Operations Data Strategist
Operations Data Strategist
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04-10-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 75000 - 85000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
04-10-2025
Job Description
About MGE
MGE Underground is a rapidly growing utility infrastructure contractor serving utility companies from our Paso Robles headquarters and regional hubs throughout California. Our mission is to support our clients expanding utility and infrastructure requirements by positioning MGE as the leading provider of innovative construction solutions at the best value.
OurCore Values
Safety Continuous Development Respect Integrity Performance Trust Fun
How You Can Make an Impact
The Operations Data Strategist will build and maintain Power BI dashboards where operational leaders can view real time data fed by field systems safety logs inspection data and financial feeds to turn on-site data into actionable insights that drive operational excellence. The Strategist will develop predictive models to help anticipate incidents quality defects and cost overruns. This role is responsible for collecting analyzing and reporting on performance data such as crew sizing unit costs productivity and job planning. It will also support initiatives that improve efficiency standardize processes and ensure data-driven decision-making across all active and future projects.
How You Will Contribute
Your Prior Experience
Our Competitive Package
Pay: $75000 to $85000 annually
This pay range is our competitive compensation at the time of this job posting. Your pay will be determined based on experience education skills and applicable knowledge.
Above and Beyond Benefits
Job Type: Full-Time On-Site
Affirmative Action/EEO
MGE Underground is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any protected characteristics.
Pre-Employment and Physical Requirements
Successful applicants must pass a drug screen and background check before beginning employment. This role may require sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a prolonged period of time movement to include but not limited to walking bending stooping climbing stairs and ladders up to 12 feet reaching above/below shoulder crouching carrying pushing and pulling a maximum of 40 pounds.*
*Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Other Duties
Your duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice based on the companys needs.
MGE Underground is a rapidly growing utility infrastructure contractor serving utility companies from our Paso Robles headquarters and regional hubs throughout California. Our mission is to support our clients expanding utility and infrastructure requirements by positioning MGE as the leading provider of innovative construction solutions at the best value.
OurCore Values
Safety Continuous Development Respect Integrity Performance Trust Fun
How You Can Make an Impact
The Operations Data Strategist will build and maintain Power BI dashboards where operational leaders can view real time data fed by field systems safety logs inspection data and financial feeds to turn on-site data into actionable insights that drive operational excellence. The Strategist will develop predictive models to help anticipate incidents quality defects and cost overruns. This role is responsible for collecting analyzing and reporting on performance data such as crew sizing unit costs productivity and job planning. It will also support initiatives that improve efficiency standardize processes and ensure data-driven decision-making across all active and future projects.
How You Will Contribute
- Serve as liaison between operations and field leadership to forecast labor equipment use and earned value trends.
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards for field supervisors and field leadership to view daily safety scorecards DOT compliance inspection compliance and QA trends.
- Build predictive models (Python Azure ML) for risk QA and cost overruns.
- Analyze and report on productivity unit costs crew efficiency and job cost metrics across projects within Power BI dashboards.
- Support creation and tracking of action plans development plans and operational KPIs.
- Perform timeseries forecasting to predict crew labor requirements equipment utilization and earnedvalue trends.
- Provide recurring reports for field leadership.
- Perform exploration and statistical analyses to identify safety trends operational productivity metrics (e.g. crew utilization cycle times) quality indicators and cost variances (labor equipment materials).
- Ensure data alignment from bid through execution; support compliance through data-driven insights.
- Design and operate ETL/ELT pipelines (Fabric Dataflows Azure Data Factory) to integrate data from multiple systems databases and spreadsheets.
- Assist with long-range and annual work plans aligned with budget and resource availability.
- Train field staff on data entry dashboard use and performance metrics.
- Define KPIs with operations teams on productivity targets safety goals quality benchmarks cost thresholds.
- Implement data quality rules metadata logging and automation in OneLake or Azure Synapse.
- Automate report updates data checks and exception-based alerts using Power Automate or Azure Logic Apps.
- Travel to job sites as needed and support field supervisors.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
- Proficient in PowerBI (Desktop & Service) including DAX Power Query paginated reports and mobilefriendly visuals.
- Handson experience with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake Data Factory/Dataflows Synapse) and core Azure services (Azure SQL Data Lake Storage).
- Strong Python skills for data cleansing statistical analysis (pandas) ML prototyping and costmodel scripting.
- Familiar with Data APIs safety/QA management systems and construction costtracking platforms.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to explain complex topics to non-technical audiences.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience leading or supporting cross-functional projects program tracking and process optimization.
- Understanding of underground utility operations is a strong plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word Excel Outlook and PowerPoint.
Your Prior Experience
- Required: High School Diploma or GED
- Required: Valid Class C Drivers License; clean driving record
- Preferred: Bachelors degree in Construction Management or other related field
- Preferred: Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate or Azure Data Engineer.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in operations business analytics or project management (utility/construction industry preferred).
Our Competitive Package
Pay: $75000 to $85000 annually
This pay range is our competitive compensation at the time of this job posting. Your pay will be determined based on experience education skills and applicable knowledge.
Above and Beyond Benefits
- Medical dental vision and life insurance.
- 401K
- We value work-life balance and offer a flex-time vacation policy for exempt employees. All our full-time employees receive ten paid company holidays.
- Multiple monitors standing desks and other ergonomic equipment to match your work style.
- Monthly birthday celebrations team lunches company-wide employee recognition eventsand other employee engagement opportunities.
- Employer-sponsored learning/career development opportunities and conferences/seminars.
- Employee Assistance Program: no-cost counseling legal consultation financial consultation ID recovery emotional well-being resources dependent care resources and crisis consultation.
Job Type: Full-Time On-Site
Affirmative Action/EEO
MGE Underground is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any protected characteristics.
Pre-Employment and Physical Requirements
Successful applicants must pass a drug screen and background check before beginning employment. This role may require sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a prolonged period of time movement to include but not limited to walking bending stooping climbing stairs and ladders up to 12 feet reaching above/below shoulder crouching carrying pushing and pulling a maximum of 40 pounds.*
*Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Other Duties
Your duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice based on the companys needs.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
Key Skills
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