Business Analyst

Are you interested in a new and challenging opportunity? We are looking for a Business Analyst to support complex systems development and enhancement projects, utilizing skills that require an understanding of complex business processes and requirements, and the development of applications to streamline/automate processes. Do you see yourself eliciting, analyzing, specifying, and validating the business needs of project stakeholders, whether they are customers or end users? If so, apply now!

What you will be doing!

• Supporting developing and maintaining Program Management Office report templates, including Cost Reports, Monthly Performance Reports (MPRs) and portfolio EVMS metrics dashboards
• PowerBI: partnering with Corporate Reporting Specialist for creating reports, updating data and analyzing output to ensure accuracy of information; act as first point of contact in PMO for troubleshooting. Will escalate to the Corporate Reporting Specialist when appropriate.
• Supporting the Mission with ensuring that procedures are in alignment with Program Management Office and company procedures Portfolio Planning
• Supporting the development of the Annual Program of Work and Budget (APWB). Key activities include: developing annual budgets, schedules and commitments.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of the 5 and 10 Year Plan Support monthly and annual monitoring and reporting on APWB and Performance Evaluation Monitoring Plan (PEMP) commitments.
• Supporting generating monthly project schedule and cost performance reports. This includes assisting the projects with the analysis of Performance and Cost data reports and variances on a monthly basis.
• Supporting the Organization with trend implementation and improvements to Fiscal Year and lifecycle Estimates at Complete
• Analyzing project performance; consider and recommend corrective actions, including cost re-profiling, resource demand and risk assessment.
• Supporting presentation and briefing notes preparation activities, for informing senior managers about planning and performance related issues

What we are looking for:

• Education
  • A Bachelor's degree in a related discipline such as economics, finance, or business is desired; at minimum a Diploma in business management is required.
• Experience
  • At a minimum, four (4) years of progressive, relevant experience with business planning and administration is required.
  • Minimum two (2) years experience with EVMS implementation, and supporting the financial and business operations / performance reports preparation to clearly articulate emerging issues and communicate planned courses of action is required.
  • Experience is required in monitoring and tracking project execution and financial performance against plans.
  • Experience with Primavera scheduling software, including analytical and reporting skills, and with Cobra is a must.
  • Demonstrated experience in a business management, policy analysis and in establishing and maintaining working relationships is needed.
  • Experience working with MS Office Software, specifically Microsoft Excel
    
• Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  
  • Knowledge and experience with processes such as Request for Sanctioning and Project Change Requests is preferred.
  • Candidates must have demonstrated experience in working with multi-disciplinary subjects/topics involving organizing, planning, coordinating, assessing, analysing and presenting information and ideas.
  • Ability to coordinate and contribute to moderately complex reports with documenting, forecasting, analyzing investigating and interpreting and providing recommendations
  • Proactively coordinate and assemble reports from multiple stakeholders.
  • Competence and successful experience in planning and reporting within a team environment.
  • Competence and successful experience in budget planning, review, and portfolio management
  • Analytical skills in specifically in the fields of fiscal year and project life budgeting, schedule analytics/quality management
  • Knowledge of business planning and reporting methodologies, planning and schedule development and reporting methodologies, processes and tools.
  • Knowledge of EVMS guidelines is required.
  • Knowledge of project management software (P6, Cobra, PCRS, etc) and interdependency between them along with Power BI.
• Security Clearance Eligibility Required
  • Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), which has a minimum requirement of 3 years of verifiable history in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and/or the United Kingdom. CNL implements security screening in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's “Standard on Security Screening” and the “Policy on Government Security.” 

Why CNL?

Does working with a team across Canada to advance nuclear science and technology for a clean and secure world speak to you? We're reinventing ourselves to be the pacesetters so we can lead the charge in solving the problems that matter, like building the next generation of clean nuclear and hydrogen energy solutions, developing new and better-targeted cancer treatments, and continuing to lead the world in environmental remediation.

We offer a complete total rewards package :

• Paid time off (vacation, sick, floater & personal);
• Benefits effective day one, that’s right, no waiting period;
• Tuition support
• and a Pension!

Do Our Priorities Resonate with You?

• Clean energy for today and tomorrow.
• Restore and protect the Environment.
• Contribute to the health of Canadians.

Location :

CNL works with employees across Canada to enable a remote workforce where possible. Our work-from-home employees are provided with the equipment required to be successful: laptop, monitor, external keyboard, and mouse, etc. Of course, we always love a visit to the site when possible!

CNL is committed to providing an atmosphere free from barriers that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in achieving our mission. CNL welcomes and celebrates employees, stakeholders, and partners of all racial, cultural, and ethnic identities. Read here for more on our DE&I Commitment.

CNL also supports a workplace environment and corporate culture built on our Core Values: Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, Safety, Integrity, and Excellence. These values encourage equitable employment practices and career prospects inclusive of accommodations for all employees.

CNL is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. If you require accommodation measures during any phase of the hiring process, please indicate via our ATS when applying. All information received regarding accommodation requests will be kept confidential.

The Chalk River Laboratories site is located on the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people. As an organization, CNL recognizes and appreciates their historic connection to this place. CNL also recognizes the contributions that First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Indigenous Peoples have made, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and this province and country as a whole.

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