Senior Data Engineer

NRL; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

NRL in the United Kingdom seeks a data engineer who has built Azure-based data platforms for major infrastructure programmes. You will design pipelines integrating cost, schedule and risk data and deliver robust data foundations for Power BI dashboards used by programme leaders.

You'll work primarily remotely with occasional Warrington workshops, collaborating with planners, commercial teams and risk managers to translate requirements into governed data flows and enterprise datasets.

Qualifications

• Proven background as a Data Engineer on capital delivery or major programmes.
• Clear exposure to project controls data (cost, schedule, risk, change, earned value).
• Hands-on skills in Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse or equivalent; strong SQL/Python; Power BI datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse
• Integrate multi-format sources including Primavera P6 XER, cost/risk registers, CEMAR extracts, and Excel
• Develop dimensional models for reporting across project controls domains
• Build Power BI reporting datasets with lineage, validation, and exception checks
• Collaborate with planners, commercial teams, and risk managers to translate requirements into data flows

Skills

Azure Data Factory

Databricks (PySpark)

Synapse

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tools

Primavera P6 XER

CEMAR

Aconex

Job description

Have you built data solutions for major infrastructure or capital delivery programmes?

Do you understand project controls data – cost, schedule, risk, change – and can you design Azure-based platforms that give programme leaders accurate, actionable insights? If so, we want to talk to you.

This is not a generic data engineering role – our client needs someone who combines hands-on Azure experience with project environment knowledge (construction/infrastructure/energy/nuclear preferred) to deliver robust data foundations for reporting across NEC, Primavera P6, and other industry tools.

You’ll be working mostly remotely but expected to attend occasional sessions in Warrington for mobilisation workshops, project reviews, or key delivery milestones.

Location and Working Pattern

• UK-based role (must have right to work in the UK)
• Primarily remote with occasional Warrington office/workshops
• Open to permanent employment OR day-rate contract

About the Role

As part of a digital project controls transformation, you’ll create data pipelines and models underpinning critical reporting on multi-billion-pound projects in regulated sectors. Your work will bring together data from cost, schedule, and risk systems into governed layers ready for Power BI dashboards used by programme leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines in Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse
• Integrate multi-format sources including Primavera P6 XER, cost/risk registers, CEMAR extracts, and Excel
• Develop dimensional models for reporting across project controls domains
• Build Power BI reporting datasets with lineage, validation, and exception checks
• Work with planners, commercial teams, and risk managers to transform business requirements into trusted data flows

Must-Have Requirements

• Proven background as a Data Engineer on capital delivery or major programme environments (construction, energy, utilities, nuclear, or defence)
• Clear exposure to project controls data (cost, schedule, risk, change, earned value)
• Hands-on skills in:
  • Azure Data Factory, Databricks (PySpark), Synapse or equivalent
  • Strong SQL and Python for transformations
  • Building enterprise-ready datasets for Power BI

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Familiarity with Primavera P6 (XER), NEC3/NEC4 contracts, CEMAR, Aconex, ProjectWise
• Understanding of how cost and schedule data integrates with governance & reporting standards
• Data quality frameworks for regulated environments

Why Apply?

• Work remotely on cutting-edge digital controls platforms for nationally critical projects
• Hybrid flexibility with contract & permanent options available
• Chance to blend engineering domain insight with modern Azure data tech stack

We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer.