Data Analyst: BI & Automation for Engineering Insights

Biffa; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and progression opportunities

Ongoing training and development

Generous pension scheme

Retail and leisure discounts

Holiday and travel discounts

Life cover

Job summary

Biffa is seeking a proactive Data Analyst to support digital development within Group Engineering. You will deliver data-driven insights, automate reporting, and build BI tools to improve engineering data capture and reporting.

You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement, IT, and suppliers to drive continuous improvement and deliver digital solutions that enable operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence.
• Strong experience using Microsoft Power Platform.
• Proven ability to develop Power BI reports and interactive dashboards.
• Experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, and Microsoft Lists.
• Experience analysing engineering, fleet, maintenance, or operational data.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in reporting and process improvement.
• Experience working with multiple business systems and large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions for engineering performance, maintenance activity, compliance, and asset management.
• Create and support Power Apps, Power Automate workflows, SharePoint sites, and Microsoft Lists to streamline processes.
• Assist with development and optimisation of engineering systems (FleetWave, Dynamics 365, telematics, maintenance databases).
• Produce analysis on fleet utilisation, maintenance performance, fuel efficiency, asset reliability, operating costs, and lifecycle trends.
• Identify opportunities to automate, integrate data, and adopt digital technologies to improve processes.
• Develop reporting and tracking tools supporting projects, capital investment programmes, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain data integrity of engineering records, compliance documents, and financial information per governance standards.

Skills

Power Platform

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

SharePoint

Microsoft Lists

Data analysis

Driving licence

Tools

FleetWave

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Telematics platforms

Job description

Biffa is seeking a proactive Data Analyst to support digital development within Group Engineering. You will deliver data-driven insights, automate reporting, and build BI tools to improve engineering data capture and reporting.

You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement, IT, and suppliers to drive continuous improvement and deliver digital solutions that enable operational excellence.