Ops Research Analyst - Forecasting & Dashboards (Secret)

The Building People; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx

Dental

Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance/AD&D

Long Term Disability and Short-Term, 1

Paid Time Off

Holiday Pay

Job summary

The Building People is seeking an Operations Research Specialist with an active Secret Clearance to support DHS leadership. The role focuses on forecasting, simulation modeling, cost-benefit and risk analyses, and KPI-driven dashboards across federal facilities.

Responsibilities include data visualization, reporting, and informing strategic planning and resource allocation decisions. Strong Python/R/SAS/MATLAB and BI tool experience is preferred, with a background in federal facilities analytics.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field.
• 7+ years of OR or advanced analytics experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop forecasting and simulation models.
• Perform cost-benefit and risk analyses.
• Analyze facility performance and utilization data.
• Develop KPIs and operational dashboards.
• Conduct data visualization and reporting.
• Support strategic planning and resource allocation decisions.
• Present analytical findings to DHS leadership.

Skills

Analytical experience

Forecasting and modeling

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations Research/Statistics/Mathematics/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Python

R

SAS

MATLAB

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

The Building People is seeking an Operations Research Specialist with an active Secret Clearance to support DHS leadership. The role focuses on forecasting, simulation modeling, cost-benefit and risk analyses, and KPI-driven dashboards across federal facilities.

Responsibilities include data visualization, reporting, and informing strategic planning and resource allocation decisions. Strong Python/R/SAS/MATLAB and BI tool experience is preferred, with a background in federal facilities analytics.