Urban Engineers is seeking a Business Data Analyst to support the management, analysis, and reporting of project data and performance indicators for capital projects within the transit industry. This role is responsible for maintaining project management data, developing meaningful insights, and tracking key metrics to monitor project activities, progress, and outcomes.
Duties include:
- Develop and upgrade reports that centralize budget, expenditures, and schedule data.
- Develop ad-hoc reports and analysis based on multiple stakeholders’ requests.
- Perform quality control over published reports.
- Support Capital Delivery developing cash flows, expenditure plans and schedule using multiple data sources.
- Apply Project Management best practices that support project plan validation (schedule consistency, availability of funds, procurement control, etc.).
- Provide solutions for performance indicators, intuitive and interactive display of complex data, and bridge data analysis and business requirements.
- Bachelor Degree with major coursework in finance or a related field.
- Working knowledge of accounting systems and financial control for large organizations.
- Minimum of 10 years relevant accounting, budget and/or financial controls experience.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office software.
- Stack:
- Power BI / DAX
- SQL Server (T-SQL)
- Advanced user of MS Excel
Additional Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with transit Capital Projects
- Understanding of accounting and financial industry best practices
- Python for data analysis (e.g.: Pandas, Matplotlib, Jupyter Lab)
- SharePoint user management
Benefits Of Working At Urban
• Medical/Prescription
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K and company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Vacation, Holiday, and Personal Days
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Development
• Certification Bonus
Apply today!
Salary: $156,000-$187,000
Location(s): Mount Laurel, NJ or Newark, NJ
About Urban:
Our culture is built around our people. Voted a Top Workplace in the Philadelphia region by our employees, we are committed to advancing careers and providing a foundation for professional growth. Urban offers a wide range of health, welfare, and financial benefits to our employees, as well as career development through tuition assistance program, and certification incentives. Founded in 1960, Urban provides services for buildings, ports, transit, railroads, airports, bridges, and highways. We specialize in engineering design, environmental, planning, construction services, and program management. By providing innovation, technical excellence, and on-time performance, we create value for our Clients.
Equal Employment Opportunity/M/F/disability/protected veteran status
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in finance or a related field
- Working knowledge of accounting systems and financial controls for large organizations
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant accounting, budget, and/or financial controls experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office software
- Experience with Power BI and DAX
- Experience with SQL Server and T-SQL
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with transit capital projects
- Understanding of accounting and financial industry best practices
- Python for data analysis, including Pandas, Matplotlib, and Jupyter Lab
- SharePoint user management experience
What We Do
Urban Engineers is a Philadelphia-founded multidisciplinary engineering, management, and leadership firm serving clients nationwide. The company provides engineering design, environmental, planning, construction-support, and program-management services for buildings, ports, transit systems, railroads, airports, bridges, highways, and infrastructure projects. Its mission is to solve problems and create meaningful community impact through innovation, technical excellence, and dependable on-time project performance for clients.
