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Specialist, Business Intelligence
Defence Construction Canada
Ottawa
Skills:
Data Science
Job Description
Job Title: Specialist, Business Intelligence
Company: Defence Construction Canada
Job Category: Data Science
Roles & Responsibilities:
The Specialist, Business Intelligence, develops, sustains, and improves the Project and Program Management service line’s business intelligence (BI) activities, establishing policies, procedures, tools, training, and guidance that support consistent and effective service delivery. The incumbent supports national quality management activities, defines data management best practices, develops performance indicators, and provides technical advice, coaching, and support to regional service line leaders and BI practitioners. The Specialist also helps manage risk, ensures alignment of service line business intelligence activities with government policies and Client\-Partner expectations, and promotes collaboration across DCC to improve reporting, analytics, and decision\-making capabilities.
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all\-inclusive:
* Develop BI policies, procedures, tools and guidance materials for the service line, and participate in national calls and meetings to ensure consistent, effective service delivery
* Design and sustain delegated signing authority training and a continuous learning program for BI practitioners
* Support national quality management activities for the service line, including implementing and communicating quality assurance processes, ensuring the quality of deliverables and services, and conducting quality verifications to assess compliance with the service line’s quality management system
* Assist in managing risks associated with BI practices and ensure DCC complies with various government policies and best practices
* Provide coaching, training, and guidance to BI and service line leaders and staff, including organizing national service line meetings, delivering presentations, offering one‑on‑one coaching, and developing training tools to build consistent national capacity
* Develop and implement key national service line initiatives, including establishing data management best practices, and supporting the national service line business plan, and budgeting and planning activities
* Establish, communicate, monitor, and meet national service line performance indicators
* Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client\-Partners and/or stakeholders
* Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client\-Partner expectations
Other
* Provide technical support to regional service line leaders on the planning and implementation of national service line initiatives
* Manage risk
* Other duties as assigned
SKILLS
* Use applicable computer software and operating systems
* Write proposals, technical texts, and reports
* Resolve complex problems with multiple stakeholders
* Apply project, program, and risk management principles
* Demonstrate business acumen, leadership, and human resources management skills
* Read and write complex technical documents
* Demonstrate proficiency in both official languages (reading, writing and oral proficiency; mandatory)
DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
* Provide functional advice and guidance to employees and Client\-Partners
* Lead project teams and collaborate with others nationally
WORKING CONDITIONS
* Life, accidental\-death, and short\-term disability insurance
* Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
* Maternity and parental leave top\-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
* Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home
To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.
The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC. Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:
Work Location: Ottawa, Canada
Availability: Full time
Requirements
Who Can Apply?:
Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)
Salary Range:
$109,219 \- $141,984
Employment status:
Continuing
Flexible work option:
Hybrid (2 days/week)
Term Length:
Security Level:
Reliability
Language Requirement:
Bilingual Preferred
Closing Date:
30/10/2026
Country:
Canada
* Data fundamentals, analytics, reporting, and governance
* SQL, data transformation logic, basic scripting
* Power BI, Power BI Service, M365 data sources, MS Fabric, and Azure integration
* Security, compliance, and access, including identity and access, data protection, and governance
* MS Teams, SharePoint, Power Automate, and Artificial Intelligence
* DCC and Client\-Partner processes and procedures
* Government policies, procedures, and external reporting requirements
* Experience with developing policies and guidance documents
Formal Education and/or Certifications(s) and Experience
* Minimum: university degree in information systems, computer science, data analytics or data science, business analytics, engineering or mathematics with eight years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
* Preferred: additional technical specialization and/or Microsoft certifications in Power BI, MS Fabric, SQL and database design, data warehousing, and Azure data services
Abilities
* Typical office environment with routine travel
Check out your benefits
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.
* Public\-service pension
* Comprehensive vacation and other paid\-leave plans, along with enhanced travel benefits coverage
DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process*. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.
DCC’s goal is to provide barrier\-free access to employment opportunities and workspaces for employees and candidates. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc\-cdc.gc.ca.
Key Skills: Data Science
Salary: CAD 109219 - 141984 per yearly