Data & BI Developer

Nisbets; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Nisbets is seeking a Data & BI Developer to translate business questions into clear insights using Power BI and the wider data estate. You’ll work across IT, Finance and other teams to build dashboards, data models and calculations that are robust and user-friendly.

Based at our Fourth Way Avonmouth office with hybrid working after an initial training period, you’ll help improve reporting quality, governance and usability across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in Power BI, Power Query and DAX.
• Proficient in SQL and relational databases.
• Experience with data warehousing and dimensional modelling (star schemas).
• Able to translate business needs into practical reporting and insight.
• Analytical mindset with focus on data accuracy and validation.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve Power BI reports and dashboards to support decision making.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand problems and avoid generic requests.
• Develop data models, measures and calculations using Power Query and DAX.
• Use SQL to explore, validate and reconcile data from multiple sources.
• Identify trends and opportunities within data and improve quality at source.
• Contribute to reporting standards, governance and deployment.

Skills

Power BI

Power Query

DAX

SQL

Relational databases

Data warehousing

Star schemas

Reporting requirements

Data validation

Clear communication

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

DAX

SQL

ETL/SSIS

Power Automate

Job description

At Nisbets, we want to make it easier for colleagues to find, trust and use the data they need to make good decisions.

As our Data & BI Developer, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference to how we use data across the business. Working with colleagues across IT, Finance and other teams, you’ll take business questions and turn them into clear, useful insight through Power BI and our wider data estate. The underlying JD specifically combines analysis and report development with data quality, governance and user enablement.

You won’t just be building dashboards. You’ll help improve existing reporting, reduce duplication, strengthen data quality and make our BI solutions easier for people to understand, maintain and trust.

Where you’ll work

The role is based at our Fourth Way office in Avonmouth, with hybrid working available following an initial training period.

What you’ll get to work on

You’ll have the chance to:

• Build and improve Power BI reports and dashboards that help colleagues make informed decisions.
• Work directly with stakeholders to understand the problem they’re trying to solve, not simply take a reporting request.
• Develop data models, measures and calculations using Power Query and DAX.
• Use SQL to explore, validate and reconcile data from business systems and the data warehouse.
• Find useful trends, exceptions and opportunities within data from a variety of sources.
• Improve data quality and help resolve recurring issues at source.
• Simplify and consolidate reporting, reducing duplication and improving consistency.
• Help shape better standards for reporting, governance, security and deployment.

What you’ll bring

We don’t expect you to know everything, but you’ll need a strong foundation in:

• Power BI, Power Query and DAX.
• SQL and relational databases.
• Data warehousing and dimensional data modelling, including star schemas, facts and dimensions.
• Turning business requirements into practical reporting and insight.
• Analysing and validating data, with a strong focus on accuracy.
• Communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Experience of Finance or commercially focused reporting, ETL/SSIS, Power Automate or AI-enabled analytics would be useful, but isn’t essential.