Data Analyst

FirstEnergy at a Glance

• We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of
• employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better
• and our communities stronger.

• FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
• operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one
• of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles
• of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a
• regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500
• megawatts.

About the Opportunity

• This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of
• FirstEnergy Corp. [FEU].

• The position is within Construction & Design Services and reports to the
• Supervisor or Reporting and Metrics in Program Support within the Construction
• and Design Services(C&DS) organization. . It can be located throughout the
• service territory and will be considered an in-office position.

• This position will analyze complex business needs related to C&DS
• project data and answer critical questions with a focus on C&DS key priorities
• and business initiatives. This position will generate and test hypotheses,
• create, explore and analyze datasets, develop data pipelines, create & enhance
• reporting solutions, and build accurate predictive and prescriptive data models
• to understand trends and produce actionable insights across our business.

• Additionally, this position will work across C&DS to understand
• report and data needs and build solutions to support daily operations and ensure
• data governance. This position requires expertise in common business
• intelligence and visualization tools such as Power BI.

• The successful candidate will have strong communication and consultation skills
• to understand business needs across the organization. Ability to translate data
• into meaningful business models and visuals that utilize internal and external
• data sources that transform data into information, information into actionable
• insights and insights into business decisions. The selected candidate
• should have a strong eye for design and visuals and be willing or experienced to
• work in an agile methodology.

Responsibilities

• Understanding of business and technology organizations, resources, priorities, needs, and policies.
• Forge relationships with C&DS business teams to develop customized business

• tools, visualizations and predictive and prescriptive models that
• continuously improve the execution of the capital portfolio.

• Ensure appropriate measurement points and values are established.
• Collaborate with IT, C&DS Systems, Data Governance and business stakeholders

to streamline access and build customized products.

• Work closely with IT and respective business owners to establish permissions

• to access other enterprise or domain data for reporting / visualization
• purposes.

• Developing predictive and prescriptive models using statistical techniques,

• software, and machine learning algorithms to forecast future trends and
• outcomes.

• Respond to ad-hoc reports/data requests from internal and external sources.
• Develop reports using platforms such as Oracle BIP, Toad Database,

RapidMiner, Python, and other tools such as Power Bl

• Participate in periodic release process regression testing as needed.
• Build and maintain

data models to enable and improve data-driven decision-making.

• Mine complex data sets to identify patterns and trends.
• Advise and consult with C&DS and business stakeholders to review,

• refine, and improve business processes and practices based on an
• understanding of data.

• Support data governance structure and adherence.
• Help drive the use of data warehouses for insights and predictive analytics.

Qualifications include

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science,

• Engineering or related field with minimum 4 years of relevant work
• experience.

• Relevant work experience includes business strategy, project / construction

• management or engineering.  Specific experience in business analytics
• reporting & visualizations is essential.

• Demonstrated proficiency in processing, manipulating, and generating

insight from large data sets of structured and unstructured data.

• Experience in the implementation of complex programs and projects.
• Knowledge of statistical methods, predictive modeling techniques, and data

mining algorithms is highly valuable.

• Understanding of statistical analysis to ensure metrics are accurate and meaningful.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, or SQL.

• FirstEnergy takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on
• your location.  In addition, your actual base salary will depend on various
• factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience.

• The estimated pay range for this role is $79,475- $139,800.  The pay range
• for certain locations, including the state of New Jersey, include a 20%
• differential to account for an increased cost of living, making the pay range
• $95,370 - $167,760.

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

• At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to
• meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to
• rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which
• includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored
• pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice
• of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as
• well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our
• website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee
• rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All
• qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
• race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
• identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified
• individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously
• signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

• Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business
• activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to
• perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their
• co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work
• environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote
• and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to
• achieving world-class safety standards.