Maintenance Data Analytics Manager

WMATA; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

WMATA is seeking a Maintenance Data Analytics Manager to transform maintenance, asset, and work order data into actionable insights. You will create Power BI dashboards, automate reporting, and guide executives on performance metrics to optimize resources and operations in a complex transit signaling environment.

The role emphasizes data visualization, stakeholder collaboration, and leadership to improve maintenance delivery and reliability across the system.

Qualifications

• Leads dashboard visualization design using Power BI.
• Uses SQL to automate and connect dashboards to data sets.
• Develops charts, maps and graphical presentations of maintenance data in dashboards/reports.
• Collaborates with infrastructure, operations, and data teams on reporting.
• Leads project-based reporting deliverables for internal/external audiences.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design of dashboard visualizations for Power BI and uses SQL to automate and connect the dashboard to data sets.
• Develops charts, maps, and graphical presentations of maintenance and other quantitative information in dashboards and automated reports.
• Makes large/complex data accessible and supports leadership with effective visualizations.
• Partners effectively across infrastructure, operational, and data analysis teams to deliver reporting products.
• Leads project-based deliverables for internal and external reporting.
• Conducts quality checks on work orders to ensure data accuracy for decision making.
• Develops and maintains Excel/Word templates for daily tasks and presentations.
• Identifies opportunities to make reporting more efficient through automation/workflow improvements.
• Maintains reports and digital assets to organize files for quick access.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Leadership

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Marketing Statement

Join the Communications and Signaling maintenance team as a Maintenance Data Analytics Manager and help drive the reliability of critical systems through data-driven decision making. In this leadership role, you will transform complex maintenance, asset, and work order data into actionable insights that improve system performance, asset reliability, maintenance efficiency, and service delivery. Using tools such as Power BI, SQL, and automated reporting solutions, you will develop dashboards, analyze equipment trends, identify recurring failures, measure key performance indicators, and provide executives and maintenance leaders with the intelligence needed to optimize resources and enhance operational outcomes. The ideal candidate has a unique combination of technical skills with communications and signaling systems and data analysis. This is an exceptional opportunity for a forward-thinking analytics professional to directly influence the performance of one of the nation's most complex transit communications and signaling environments.

Job Description

The Maintenance Data Analytics Manager assembles, analyzes, and graphically communicates Metro’s maintenance data for internal and external audiences. The incumbent assists in the development of data visualization tools such as Power BI and automates existing maintenance and material management system processes. The incumbent advises on the potential use of data to provide new insights that will enable improved maintenance performance and efficiencies. The incumbent will also collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to improve maintenance operations and delivery.

Principal Job Duties

• Leads the design of the dashboard visualizations for data analysis tools such as Power BI. Uses complex data language such as SQL to help automate and connect the dashboard to the data sets.
• Develops charts, maps, and graphical presentations of maintenance and other quantitative information in a useful and engaging way to recipients through dashboards and automated reports.
• Makes large and/or complex data more accessible, understandable and usable. Supports the department by recommending and developing effective data visualizations, dashboards, and reports that enhance the communication of maintenance information to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Partners effectively across infrastructure, operational, and data analysis teams to deliver reporting products.
• Leads project-based deliverables for internal and external reporting.
• Conducts quality checks on work orders as needed to retain Metro’s credibility and enable accurate data for decision making purposes.
• Develops and maintains excel and word document templates to be utilized for daily tasks and presentations.
• Identifies and implements opportunities to make maintenance data reporting more efficient including through implementation of automation, improved workflows, etc.
• Maintains reports, record keeping, digital assets, and quality control associated with organizational goals and initiatives to keep files organized so team members can quickly locate correct versions of files.

Other Duties

• Maintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the Safety Management System and just culture principles.

The functions listed are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Nor is it intended to limit in any way the right of managers and supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.