Company: NES Fircroft
Skills: IT - Analysis & Management
Experience: 5 + Years
Education: Bachelors/3-5 yr Degree
Employment Type: Full Time Contractor
Location: The Woodlands, Texas, United States


Job Posting Title:   Data Engineering Specialist
Description:   PRIMARY PURPOSE:
Seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineering Specialist to join the Operations Excellence team.  The successful candidate will utilize their expertise in data mining, analysis, and visualization tools (including Spotfire and Power BI) and an ability to understand business drivers and processes to analyze and transform complex data sets (SAP, SQL, LMS) into insightful, interactive dashboards. This role will play a crucial part in enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization by delivering actionable insights and meaningful Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•            Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, gather insights, and design interactive dashboards that effectively communicate complex information to various stakeholders.
•            Utilize advanced skills in Spotfire, Power BI, and SAP to develop visually appealing and user-friendly dashboards that provide real-time insights and facilitate data-driven decision-making.
•            Work closely with business stakeholders to define KPIs, metrics, and reporting requirements, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
•            Extract, clean, transform, and analyze data from various sources to generate accurate and reliable visualizations that uncover trends, patterns, and opportunities.
•            Translate technical findings into clear and actionable insights, presenting data-driven recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
•            Proactively identify data quality issues, anomalies, and outliers, and take corrective actions to ensure data integrity and accuracy.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
Education -- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.  Master's degree a plus.
Experience -- The successful candidate will have a minimum of five (5) years' experience in data analysis. Oil and gas industry experience, specifically in field operations analysis, and Operations Excellence experience are beneficial.
Skills & Competencies --
•            Proven experience as a Data Analyst, utilizing Spotfire, Power BI, and SAP to create sophisticated, interactive dashboards and visualizations.
•            Strong proficiency in data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes, data cleansing, and data preparation.
•            Solid understanding of data analysis techniques, including statistical analysis, data modeling, and hypothesis testing.
•            Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
•            Experience working with challenging and complex data scenarios, identifying patterns, trends, and outliers.
•            Familiarity with data governance and best practices for maintaining data quality and security.
•            Proficiency in SQL, Python, or R for data manipulation and analysis is a plus.
•            Certifications in Spotfire, Power BI, or SAP Analytics Cloud are highly desirable.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.