Data Architect

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Data Architect to develop, manage, and lead our corporate data strategy. The ideal candidate will have a profound understanding of data architecture, extensive experience in data modelling for business intelligence, and a strategic mindset to influence data-related decisions across the organisation. This role will also be pivotal in supporting and enhancing our newly established data governance framework.
As a Data Architect, you will be crucial in delivering solutions for the Digital Data Lake in the M25 joint venture, Europe’s busiest motorway network. You will develop solutions for specific business needs, understand business requirements, and review solution impacts. You will be accountable for the data architecture of the M25 IT systems and a roadmap of activities aligned with architectural principles to improve long-term architecture. We are looking for a self-starter who can work independently while collaborating with business teams as needed.

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT:

• Engage with key stakeholders to understand data needs, gather requirements, and deliver tailored data solutions.
• Communicate complex data concepts and strategies to non-technical audiences in a clear and compelling manner.
  Who we’re looking for

EXPERIENCE/CRITERIA REQUIRED:

• A previous experience of coordination of small technology teams
• Capability to understand and pre-empt business requirements.
• Capability of translating business requirements in technology solutions
• Presenting skills.
• Engaging senior level stakeholders and obtaining buy-in.
• Proven experience in developing and leading corporate-level data strategies.
• Extensive hands-on experience with complex data modelling, particularly for Power BI reports.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence data-related decisions at the highest levels.

The following technologies are essential, and a good familiarity is required, including development methodologies and related programming languages (SQL, scripting) skills:

• Amazon AWS environment.
• Redshift
• Power BI (authoring and administration)
• MS SQL Server family (development and administration)
• Fundamentals of networking and Microsoft Entra ID

Familiarity with the following technologies is desirable but not essential:

• Power Apps
• ESRI ArcGis
• Microsoft 365 Platform
• Lambda
• R or Phyton for data science

Why work for us
CPS is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25. The M25 is the busiest section of motorway in Europe and requires careful and efficient planning of work in order to deliver over £100m of annual investment in the highway infrastructure each year, in addition to planned and reactive maintenance activity.
If you have or are looking for a career in Highways, working on the M25 will give you experience and challenge that no other Highways project can offer.
About us
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.
To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.
Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
Job Reference: BBUK0991

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