Power BI Developer

Brio Digital; Leeds; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking an experienced Power BI Developer to focus on building and maintaining BI dashboards for a central government client. The role requires strong knowledge of Power BI and SQL along with proven experience in the public sector. The ideal candidate will design and deploy reports aligned with departmental KPIs while ensuring data governance standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Power BI Developer within the public sector.
• Strong knowledge of Power Query (M) and DAX.
• Proficient with SQL and relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy Power BI reports aligned with KPIs.
• Transform and model complex datasets from various sources.
• Implement calculations and visualisations for usability.

Skills

Power BI Development

DAX

SQL

Data Transformation

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Power BI Desktop

SQL Server

Azure Data Services

Job description

Rate: 480/day (Inside IR35)
Duration: 3 months to begin with (expected to be 18 month project)
Location: Remote
Start: ASAP
Employment Type: Full-Time

Overview

We're looking for an experienced Power BI Developer to join a central government client. The role will focus on building, optimising, and maintaining interactive BI dashboards and data models that deliver actionable insights to senior stakeholders across departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deploy Power BI reports and dashboards aligned with departmental KPIs and operational needs.
• Transform, cleanse and model complex datasets from multiple sources (SQL Server, Excel, SharePoint, APIs, etc.).
• Implement DAX calculations and data visualisations following best practices for usability and performance.
• Work closely with analysts, data engineers and business leads to gather requirements and ensure data accuracy.
• Optimise Power BI dataflows and dataset refresh performance.
• Ensure compliance with Government Digital Service (GDS) and data governance standards.
• Support documentation and knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Power BI Developer within central government or wider public sector environments.
• Strong knowledge of Power BI Desktop, Power Query (M) and DAX.
• Proficient with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience integrating data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
• Familiarity with Azure Data Services (Data Lake, Synapse or Data Factory).
• Understanding of data governance, information security and GDPR in government contexts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Apply now or email for more information