Power BI Administrator

PRA; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 138,375 - 143,910; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Power BI Administrator to establish and manage a new enterprise Power BI environment. The role focuses on platform setup, governance, user adoption, and migration from legacy tools. Ideal candidates will have strong Power BI admin experience and a solid understanding of enterprise data models. This is a 6-month contract position with a daily rate of $750-$780, requiring 3 days in office and 2 days of work from home.

Qualifications

• Must have strong Power BI administration skills.
• Familiarity with enterprise data modelling is required.
• Experience in working with Azure and Snowflake is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set up the Power BI tenant and workspace structure.
• Implement governance policies, security, and access controls.
• Configure Snowflake connections, dataflows, and refresh schedules.
• Manage licensing, authentication, and gateways.
• Support teams with modelling standards and early use cases.
• Assist with moving reporting from legacy tools into Power BI.

Skills

Strong Power BI admin experience (governance, setup, standards)

Understanding of enterprise data modelling and semantic layers

Experience with Azure and Snowflake

Good communicator, comfortable working with the business

Insurance background is helpful but not essential

Job description

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6 Month Daily Rate Contract

We’re looking for a Power BI Administrator to help build and run a brand-new enterprise Power BI environment. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll set up the platform, establish governance, and guide the business through its Power BI uplift. Three days per week in the CBD office.

You’ll shape how the organisation uses Power BI from day one. The initial focus is on platform setup and administration, then supporting key reports, shared datasets, and user adoption.

What you’ll be working on

• Setting up the Power BI tenant and workspace structure
• Implementing governance policies, security, and access controls
• Configuring Snowflake connections, dataflows, and refresh schedules
• Managing licensing, authentication and gateways
• Supporting teams with modelling standards and early use cases
• Helping move reporting from legacy tools into Power BI

What you bring

• Strong Power BI admin experience (governance, setup, standards)
• Understanding of enterprise data modelling and semantic layers
• Experience with Azure and Snowflake
• Good communicator, comfortable working with the business
• Insurance background is helpful but not essential

WFH: 3 days in office, 2 WFH

Rate: $750-$780p/d

Contract: 6 months initially; extensions likely

Start Date: January

If you're passionate about building BI platforms the right way and want to own Power BI from the ground up, this is a great opportunity to make a big impact. Apply today here or get in touch via Message.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Information Services

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