Data Lead- Power BI specialist

Data Technical Lead – Power BI Specialist

Permanent role

£60,000 – £65,000 salary + benefits

Hybrid working, 3 days onsite in the Bristol office and occasional travel to client sites

A very exciting opportunity for a senior candidate, as you will lead the organisation’s maturity journey.

The opportunity is with a globally recognised independent engineering group, consistently ranked as one of the top three nuclear engineering firms in the world. It is an excellent employer, known for its people management style and strong development opportunities.

As the organisation continues to scale its analytics capability, they are looking for a senior candidate to own the governance, architecture and operational model of the Power BI / Microsoft Fabric estate and lead its maturity journey.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE

You will work across business units, Enterprise IT and Information Management to ensure the analytics capability is robust, scalable and aligned to internal standards.

In this role, you will define and implement the governance framework, operating model and technical standards for their growing Power BI and Microsoft Fabric estate.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

You will own the governance, architecture and operational model of the Power BI and Microsoft Fabric estate, leading its maturity journey.

• Design and implement enterprise Power BI governance frameworks
• Define workspace strategy, RBAC models and lifecycle controls
• Oversee tenant-level configuration, monitoring and audit settings
• Lead Fabric capacity management and optimisation strategy
• Establish metadata, naming and documentation standards
• Align governance with IDA, security and regulatory requirements
• Rationalise legacy reporting assets to improve resilience
• Define RACI across business, IT and information stakeholders
• Optimise licensing models for commercial sustainability
• Present platform strategy recommendations to governance forums

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL?

• Deep Power BI / Fabric administration expertise
• Experience in governance and policy design
• Experience in platform architecture oversight
• Strong understanding of security and regulatory compliance
• Experience advising on commercial optimisation of licensing and platform capacity

BENEFITS

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with a buy and sell holiday scheme
• 8% company pension contribution, income protection and 3x salary death-in-service cover
• Competitive sick pay
• Healthcare cash plan (dental, optical and more)
• Wellbeing benefits – free digital gym access, free flu jabs and eye test vouchers
• 24/7 employee support line (mental health, financial and legal support)
• Exclusive discounts (restaurants, days out and top brands)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Support for professional development and paid professional membership fees