Business Analyst, Physical Assets

RTD - Regional Transportation District of Denver, CO (RTD); United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

RTD is seeking a data‑driven asset management professional to support asset owners in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data to minimize life‑cycle costs, maximize asset value and manage risk. This role contributes to FTA required State of Good Repair assessments and helps embed asset management best practices across RTD.

You will partner with maintenance technicians and contractors to gather performance data, develop criteria, and translate complex metrics into concise reports for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, business, analytics, or related field.
• Minimum of three years of experience analyzing and evaluating business processes and data in asset management.
• Proficiency with asset cost, risk, performance, and decay modeling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops asset management good practice to improve capability.
• Interacts with asset owners, maintenance techs, and contractors to collect data.
• Develops criteria for asset condition verification and component change intervals.
• Authors and analyzes asset level condition, performance, and resource projections.
• Conducts asset condition assessments.
• All job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Asset management

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

EAM systems

Maintenance Reporting Systems

Job description

This position provides support and assistance to asset owners for the collection, compilation and analysis of data in order to make sound business decisions minimizing the life-cycle cost of assets, maximizing value and managing risk. Responsible for the FTA required State of Good Repair asset condition assessments.

RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits (RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops and embeds asset management good practice in the organization in order to continuously improve the asset management capability.
• Interacts with asset owners, maintenance technicians, and contractors to collect maintenance, performance, and asset condition data.
• Develops assessment criteria for verifying the condition of assets; monitors maintenance procedures; establishes criteria for component change out intervals.
• Authors, analyzes and interprets asset level condition, performance reports and resource needs projections.
• Conducts asset condition assessments.
• All job-related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, analytics, business intelligence or a related field.
• A minimum of three years of experience analyzing and evaluating business processes and data preferably in the area of physical asset management.
• Proficiency in working with the principles of physical asset management; asset cost, risk and performance, and asset decay modeling preferred.
• A minimum of three years of experience in data mining.
• A minimum of three years of experience with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems or Maintenance Reporting Systems (MRS) Must have or be able to obtain certification in Asset Management from the Institute of Asset Management within two years of hire date and obtain a Diploma in Asset Management within 5 years of obtaining the certificate.
• Ability to translate mathematical information into concise reports.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to use sound judgment.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively, which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details.
• Ability to work non-standard working days and hours, as needed.
• OR: An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk on even and uneven rocky terrain (ballasted track) and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is regularly required to reach. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, moving trains; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; explosives and risk of radiation. The noise level in some work environment is moderate to high

Application Deadline

This job posting will close on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 11:59 PM. All applications submitted before the deadline will be considered.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• PROFESSIONAL SAFETY: Promotes safety as agency’s number 1 priority in decision-making, reporting, learning, mitigation and follow-up. Zero tolerance for unsafe conditions or acts. Promotes continuous improvement of safety culture.
• COMMUNICATION (D): good written and verbal communication, organized thought processes, polite and respectful of others, adapts presentations to the audience.
• ANALYSIS/PROBLEM SOLVING: thoroughly thinks out and evaluates alternatives, innovative problem resolution, pro‑active approach, initiative to resolve problems.
• WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT (D): works with little direction and supervision, timely completion of projects, makes time for unplanned assignments, adapts to changing priorities.
• ETHICS AND INTEGRITY: perceived fairness; tolerance; honesty; consistent in application of policies and procedures.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE: specialty field of knowledge is up to date and properly applied
• JUDGMENT: makes appropriate and sound decisions after weighing alternatives; follows policies and procedures; thoughtful consideration for other’s opinions; logical
• CUSTOMER FOCUS: communicates courteously and proactively, learns customer’s short-and long-term needs, sees issues from customer’s perspective.

CAREER MAP

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be: Manager, Business Analysis

Pay Range

$92,003.00 - $129,954.50

EEO POLICY AND ADA ACCOMMODATIONS

RTD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless to the race, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. RTD is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, pre‑employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, promotions, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to our Employment ADA Coordinator Kris Frazier at [e-mail], or the Talent Acquisition team [e-mail]. To learn more or see our EEO policy, please visit our EEO page at: https://www.rtd-denver.com/open-records/reports-and-policies/eeo-policy RTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting. Starting salary is based on the candidate’s relevant and verified education, training and work experience. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.

RTD provides public transportation services in an eight-county region centered in Denver, Colorado. As a public agency, employees are dedicated to serving the public and providing for the transportation needs of over 3.1 million area residents as well as visitors to the region. Services include bus, rail, shuttles, ADA paratransit services, demand‑responsive services, vanpools, and more. The agency’s dedicated workforce epitomizes RTD’s mission of making lives better through connections. In 2024, the system had more than 65 million boardings, a number that has seen year‑over‑year increases since 2020. RTD employs over 3,100 people and has an operating budget of $1.5 billion. Together, RTD employees work hard to keep this region moving day and night. RTD is committed to full equal opportunity and affirmative action for all applicants and employees. Equal opportunity ensures all qualified applicants and employees are treated fairly and not discriminated against with regard to the individual’s race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, political affiliation, or political philosophy. RTD participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E‑Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E‑Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I‑9.