Business Analyst - Asset & Records Control- Multiple FE locations

FirstEnergy Corp; Holmdel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstEnergy Corp. seeks a data analytics professional to support engineers and asset management stakeholders by analyzing asset, maintenance, and performance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.

You will develop business requirements, create recurring reports and dashboards, and prepare executive summaries for leadership. The role emphasizes collaboration, documentation, and cross-functional support across reliability, planning, and investment decisions.

Qualifications

• Two- or four-year degree in Management, Analytics or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of related work experience required.
• Experience supporting business, engineering, operations, or asset management teams with reporting and analytics.
• Ability to translate stakeholder needs into reporting solutions and process improvements.
• Strong communication, presentation, organizational, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze asset, maintenance, operational, inspection, and performance data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Develop business requirements and practical improvements to reports, analytics, and documentation.
• Create recurring reports, dashboards, and executive presentations to support planning and investment decisions.
• Prepare clear leadership-ready summaries and data visualizations for various internal partners.
• Coordinate data collection, performance indicators, and asset information programs.
• Develop training materials and process documentation for asset management programs.
• Support multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholder requests with occasional travel.
• Contribute to safety and FirstEnergy Values in daily work.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Presentation

Stakeholder management

Reporting

Documentation

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in Management, Analytics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Maximo

SAP

Cascade

SharePoint

PowerPoint

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.