Senior Data Engineer: Azure Data for Project Controls & BI

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

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.