PowerBI Developer (Contractor) - MNSITE-3935

RESPEC is seeking a full-time Power BI Developer. You will turn student loan data into dashboards and reports that decision-makers can trust for the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE).

About RE/SPEC Inc.

• RESPEC is 100% employee-owned , which means we take ownership of every challenge.
• Here, your ideas drive real solutions.
• Since 1969, we’ve tackled complex challenges in energy transition, infrastructure resilience, digital transformation, and sustainability.
• We bring deep technical knowledge, real-world experience, and a commitment to work that matters.
• If you're looking for a place where your contributions have real impact, you’ll fit right in.

Responsibilities

• Your main goal is a stable, reliable Power BI Service environment.
• You will write SQL queries, validate loan data from many sources and build complex custom visualizations.
• You will also move legacy Tableau and Crystal reports into Power BI.
• You will train State staff and work closely with business and technical teams.
• There is no incumbent, so you will help shape how this environment is built.
• You will design and maintain Power BI dashboards for a variety of business users.
• That includes custom UI visualizations built to specification, ad hoc reporting, and automated exports to tools like Excel.
• You will write and extract SQL queries, validate data quality across multiple datasets, and perform root cause analysis on loan-related data issues and anomalies.
• You will also develop data refresh strategies sourced from Azure SQL Server and other systems.
• You will set up and configure Power BI within the Power Platform environment.
• You will establish best-practice security, accessibility and access-management controls, and remediate accessibility issues in existing reports.
• You will make sure every report meets performance and client requirements.
• You will also work with people directly.
• You will gather and document business requirements and business rules, and fill in when a business analyst is unavailable.
• You will lead technical meetings and write technical manuals.
• You will deliver Power BI training, mentoring and co-development sessions.
• You will provide daily project status reports to the client and complete a thorough knowledge transfer before the engagement ends.

Requirements

• Technical Experience 5+ years: Advanced Power BI development.
• You need robust experience validating student loan data, including forbearance data.
• The client did not specify a minimum number of years.
• You need strong experience writing it.
• The client did not specify a minimum number of years.
• You need excellent communication skills, including with senior leaders.
• You also need versatile presentation skills, both informal and formal.

Preferred

• Qualifications Hands-on SQL experience with Azure SQL Server will set you apart.
• So will a background in Power Platform configuration, Tableau or Crystal Reports migration, and accessibility remediation.
• Experience with report security and access management, Excel export automation, and training or mentoring non-technical users also helpful.
• Work Model Remote. The client expects the work to be done remotely. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• Big challenges need bold thinkers.
• If you’re someone who sees problems as opportunities, you’ll thrive here.
• At RESPEC, you’ll work alongside clients to take on critical problems .
• Depending on your expertise, you might design infrastructure in remote locations, develop renewable energy solutions for global projects, or apply data-driven technology to improve mining and water systems.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.