check for all advertised positions.
Sponsorship not offered for this position.
Location: Baltimore, MD; Richmond, VA; Nashville, TN Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Employment Status: Full-Time