Business Analyst , Qualico

About Us

Qualico is a fully integrated real estate development company with offices in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Regina, Saskatoon, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

Since its inception in 1951, the company’s activities span the entire real estate spectrum and include residential land acquisition and development, single-family and multi-family home divisions, commercial and industrial development, property management, concrete ready mix, building supply and manufacturing divisions. To learn more, click here.

At Qualico, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation packages including group benefits.

This is an 18 month term position based in Calgary.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Project Manager of a multi-year transformation program, the Business Analyst will play a key role in the development of new standards for Qualico’s land acquisition and development operations. They will bring to the team their deep knowledge of the operational processes, people, and tools in relation to the land acquisition and development structure. With this knowledge and experience, the Business Analyst will analyze information, recommend solutions, identify risks, and be closely involved in testing and training.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a change champion for Project Unity.
• Supporting the creation and standardization of work processes, reports, data, and documentation.
• Analyzing information and providing recommendations.
• Supporting the development of project and migration plans.
• Supporting the team with resolving issues and obtaining decisions.
• Working with business stakeholders to document reporting or other requirements for all functional areas, including finance and accounting.
• Collaborating with members from the business, project stakeholders, external third-party vendors and consultants as required.
• Supporting and participating in the creation and execution of test plans related to system functionality and processes.
• Reviewing and signing-off on requirements, designs and other documentation.
• Providing the project and training team with guidance and support with the development of user training plans, materials, and other documentation.
• Supporting the project team with data-clean up and other migration related tasks.
• Supporting risk management by highlighting issues, potential risks, and recommendations for the project team.

As our ideal candidate, you are…

• A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation as well as write and present in a persuasive and influencing manner.
• An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.
• Detailed oriented; you focus on detailed accuracy when dealing with a high volume of work.
• A creative thinker; you identify new ideas, techniques and opportunities to improve performance and productivity.
• A leader; you develop or improve the skills of others through effective coaching and guidance.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business Analysis, or equivalent is a strong asset.
• Minimum 6 years of combined Land Development and business analysis experience within the residential construction or homebuilding industry is required.
• Experience in driving operational performance improvement within an organization.
• Strong understanding of business process mapping and how the application of business processes drives performance results.
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Teams) and project management scheduling tools (Smartsheet, MS Project).

What We Value

• Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
• Setting clear, measurable and achievable goals.
• Cooperating with team members in an open, positive and respectful manner.
• Staying current with technical job skills.
• Taking responsibility for the outcomes of decisions and actions.

Work Conditions

You primarily work in an office setting during regular business hours. Work outside of normal business hours may occasionally be required.

Qualico is committed to the health, safety and wellness of its employees and the community. By continuing our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, Qualico has implemented a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all employees in Canada to be fully vaccinated. Proof of vaccination, in the form of a provincially recognized document, must be submitted as a condition of employment. Our policy allows for accommodation in cases of valid medical or religious exemptions. Information related to proof of vaccination or exemption will be kept confidential.

Candidates being considered will be contacted. We thank you for your interest. Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on job opportunities and to find out why we have the best reason to come to work every day.

Closing Date: March 4, 2022