Data-Driven Operations Engineer | Excel & BI Dashboards

Alten; Wedmore; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Employee assistance programme

Life insurance & Pension Scheme

Social atmosphere, team events

Job summary

ALTEN Bridgwater is seeking an analytical and detail-oriented Operational Development Engineer to support performance and continuous improvement across a major engineering programme. Your data skills will help transform complex information into clear insights for decision-makers.

With a strong engineering background and experience in Excel-based reporting and BI tools, you will gather data, build dashboards, monitor KPIs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or equivalent military experience.
• Experience using Power BI, Power Query or similar BI tools.
• Experience in engineering, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure or other technical sectors.
• Understanding of operational performance management and KPI reporting.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Gather, validate and consolidate data from multiple operational and engineering sources.
• Develop, maintain and improve reporting tools and dashboards using Microsoft Excel.
• Analyse large datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities and performance improvements.
• Produce regular reports and presentations for internal stakeholders and management teams.
• Support operational planning and decision-making through data-driven insights.
• Monitor KPIs and investigate performance deviations.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency and integrity across reporting processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve data collection and reporting methodologies.
• Contribute to process improvement and operational efficiency initiatives.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Independent working

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering or equivalent military experience

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, complex formulas)

Job description

ALTEN Bridgwater is seeking an analytical and detail-oriented Operational Development Engineer to support performance and continuous improvement across a major engineering programme. Your data skills will help transform complex information into clear insights for decision-makers.

With a strong engineering background and experience in Excel-based reporting and BI tools, you will gather data, build dashboards, monitor KPIs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency.