Graduate Business Intelligence & Data Analyst

GKN Aerospace; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace manufacturer in Bristol is seeking a Graduate Business Intelligence & Data Analyst to join their Data & Business Intelligence team. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining analytical tools to transform complex data into actionable insights. Suitable candidates should have a recent degree in a relevant field and strong analytical skills. A competitive salary and opportunities for career progression are offered. This is a chance to contribute to innovative projects within a dynamic working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Industry Leading Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Annual leave + bank holidays

Income protection

Shopping discounts

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP Clinic

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with a relevant degree in business, data science, or similar.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and design frameworks.
• Experience with Power BI or similar tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain business intelligence tools and dashboards.
• Analyze performance data to identify trends and provide insights.
• Design KPI frameworks aligned with business priorities.

Skills

Strong analytical capability

Understanding of databases and data structures

Experience using Power BI or similar

Clear and confident communicator

Curious mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Business Analytics, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Maths, Data Science/Analytics, Computer Science

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

At our GKN Filton site, we specialise in the design and manufacture of large complex structural wing assemblies, detailed metallic components and wing systems for a combination of both civil and military aircraft.

GKN Aerospace are currently looking for a Graduate Business Intelligence & Data Analyst to join the business on a permanent basis. The Business Intelligence & Data Analyst will sit within the Data & Business Intelligence team and play a key role in enabling the business to govern itself effectively through high-quality data, insight, and decision-support tools.

The role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining analytical tools and visualisations that translate complex data into clear, actionable insight. These tools will allow leaders and teams across the site to understand performance quickly, identify issues or anomalies, and make timely, well-informed decisions without the need to interpret raw data.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and maintain business intelligence tools and dashboards using analytical platforms.
• Analyse performance data to identify trends, risks, issues, and anomalies, providing clear insight and recommendations to the business.
• Design and refine KPI frameworks aligned to business priorities.
• Translate complex datasets into intuitive, coherent visual outputs.
• Partner with teams across the site.
• Support the continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the site’s KPI and reporting suite.
• Work as part of a specialist team, deploying analytical capability across the site while maintaining consistency and best practice.

What You’ll Bring

To help make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes.

• A recent graduate of a bachelor's or a master's degree, ideally within a relevant subject such as Business Analytics, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Maths, Data Science/Analytics, Computer Science etc.
• Strong analytical capability.
• Understanding of databases and data structures.
• Anality to design KPI frameworks.
• Desirable - experience using Power BI or similar.
• Desirable - exposure to Power Query and automated data preparation techniques.

• Clear and confident communicator.
• Comfortable working across teams and moving between different areas of the business.
• Curious mindset with a natural inclination to ask questions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, self‑motivated.
• Collaborative approach.
• Positive attitude.
• Committed and driven.

What We’ll Offer

• Competitive salary
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme – we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis (totalling up to 20% pension contribution)
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 175 hours annual leave + bank holidays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where your career journey may take you.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.