Staff Applications Specialist - Construction (St. Louis)

Burns & McDonnell; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in St. Louis is looking for a Staff Applications Specialist to enhance data visualization and reporting capabilities. The role involves developing dashboards, automating workflows, and collaborating with leadership for effective reporting solutions. Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science and four years of relevant experience, with strong skills in software development and communication. The position is full-time with some travel requirements.

Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant experience required.
• Consulting experience in the architectural, engineering, and construction industries preferred.
• Understanding of software and hardware system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and continuous improvement of project reports and dashboards.
• Design and implement automation flow routines to streamline data processing.
• Collaborate with leadership to translate needs into effective reporting solutions.
• Research and deploy new software applications and tools to support markets.
• Document processes for training project teams.

Skills

Data Visualization

Analytical Skills

Software Development

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related degree

Tools

Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft PowerBI

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft PowerApps

Microsoft Office VBA

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Description

The Staff Applications Specialist will play a pivotal role in advancing the organization’s data visualization and reporting capabilities, serving as a key contributor to the Power Data Visualization team. This position focuses on the end-to-end development, enhancement, and maintenance of critical dashboards and reporting platforms for execution and historical reporting. The specialist will drive automation and advanced analytics initiatives, working closely with leadership, Project Controls teams, and the Project Controls director. The primary objective is to establish a reliable “single source of truth” for reporting, ensuring data clarity, consistency, and reduced manual effort for project controllers, ultimately improving the speed of data to decision‑making for leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Visualization & Reporting: Support the development, publishing, and continuous improvement of internally and externally facing project reports and dashboards, incorporating feedback to ensure accuracy, relevance, and adoption by leadership and project teams.

• Automation & Efficiency: Design and implement robust security and automation flow routines within applications to streamline data processing, significantly reducing manual efforts for project controllers and accelerating data delivery for strategic decision‑making.

• Strategic Collaboration & Standardization: Collaborate extensively with leadership to deeply understand business line needs, translating these into effective and impactful reporting solutions. Work closely with Project Controls teams to compile and integrate data from various disciplines, optimizing business processes and enhancing overall data management. Partner with the Project Controls director to establish and enforce standardization, ensuring scalability and consistency across all reporting platforms.

• Technology Advancement: Research, evaluate, and deploy new software applications and specialized tools, including Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft PowerBI, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft PowerApps, Microsoft Office VBA, Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio, and Word. This includes interpreting technology and software direction to support all markets within the company.

• Documentation & Training: Document all processes, procedures, and established standards comprehensively, utilizing this documentation for training project teams and providing an accessible reference for future use.

• Continuous Improvement: Maintain a commitment to continual education on the usefulness, capabilities, and limitations of specialized applications and tools, ensuring the integration of cutting‑edge practices and solutions.

• Reports to the Section Manager of Power Data Visualization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related degree, and 4 years of relevant experience required.
• Consulting experience in the architectural, engineering and construction industries preferred.
• Software development and programming experience required.
• Understanding of software and hardware system architecture.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem‑solving environment and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Strong computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization and problem‑solving skills.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Programming

Primary Location US-MO-Saint Louis

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Req ID: 254694

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-MF #CDB