PMO Business Analyst- Any SNC Site

The Southern CompanyBirmingham, AlabamaOn-siteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 1 hour ago

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Southern Nuclear
Job Description

PMO Business Intelligence & Project Performance Analyst
This position may be based in Birmingham, Alabama, or at an SNC nuclear plant—Farley, Hatch, or Vogtle.

JOB SUMMARY

Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) operates one of the nation's most respected nuclear generating fleets. The Project Management Office (PMO) provides fleet-level governance, project oversight, performance management, and reporting to support informed decision-making across the enterprise.

The PMO Business Intelligence & Project Performance Analyst develops reporting solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and analytics that provide visibility into project and portfolio performance. Partnering with project management, project controls, finance, engineering, information technology, and site leadership, this role improves data reliability, reporting efficiency, and decision quality by defining meaningful performance measures, identifying trends and risks, and translating complex cost, schedule, financial, resource, and strategic investment data into actionable insights.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

- Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline is required.
- Advanced degree or relevant certification, such as Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst, Certified Analytics Professional, PMP, or PMI-PBA, is preferred.

Experience

- At least five years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, financial analysis, performance reporting, or a related discipline is required.
- Experience in project controls or project management, particularly within large-scale project organizations, project portfolios, capital programs, or complex multidisciplinary project environments, is a plus.
- Experience developing Power BI dashboards, executive scorecards, data visualizations, KPIs, and automated reporting solutions is required.
- Experience analyzing project cost, schedule, forecast, earned value, risk, resource utilization, and portfolio performance data is preferred.
- Experience consolidating and validating data from multiple projects, sites, business units, or enterprise systems is preferred.
- Experience with Power BI and Microsoft Excel is required. Experience with SharePoint, Primavera P6, SAP, Microsoft Project, SQL, or comparable project reporting and data platforms is a plus.
- Experience supporting a PMO, Finance, or enterprise reporting organization is a plus.
- Experience in a utility environment, including nuclear, electric generation, transmission, distribution, or related infrastructure, is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

- Advanced proficiency with Power BI, including data modeling, DAX, Power Query, report development, and dashboard design.
- Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of data integration, validation, governance, and reporting controls.
- Familiarity with project management and project controls concepts, including project lifecycle management, stage-gate processes, governance, portfolio management, budgeting, forecasting, integrated scheduling, change control, risk management, earned value, and performance measurement.
- Ability to translate business requirements into clear report specifications, metric definitions, data models, dashboards, and acceptance criteria.
- Ability to interpret performance data, identify trends and root causes, and provide actionable recommendations.
- Ability to communicate complex analytical findings through clear visualizations, executive narratives, presentations, and performance reviews.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and handle sensitive information appropriately.
- Ability to travel among SNC sites and maintain unescorted access to SNC facilities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Develop, maintain, and enhance Power BI dashboards, executive scorecards, KPIs, and project performance reports.
- Analyze project and portfolio performance across cost, schedule, forecast, risk, resource utilization, earned value, and financial results.
- Develop analytical insights and forecasting information that support executive decision-making, portfolio health assessments, and project prioritization.
- Validate and reconcile data; document metric logic, data lineage, and business rules; and ensure reporting accuracy and traceability.
- Partner with business and technical stakeholders to gather and define reporting requirements, data ownership, validation controls, and acceptance criteria.
- Automate reporting processes to reduce manual effort and improve consistency, reliability, and efficiency.
- Prepare executive-level reports, presentations, analytical summaries, and recommendations for leadership.
- Support PMO governance metrics and reporting for project reviews, portfolio reviews, monthly reporting cycles, organizational performance management, data governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide guidance and training to report users and promote consistent interpretation of project performance metrics.
- Manage reporting solutions through requirements gathering and definition, design, testing, deployment, documentation, user adoption, and ongoing maintenance.
- Evaluate emerging analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence capabilities that improve reporting efficiency, data reliability, and project performance visibility.

BEHAVIORAL ATTRIBUTES

- Demonstrates Our Values: Safety First, Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment.
- Acts with integrity, professionalism, accountability, and a commitment to data quality.
- Builds effective relationships, communicates clearly, and collaborates across organizational boundaries.
- Demonstrates intellectual curiosity, initiative, adaptability, and a results -oriented mindset.

PLEASE NOTE

This position may require successful completion of applicable SNC training and qualification requirements as a condition of continued employment.