Sr. Business Analyst/Project Manager

Sr. Business Analyst/Project Manager: Operations Technology 
Location: Houston, TX  (Houston locals only, or within 2hrs)
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Join a dynamic team focused on transforming industrial operations through innovative digital solutions. This hybrid role combines business analysis and project management within a fast-paced environment that integrates operational technology systems, industrial data pipelines, and environmental compliance platforms across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of complex industrial environments, proactively drive initiatives from requirements through delivery, and serve as a vital link between business stakeholders and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Designs and elicits detailed business and user requirements for multiple digital initiatives, including complex system integrations involving operational technology and environmental compliance platforms.
• Develops comprehensive process flows, functional specifications, data flow diagrams, and use cases to support system design and integration efforts.
• Creates workflow diagrams, screen mockups, and maintains an organized documentation library to facilitate project clarity and knowledge sharing.
• Writes clear, testable acceptance criteria for user stories and defects, collaborating with QA teams to ensure readiness and quality.
• Conducts business process analysis, needs assessments, and cost/benefit evaluations to inform technology solutions and project prioritization.
• Drives planning, execution, and delivery of multiple digital workstreams, owning project schedules, managing risks, and resolving dependencies.
• Facilitates sprint ceremonies, including standups, backlog refinement, planning, and retrospectives, to ensure agile delivery.
• Tracks issues, risks, and dependencies, escalating and resolving them proactively to maintain project momentum.
• Acts as the primary liaison between functional business leaders and technical delivery teams, ensuring shared understanding and alignment.
• Supports 40+ active data integrations across disparate source systems, understanding integration patterns and identifying potential failure points.
• Engages confidently with field operational teams, senior technology leaders, and external vendors to ensure seamless collaboration.
• Produces high-quality documentation for requirements, workflows, training materials, and process updates, maintaining a cross-referenced project library.
• Identifies potential gaps, risks, and stakeholder challenges early, communicating proactively to prevent delivery issues.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst in enterprise application development, complex digital programs, or cross-product integrations.
• Demonstrated project management or Scrum Master experience, including project planning, risk management, and cross-team coordination.
• Hands-on experience developing requirements, use cases, acceptance criteria, and test documentation.
• Proven ability to bridge functional business stakeholders and technical teams in operational or OT-adjacent environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging both senior leaders and front-line teams.
• Experience working with development and QA teams throughout the full software delivery lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline.
• Ability to work on-site at least 4 days per week in Houston, TX.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within Fortune 1000 companies managing large, cross-functional teams across the project lifecycle.
• Familiarity with operational technology tools such as ArcGIS / ESRI, SCADA systems, Autodesk Construction Cloud, or drone data platforms.
• Experience supporting or managing data integration workstreams involving multiple source systems.
• Strong analytical skills, including data interpretation; SQL or Oracle experience is a plus.
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience, including facilitation of ceremonies and continuous improvement practices.
• Experience developing training materials or supporting organizational change management initiatives.
• Exposure to UI/UX concepts or software development practices that enhance collaboration with engineering teams.
• Professional certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, CSPO, CSM, PSM, or PMP.