Data Analyst III-536318

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) directs the worldwide overseas building program for the Department of State. Working with other offices and bureaus, foreign affairs agencies, and Congress, OBO’s challenge is to set worldwide priorities for the design, construction, acquisition, maintenance, use, and sale of real properties and the use of sales proceeds.

The projects that will be supported by this task order are all located in U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide. These projects include all manner of leasing real property, lease fit outs, and some construction. Budget estimates for these projects range from approximately $100,000 to $50,000,000

 This position is located in the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO), Deputy Director for Planning and Real Estate (PRE), Office of Master Planning and Evaluations, Evaluations Division (MPE/EV). The Division provides the valuation services, market studies, and financial analysis services in support of the U.S. government’s international real estate portfolio within Chief of Mission authority.

Duties:

As a Data Analyst at the full performance level assigned to the Master Planning Division of OBO/PRE/MPE, the contractor supports a full range of analytical and evaluative work at the

maximum level of complexity in support of the Division’s overall functional management/program analysis and planning activities for real property maintenance, repairs, and upgrades, including minor improvements, special maintenance and repairs, major system replacement and security, and life/safety and other improvements; the justification of capital and major non-capital projects; and

the planning and support of the development of the Bureau’s master plans. In furtherance of these responsibilities, the contractor, under the continuing mentorship of higher-graded analysts and the supervision of the Division Chief, performs tasks and assignments that typically include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:

• Provides expert analytical and evaluative support to all levels of PRE and OBO senior management on a full range of capital and non-capital facility planning and policy development activities.
• Assists PRE senior management in determining which overseas posts require Facility Planning Studies, Functional Space Requirements Programs, and Special Planning Studies, decisions on which support the development of OBO’s Long-Range Planning, through data
• Gathers/analyzes a comprehensive list of all on-going or planned real estate acquisition or disposal projects at a Post and assesses prioritization required for acquisition strategies.
• Assists with developing reproducible visualization graphics that clearly and adequately illustrate data analyses associated with each initiative or project, including highlighting any significant or noteworthy trends, or other knowledge that could be gleaned from the analyses. The raw data should be able to graphically be illustrated through excel, PowerBi, SharePoint systems and other related data graphics This output should be readily available when requested for use by senior OBO staff or Core Project Teams.
• Organizes, classifies, and structures the data by maintaining and updating strategy included in the OBO Master Reference Data (MRD). Contractor will work with appropriate systems stewards within IRM and the OBO business owners with an administrator role to support the development and implementation of successful cross-office processes.
• Supports data integration efforts being led by allied OBO stakeholders in the deployment of OpenText and The Contractor will work with other stakeholders to define business processes and recommend procedures which allow for future content to be structured and organized to fit existing structure. Contractor will validate existing content to ensure data integrity to provide for accurate, scalable, performance optimized, and numerically stable analysis.
• Analyzes current and historic data including, but not limited to, photos, videos, CAD drawings, Revit models, SketchUp models, KML & KMZ files, PDFs, 3D PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint documents, Excel documents, emails, cables, memos, meeting notes, agendas, schedules, and Microsoft Project files; Geospatial analysis (GIS) and management of relational databases, digital maps, data from global position systems, and remotely sensed imagery to organize, display, and analyze spatial data related to, but not limited to, the environment, business, planning, security, and infrastructure;
• Assists with creating workflows that support decision These may include, but are not limited to, anomaly detection, pattern recognition, predictive analytics, and other support services to assist senior OBO management and individual project Core Project Teams.
• Performs other related tasks as needed
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships at various levels within the Office; and
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills in presenting analysis

Requirements

• Must be a US citizen
• Baccalaureate or higher degree in Information Technology, Statistics, Data Analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) [or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in Information Technology, Statistics, Data Analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or related disciplines of which at least (1) and 30 semester hours were in data visualization]
• Ability to analyze and develop planning, real estate, design, and engineering criteria that may enable OBO to solve problems not readily treatable by currently accepted
• Experience in data modeling, object-oriented paradigm, data modeling tools, ontologies, and data performance
• Experience and proficiency with statistical analysis methods and related statistical analysis software (i.e.- R, SPSS, MatLab)
• Highly developed oral, graphic, and written communications skills to confer with and advise employees, other contractors, and officials throughout OBO on assigned projects; articulate and defend recommendations and decisions in a professional manner; produce coherent, well-crafted, and technically accurate reports, policy recommendations, guidelines, and
• Knowledge of the sequence and timing of program events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the value of program accomplishments
• Mastery of ESRI ArcGIS, ArcSDE, and related open-source GIS Broad professional knowledge of Federal geospatial data standards and use of relational databases for managing and processing data
• Ability to use computer systems, software, databases, and update OBO implementation plans
• Knowledge of a range of engineering, geography, physical sciences, and mathematical and statistical sciences. For example, architecture, civil structural, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering, computer engineering, hydrology, natural resource management, geology, geophysics, topographical sciences, cartography, land surveying, calculus, statistics, and algebra
• Experience with process mapping and workflow visualization tools such as Visio
• Data Analyst III – a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and seven (7) years of experience.

Other Duties:  
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.