Business Analyst - Artificial Intelligence

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Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.

About the role 

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Business Analyst – Artificial Intelligence to join our Digital Services division. In this role, you will support the strategic development, adoption, and execution of generative AI and digital transformation initiatives. You will analyze business processes, systems, and data to drive innovation and facilitate business outcomes by leveraging emerging AI technologies. Acting as a bridge between technical AI teams and business stakeholders, you will ensure AI solutions deliver tangible business value. 

This role will be based within the Essential Energy footprint with the ability to work from home in a hybrid work environment.  

Key responsibilities 

• Prepare business analysis to drive efficiencies, productivity improvement, and alignment with corporate and AI strategy.


• Facilitate the design and delivery of AI Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and pilots.


• Provide technical, financial, and forecasting advice.


• Develop metrics for tracking performance against business requirements.


• Support workshops with business users and stakeholders to develop problem statements and effective solutions.


• Recommend and implement improved business processes, guidelines, standards, and reporting.


• Provide technical advice on urgent business requests and ad hoc reporting.


• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications.


• Develop support documentation and communication for non-technical audiences, focusing on explaining AI processes and their implications.


• Promote respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion, adhering to the highest ethical standards.

About You 

You are a dynamic and forward-thinking Business Analyst with a deep passion for Artificial Intelligence. Your enthusiasm for AI drives you to stay ahead of the curve, constantly exploring the latest advancements and how they can be leveraged to solve complex business challenges. You possess a strong analytical mindset, coupled with excellent problem-solving skills, allowing you to dissect intricate data and derive actionable insights aligned with our organisations strategic goals and objectives. 

To be successful in the position you will possess:

• Experience in a similar role, ideally within the Energy/Electrical or Utilities Industry.


• Experience in analysing business and operational data, preparing reports and presentations for senior management.


• Experience in managing projects and programs from inception to completion.


• Experience in developing standards, procedures, and guidelines for complex business processes and systems with AI and digital technologies.


• Proficiency in reporting and business intelligence tools, especially Microsoft products.


• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Proven stakeholder management experience.


• Familiarity with ethical AI practices, data governance, and AI model lifecycle management.

Required Qualifications 

• Diploma in Business/Technology or equivalent experience.

Why Essential Energy

We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16% superannuation.

Essential Energy offers a broad range of employee benefits, providing you access to product discounts, including Qantas Club, Optus and Health Insurance, Health Programs including fitness passport and other benefits such as 26 weeks parental leave. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page. 

Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Qantas, Optus, nib and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. Visit our employee benefits page for more information. 

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women. 

We’re a business with a huge range of operational and corporate roles aimed at connecting our communities. 

As a pivotal player in the energy future of NSW and the country – we cover 95% of NSW and parts of southern QLD - we are an organisation with a wider variety of roles than you may first think. 

Whether you want to work remotely, in a coastal region or rurally, we will invest in you, develop you and help you shape a career in energy that will give you future opportunities you may never have realised in a sector where there is so much to explore.

For further information please contact Hanlie Oosthuizen Head of Artificial Intelligence, on 0456 396 573

Applications close on 24 November 2024 at 11:55pm     

Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.   

Building a better energy future.   

Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.   

As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.