Data & Analytics Lead (18 months FTC)

Portsmouth Water Ltd; Havant; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK water services company is seeking a Data & Analytics Lead for an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will refine and deliver the data strategy to enhance data quality and availability across the business. Key responsibilities include engaging with business areas, implementing improvements in data governance, and scoping technical changes. Suitable candidates should have experience in data teams and a strong background in Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Power BI, and SQL, among other qualifications.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Performance bonus up to 6%

Enhanced parental leave

Social events expenses covered

Life assurance scheme

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Private medical insurance

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Experience running data and analytics teams.
• Evidence of successfully improving data utilization.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Power BI, and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Refine and deliver the data strategy and improve data quality.
• Scope technical changes and collaborate with data engineers.
• Define roles needed for data governance and align teams.

Skills

Experience running data and analytics teams

Evidence of improving data use

Knowledge of Microsoft Azure

Knowledge of Databricks

Knowledge of Power BI

Knowledge of SQL

Strong stakeholder management skills

Knowledge of data governance

Knowledge of data architecture

Experience implementing self-serve data solutions

Job description

Portsmouth Water are delighted to have an opening for a Data & Analytics Lead to join our growing IT department on an 18-month fixed-term contract. In this role you will be responsible for refining and delivering our data strategy by improving the availability, quality and use of data across the business.

Responsibilities

• Refine and deliver the data strategy and improve data availability, quality and use.
• Review the data playbook and implement improvements.
• Plan and roll out elements of the data playbook.
• Define roles and capabilities needed to support the data platform, including Data Owners and Data Governance.
• Scope out technical changes needed on data integration, analytics and visualisation tools and work with data engineers to test and validate the solution.
• Set up data governance forums to align the data analyst community and business areas.
• Engage with each business area, onboard them onto the data platform and identify data sources and biggest data challenges.
• Identify training requirements for the different data roles.

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience running data and analytics teams.
• Evidence of improving the use of data across a business.
• Experience of Microsoft Azure, Databricks, Power BI and SQL.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data architecture and modern analytics tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, especially helping different business areas understand their data needs.
• Experience in implementing self‑serve data solutions.
• Flexible working arrangements are recognised and accommodated.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme, contributing up to 15% of your basic salary.
• Performance bonus up to 6% of your basic salary, linked to company performance.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay.
• All expenses covered summer and winter social events.
• Life assurance scheme gives your loved ones extra security, with a 4x salary lump sum benefit.
• Comprehensive wellbeing support, including confidential mental health and 24/7 health assistance programmes.
• Private medical insurance, provided by Bupa, with 24/7 confidential support.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme (after 1 year).
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Health Cash Plan.

Equality & Diversity

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all sections of society. Please be aware the company has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Due to high volume of applications we may receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant individually. If your application is of interest, we will usually be in touch within 4 weeks of receiving it.