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Senior Data Analyst Dublin Airport
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Senior Data Analyst – Dublin Airport
Job Locations
IE-Dublin
Posted Date
9 hours ago(24/05/2018 09:07)
ID
2018-1946
Number of Openings
1
Category
Business Support
Overview
An immediate vacancy has arisen within Dublin Airport’s Planning and Economic Regulation department for a Senior Data Analyst, focused on the forecasting of the airport’s passenger throughput. We are looking for a candidate that has a real passion for understanding patterns within data, is self- motivated, detail oriented and has the experience to work on their own initiative.
The position requires someone with excellent analytical and data querying skills, strong communication ability and influencing skills, along with the ability to work under pressure.
The successful candidate will operate at the heart of the Dublin Airport business, producing long and short-term forecasts that will drive day to day operations, financial planning for the years ahead and major infrastructural decisions. This is an excellent opportunity to utilise insight generation skills, to work independently and to contribute significantly to a busy planning department. This role will report to the Manager – Aviation Forecasts and Statistics.
Qualifications
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This role requires at least 3 years’ experience in an analytical or forecasting role.
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Third level qualification in a field with a significant mathematical and statistical component.
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Expert proficiency in Excel (e.g. Macros, advanced formulas and add-ins).
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Experience with R or Python, while familiarity with other packages like SAS or SPSS is a plus.
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Experience in assessing large datasets to derive insights and actions that deliver commercial benefits at both micro and macro levels in various business areas.
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Self-starter with proven ability to meet targets and deadlines while maintaining focus on vision and purpose of work outputs, not just activities.
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Ability to manage diverse work-streams, prioritise effectively and work to shifting deadlines
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Proven organisational skills with project management knowledge and ability.
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Analytical mind-set with strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
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Confident communicator (verbal and written) with a proven ability to communicate effectively at all levels. Must possess certain leadership skills that allow him / her to command attention and achieve credibility in a short period of time.
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Experience in or familiarity with methods for increasing user adoption of new initiatives.
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Flexibility to perform tasks outside of normal course of work when needed
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Knowledge of the aviation market, its interconnections and associated challenges will be an advantage.
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Focus and dedication to strategic targets.
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Committed to daa values
Responsibilities
* Working closely with all parts of the business, you will be involved with developing and communicating new procedures to improve the existing forecasting methodology and championing the use of the forecasts to meet the continuously changing needs of the business.
* Provide detailed daily passenger throughput forecasts to the business for the next 14 days.
* Analyse and interpret actual passenger outturn versus the forecast, ensuring any significant discrepancies are understood and action taken to avoid reoccurrence in a timely and effective manner.
* Manage the delivery of a new short-term forecasting model, which will use the latest data tools (e.g. Machine Learning) to more efficiently mine data, to enable forecasts to be produced faster and more accurately.
* Develop a close working relationship with key internal stakeholders (e.g. Airport Security and Finance) to drive engagement and understanding of the assumptions behind the numbers and to appreciate how the output is used in other areas.
* Provide projections for the coming year and regular updates across the year regarding the expected annual passenger outturn. Fully document all scenarios and present scenarios to Senior Management Team.
* Produce a range of robust long-term forecast scenarios to reduce business risks, reflecting the wide variety of developments possible and conceivable airline growth scenarios.
* Generate future airline daily schedules based on these long-term forecasting scenarios to feed into infrastructural development plans.
* Promoting the use of data and analytics to drive efficiencies in the business.
* Undertake research to understand developments in the analytical and forecasting area, define best practices and deliver year on year business improvements.
* Provide guidance and support to the members of the forecasting team, helping them develop their skill set.
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