Data Analyst – Oil & Gas Projects (Kazakhstan)

About the role

Wood is seeking a Data Analyst to support its Operations business in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. The role focuses on ensuring data integrity across engineering documentation and cutover activities within oil and gas petrochemical projects.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain traceability and consistency between project documents, databases, and cutover tracking tools, performing cross‑checks and reconciliation of Load Lists, Cable Schedules, MCC Load Lists, Equipment Registers and other engineering datasets.
• Develop and execute automated validation processes and advanced Excel‑based tools (Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA) to identify duplicate, missing or conflicting records and generate exception reports.
• Create dashboards and KPI reports to monitor data quality, cutover readiness and project performance, supporting management reporting and readiness reviews.
• Automate validation of large drawing packages, compare tags against master databases, and produce discrepancy reports for engineering punch‑lists.

Required profile

• Knowledge of electrical engineering documentation and equipment tagging systems, including Load Lists, Cable Schedules and Turnover Packages.
• Experience supporting commissioning, system completion, cutover or execution‑readiness activities in the oil and gas sector.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to work independently and convert manual checks into reusable tools.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel functions: XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, FILTER, UNIQUE, LET, LAMBDA, Dynamic Arrays, Pivot Tables, Data Models.
• Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA for automation and validation.
• Power BI, Power Automate, SQL, SharePoint and dashboard development.