Business Analyst

Actalent is currently seeking a qualified Business Analyst & Change Manger for a position in Portland, OR.

The Business Analyst assignment will work within Real Property Services (TER) organization on the Operations/Operational Excellence Team (TERO). This assignment will provide Business Analysis support for projects, programs, and core operational activities and the related supporting tools/documentation to help clarify business operations and functions, perform gap analysis, gather requirements, document/map current and future state processes, identify and help evaluate alternative solutions. This assignment will also be engaged in: data cleanse/data migration activities, SharePoint compliance, and support of the TER Governance and Records Management programs, including the Real Property Services (RPS) Manual, and other on-going operational improvement and quality control efforts.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• I. Strategic Analysis and Process Improvement:
• Lead and facilitate problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives, utilize industry methodologies to identify opportunities, conduct root cause analysis, and develop strategic roadmaps that align with organizational goals. This includes performing organizational maturity analysis, assessing gaps, and evaluating business process change impacts to recommend appropriate mitigation and management practices.
• Plan and facilitate working sessions to analyze, document, and map current and future state processes, value streams, and business capabilities, ensuring stakeholder consensus on future state requirements and solutions.
• Gather and understand stakeholder and end-user requirements through research and interviews, analyze potential solutions and their impacts, and present comprehensive recommendations for management consideration and approval.
• II. Requirements Management and Documentation:
• Manage the full lifecycle of requirements, including elicitation, definition, validation, and documentation (e.g., process flows, user stories, use cases, activity diagrams). This involves conducting interviews, facilitating joint sessions, obtaining stakeholder sign-off, and managing traceability to acceptance criteria and test plans.
• Develop detailed specifications for user needs, business rules, and functionality. Create and maintain comprehensive documentation to ensure process repeatability, support training, facilitate business continuity, and enable knowledge transfer.
• Cultivate and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships to effectively gather requirements, manage changes in scope, and ensure all user needs are accommodated and reviewed.
• III. Solution Design and Implementation Support:
• Translate business requirements into actionable solutions, identifying problems, researching alternatives, and presenting well-reasoned recommendations. Collaborate with technical teams to establish vision, analyze tradeoffs, and contribute to the development of new analytical tools, workflows, processes, and standards, including risk mitigation measures.
• Assist management with the implementation of approved solutions, conduct appropriate testing, and contribute to ongoing process improvement and quality control efforts, including the development of metrics, dashboards, and process procedure documents.
• Provide critical analysis and fact-based criteria to support the vetting process for project requirements and solutions, ensuring data-driven decision-making materials and presentations.
• IV. Project Coordination and Information Governance:
• Contribute to project planning and execution by providing input on schedules and analytical activities. Develop and recommend project management tools and templates (e.g., MS Project, SharePoint) to assist Project Managers in tracking progress, milestones, deliverables, and metrics.
• Draft and recommend key project deliverables such as requirements, process diagrams, architectural models, project plans, change management plans, and stakeholder meeting materials.
• Maintain consistent and effective communication with project leadership and stakeholders. Facilitate consensus-building and proactively resolve conflicting priorities or team positions to ensure smooth project progression.
• Ensure rigorous adherence to Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards for document marking, filing, sharing, and record maintenance, validating accuracy for auditing purposes.
• Provide analysis and fact-based criteria to the project requirements and/or solutions vetting process, incorporating analysis and criteria in decision-making materials and presentations.
• Maintain consistent communication with the BPA manager, project manager, program leaders, and others as requested.
• Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes.

Qualifications

• A degree in Business Administration, Business Management, HR Management, Organizational Development, Accounting, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field is preferred.
• With an applicable Bachelor's degree, 8 years of experience is required.
• With an applicable Associate's degree, 10 years of experience is required.
• Without an applicable degree, 12 years of experience is required.
• Experience should include direct work experience as a business analyst, project/change manager, strategic business partner or directly related experience. Business analysis experience should be progressively more technical in nature.
• Experience should include knowledge of business and change management principles and methodologies.
• 5+ years experience applying methodology to process improvement and optimization efforts across multiple business units within a defined enterprise.
• Experience with medium/large-scale organizational change efforts.
• Technical interview skills sufficient to facilitate group process design/requirements gathering sessions in a business environment.
• Intermediate proficiency in Visio (flowcharts), MS Project, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Strong technical writing skills and the ability to present information in various forms such as textual, graphical, and statistical.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Portland, OR.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $58.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Portland,OR.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 6, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

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