Senior Power Platforms Specialist

Cheshire West and Chester; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Ellesmere Port is hiring a Senior Power Platforms Specialist to lead digital innovation initiatives. The role involves driving process automation, developing applications, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Candidates should have a degree in Computer Science or related field, experience in data analysis, and expertise in using Microsoft Power Platforms. This full-time role offers a salary between £41,771 and £48,072, with applications closing on August 17, 2025.

Benefits

Investors in People Gold Organisation

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience required.
• MS Power Platform accredited certification is essential.
• Significant experience analyzing data and automating processes.

Responsibilities

• Support collaborative approaches to digital innovation.
• Contribute to Council-wide digital projects.
• Develop solutions using Power Platforms.
• Gather requirements from business stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of new leading-edge technologies.

Skills

Data analysis

Power Platform usage

Application development

Process automation

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Apps

Job description

Grade 10

£41,771 - £48,072(as of April 2025 pay band figures)

The Cheshire West and Chester CouncilDigital, Data and Technology (DDAT)department has recently undergone a huge transformation and is looking for a Senior Power Platforms Specialistto support the safe delivery and embedding of leading-edge technologies into day-to-day Council operations. To drive process automation, business intelligence and application development as part of the Council’s digital innovation.

For more information on the role and the DDAT department, please visit the Digital, Data and Technology recruitment site

www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk/digitaldatatechnology-external

Closing date for applications: Midnight on 17th August 2025

Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money, and Empowerment.

Cheshire West and Chester Council brings a fresh and energetic approach to providing top quality services for its many customers and communities. West Cheshire is a place where everyone can THRIVE – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money, and Empowerment.

Cheshire West and Chester Council's Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT)department is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Senior Power Platforms Specialist to support the safe delivery and embedding of leading-edge technologies into day-to-day Council operations. To drive process automation, business intelligence and application development as part of the Council’s digital innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly created and progressive team with big ambitions for the future. This role is a Grade 10£41,771 - £48,072(as of April 2025 pay band figures)

For more information on the role and the DDAT department, please visit the Digital, Data and Technology recruitment site

www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk/digitaldatatechnology-external

Closing date for applications: Midnight on 17th August 2025

Responsibilities include:

• Support the drive towards a collaborative and integrated approach to delivering digital innovation and breaking down traditional silo thinking in terms of analysis, change, programme, and project disciplines.

• Contributing to agreed Council-wide digital projects and programmes to deliver the Council’s digital agenda and as well as delivering their own agreed power platforms project(s). Support a wide range of power platform users (data scientists, user experience teams, business analysts, architects) to maximize its use in the Council.

• Working closely with the Senior Digital Change and Innovation Officer and Digital Change and Innovation Lead on work prioritisation against the service’s agreed digital agenda.

• Developing solutions using power platforms and power automate to solve business problems and support the council’s transformation, ensuring solutions are practical, cost effective and provide repeatable capability that can be reused.

• Collaborating with business stakeholders to gather requirements and define and communicate technical solutions. Facilitate the identification of workflow issues and the development and automation of processes to achieve business benefits, using the power platforms capability where appropriate.

• Contributing to ‘horizon scanning’ for new leading-edge technologies, keeping abreast of opportunities to introduce new digital capabilities alongside colleagues in the wider business and digital commissioning teams.

The ideal candidate will have a degree level qualification in Computer Science or equivalent experience and a MS Power Platform accredited certification. Significant experience is required of analysing data, building apps, automating processes, and creating virtual agents in MS power platforms.

For more detailed information on what the role involves and person specification requirements, please review the job profile.

By joining Cheshire West and Chester Council, you will be part of a GOLD Investors in People (IiP) organisation which is focused on building a stronger future where we all play our part in thriving, caring and sustainable communities.