Business Analyst - Asset & Records Control- Multiple FE locations

FirstEnergy Corp; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp in Akron, OH seeks a data analytics professional to support asset management and reliability planning. You will transform data into actionable insights, develop executive-ready reports, and maintain dashboards and planning materials for leadership and cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes strong communication, stakeholder collaboration, and the ability to translate business needs into reporting solutions and process improvements within the asset management ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Two- or four-year degree in Management, Business Administration, Analytics, Engineering Technology, or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of related work experience required.
• Experience supporting business, engineering, operations, or asset management teams through reporting, analytics, presentations, documentation, and process improvement.
• Ability to analyze complex data and develop clear recommendations related to performance, reliability, risk, planning, or operational improvement.
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and collaboration skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Analyze asset, maintenance, operational, inspection, and performance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop business requirements and practical improvements to reports, analytics, and documentation.
• Create recurring reports, dashboards, presentations, and portfolio planning materials to support reliability and investment decisions.
• Prepare executive summaries and data visualizations for leadership and internal partners.
• Coordinate with engineering, asset management, and other stakeholders to analyze asset data across the fleet.
• Support data collection, reporting processes, performance indicators, and asset information programs.
• Develop training materials and process documentation for asset management programs.
• Provide analytics and presentation support for special projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Organize multiple workstreams and stakeholder requests, with travel and storm duty as needed.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Reporting

Presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Analytics/Engineering related

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Maximo

Cascade

SAP

SharePoint

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Support engineers and asset management stakeholders by analyzing asset, maintenance, operational, inspection, and performance data to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop business requirements and recommend practical improvements to reports, analytics, processes, procedures, and documentation.
• Develop and maintain recurring reports, dashboards, presentations, portfolio planning materials, and business summaries that support reliability, planning, and investment decisions.
• Prepare clear presentations, executive summaries, data visualizations, and decision-support materials for leadership, engineering, asset management, Asset Information & Tools, FE Utilities, and other internal partners.
• Analyze asset population, application, condition, performance, and risk data across the FirstEnergy fleet in coordination with engineering, asset management, Asset Information & Tools, and other stakeholders.
• Support data collection, reporting processes, performance indicators, and asset information programs.
• Develop training materials, job aids, process documentation, and communication materials for new and existing asset management programs.
• Provide business analysis, reporting, analytics, and presentation support for special projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Organize and manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, priorities, and stakeholder requests while supporting periodic local travel, occasional overnight stays, storm duty support, and special projects as assigned.
• Support a safe work environment and demonstrate FirstEnergy Values and Behaviors.

Qualifications:

• Two- or four-year degree in Management, Business Administration, Analytics, Engineering Technology, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of related work experience required.
• Experience supporting business, engineering, operations, or asset management teams through reporting, analytics, presentations, documentation, and process improvement.
• Ability to analyze complex data and develop clear recommendations related to performance, reliability, risk, planning, work management, or operational improvement.
• Ability to translate stakeholder needs into business requirements, reporting solutions, process improvements, procedures, standards, and documentation.
• Strong analytical, communication, presentation, organizational, work management, and collaboration skills, with sound judgment and attention to detail.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Preferred: Understanding of utility operations, asset management, transmission, distribution, substations, or related operational technology.
• Experience developing executive presentations, leadership updates, recurring reports, dashboards, data visualizations, and business summaries.
• Ability to interpret business processes, operational data, equipment records, work history, and asset information to support decision-making.
• Experience with reporting, analytics, data quality, process documentation, stakeholder coordination, work planning, or portfolio planning support.
• Experience using asset management, maintenance, reporting, or data tools such as Cascade, Power BI, SAP, Maximo, SQL, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, or similar tools.

All employees must have a FirstEnergy computer account to apply for jobs. If you are unsure whether you have an account, please contact the IT Service Desk at 330-315-4357, Option 1 - 1, for assistance.