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Data Management Analyst

Reference Number QGC2601
Data Management Analyst


Closing date for applications19 August 2013
CountryAustralia
CityBrisbane
Function/DisciplineOperations
Employment CategoryPerm & contract applications will be considered
This role is offered on local conditions
Working Hours
Full/Part-TimeFull Time
Number of Roles Available3
SalaryCompetitive
Position Summary
The Data Management Analyst will contribute to the enhancement, maintenance and business support for the QGC Operations Production Systems. The objective is to ensure that Production Operations have the systems and data quality required for them to be efficient and effective.
Key Accountabilities
  Solution Design and Specification
  • Review of business process undertaken by operational roles.
  • Documentation of business process.
  • Identification of business process improvement opportunities.
  • Development of specifications describing the functionality of new business solutions and changes to existing business solutions.
  • Review and approval of specification documents by stakeholders.
Solution Delivery
  • Management of solution testing including logging of test defects and confirming when they have been resolved.
  • Resolution of delivery issues in liaison with development groups.   Delivery issues may include clarification of requirements, raising of test defects and prioritisation to ensure delivery dates are met.
  • Implementation of business system changes including communication and change management.
Solution Support
  • Investigation of systemic operational issues including root cause analysis.
  • Escalation of issues and following through to ensure resolution.
  • Identification of resolution to systemic issues.
  • Customer and stakeholder liaison during the resolution of issues.
Solution Funding and Costs
  • Identification of the total solution cost for a proposed business solution over say a 5 year period.
  • Identification of business benefits, both tangible and intangible, required to justify a business solution.
  • Preparation of requests for capital funding for proposed business initiatives.
  • Confirmation of required OPEX funding for existing business solutions for budgeting purposes.
Production System Change Management
  • Assessment of the risk of proposed production system changes.
  • Identification of risk mitigation options where required to reduce risk to Operations.
Production System Ownership
  • Development and maintenance of Business Support Agreements. A Business Support Agreement is the overall business support requirement for a business solution which will be covered by one or more Service Level Agreement (SLA) documents for individual components within the business solution.
  • Resolution of production system issues, escalating to support groups as required.
  • Review of Business Support Agreements, identifying support gaps for resolution.
  • Design and publishing of metrics relating to data quality and production systems.
  • As there are multiple groups responsible for different components of the data collection process, this position will liaise with these groups to ensure alignment and data collection quality.
People Management
  • Mentor and lead less experienced staff.
  • The incumbent must adhere to the annual HR cycle and meet deadlines within the appropriate timeframes.
Health Safety Security and Environment (HSSE)
  • Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all employees are accountable for ensuring that they take care of themselves and adopt exemplary safe behaviours
  • All QGC employees must adhere to the Business Principles at all times under Conduct, Our People, Society and HSSE and to participate in relevant training
Unique Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Attribute
Technical Experience
  • Engineering degree or other similar analytical qualification.
Experience
  • Analysis and reporting of data given specific objectives.
  • Business process development, review and implementation.
  • Detection, analysis and resolution of data related issues.
  • Development and presentation of metrics and KPI's to drive service delivery improvement.
  • Documentation of identified business solutions, including the development, review and approval of functional specification documents.
  • Effective liaison with various stakeholders including managers, operators, projects, vendors, IT and support.
  • Effective communication via various means including face-face, video conference, email and presentation.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Excellent analysis skills.
  • Ability to systemically analyse a data solution to understand data flows, where data changes occur and sources of data corruption.
  • Ability to effectively engage with off-shore technical resources.
  • Effective personal planning and prioritisation skills.
  • Work effectively under pressure and manage competing demands.
  • Adoption of the "customer service" ethic.
  • Self-motivated, resilient and enthusiastic.
Additional Information for External Candidates
BG Group values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates.
 
Please note that after the closing date you will no longer be able to apply for the vacancy. The specific time of closing is midnight UK time on the date displayed. BG Group also reserves the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date without prior notice.