Senior Analyst Construction Projects - Corporate (LV)

The Caesars Entertainment Design and Construction Department supports a diverse construction pipeline representing approximately $4 billion in current and prospective forward-looking projects.

Project types are diverse, including but not limited to:

• Food and beverage rebrands and renovations
• Hotel room renovations
• Casino floor game relocations and carpet replacements
• Entertainment facilities
• Hospitality amenities
• Resort rebrands and property repositioning
• “Boat-to-land” casino transitions
• Ground up casino resort development projects

This position, reporting to the VP Project Development, will support both the Design and Construction department and the Capital Strategy team in multiple capacities. The Analyst will work collaboratively with internal Project Managers and Subject Matter Experts, their Contractors, and their Consultants to draw on technical experience while simultaneously presenting factual, quantitative arguments in a persuasive manner that improves departmental performance.

Analytical tasks will include:

• Historical cost database building and maintenance
• Historical cost comparisons in multiple hard and soft budget categories
• Development of self-service tools for use by project managers
• Life cycle and cost-benefit analysis
• Visualization and analysis of impact from overlapping operational disruptions within the construction portfolio
• Application of research into the benefits of new systems, technologies, or maintenance patterns

Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and database development and maintenance skills
• Familiarity with capital project financial proforma models
• Exposure to and knowledge of construction technology systems and contractual norms strongly desired. Interest in such topics and analyzing decisions regarding them daily is required.
• This position’s primary software tools will be Excel and Powerpoint. The analyst will be expected to learn to use common construction software tools for the purpose of obtaining and organizing data, including Bluebeam, CMIC, contractor’s ProCore systems, and drawing viewers such as PlanGrid.
• Conveys a service-oriented, consulting mindset. Fundamentally this position cultivates, organizes, and presents information and assumptions to better inform business stakeholders.
• Assumptions must be based on documented historical sources.
• Estimates and proformas must be rationalized.
• Information must be presented in a professional manner.
• Multiple scenarios may be desired.
• The Analyst must communicate in an empathetic manner tailored to informing while deferring many decisions to stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to network. The Analyst must be able to autonomously navigate a complex matrix organization with both geographic / property and functional specializations.
• A passion for learning and respect for diverse and unfamiliar skillsets. Design & Construction is a department with a national footprint of experienced Designers, Architects, Engineers, Construction Project Managers, Accounting professionals, and Procurement specialists each responsible for millions of dollars’ worth of capital spend and the activity of hundreds of contractor and vendor personnel. Each team member was hired for the unique technical skills and deep experience they brought to the team, but most will not have the quantitative business skills and experience the Analyst will bring. The Analyst will be critical to cultivating trust and bridging communication between technical and business functions.

Minimum Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required. Major in economics, finance, data science or other quantitative field desired. Alternatively, a candidate with a construction science or engineering degree and a certificate or minor in a quantitative business area or the ability to demonstrate skills and experience in conducting the analysis described herein.
• Enthusiastic interest in investment, development and construction decision-making
• Prior gaming industry analytical experience desirable
• Prior experience developing and maintaining databases desirable
• Excellent quantitative and Excel skills
• General office computer skills (Microsoft products)
• Strong communication skills (oral and written)
• Ability to locate in corporate offices in Las Vegas or Reno preferred.
• Willingness to travel on a limited basis. Occasional visits to project locations around the country may be required. A candidate remote from the Las Vegas or Reno offices may be required to establish a consistent visitation pattern to one or both.

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