Job Description
Job Title: Business Intelligence (BI) Engineer (Permanent)
Hours: 37 hours per week (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs)
Salary: £52,114 per annum
Location: Hybrid
Flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation? Our values are Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Exceptional, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.
The Opportunity
Weaver Vale Housing Trust has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to progress their career with a great company. We are looking for a driven, diligent, and friendly BI Engineer to join our Digital Solutions Development Team.
What Will You Do?
- Work with stakeholders from across the business to understand their data needs and translate them into BI solutions
- Own the process for taking information captured in our Line of Business systems through to it being used for operational and analytical needs by our colleagues.
- Define and deliver a roadmap to evolve the platform to make best use of existing and new capabilities and practices in the on-premise Microsoft BI suite & Fabric platform.
- Ensure all information presented through our BI offering is consistent, accurate and organised for effective use by business colleagues.
- Support and develop a small community of report writers to operate autonomously in their business areas, shaping the underlying models to facilitate this as needed.
Minimum Requirements For This Role*
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 4 years’ commercial experience working with Microsoft SQL Server ETL and BI technologies – SQL Server DBMS, Transact SQL, SSIS, SSAS
- Minimum of 2 years’ commercial experience working with Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service and DAX.
- Proven experience eliciting BI requirements from business users and translating them into effective BI solution designs.
- Extensive knowledge of data warehousing concepts.
Additionally, due to the flexible working arrangements with this role, you will need access to a room where you can work from and a suitable internet connection.
*Please see Accountability profile for further information and requirements.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous annual leave entitlement - 24-29 days (entitlement increases 1 day each year, over the first 5 years) holidays plus UK public/bank holidays (based on level of service) (part time pro rata)*
- Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year*
- 12% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 2% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit*.
- Contribution to the cost of nursery or afterschool care to help with childcare costs*
- Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills.
- Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
- One day’s paid leave (per year) to support a charity or community group of your own choice*
- Candidate Referral Scheme*
- An annual Health and Wellbeing Allowance or the option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan*
- ‘Thank you’ gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years’ service, and every 5 years’ thereafter.
- 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
- Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirement
for the role.
- Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers every 2 years*
- Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
- Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
- Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust.
* Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria
HOW TO APPLY:
Closing date for applications: Friday 28/02/2025 (12:00 noon)
(Please be aware that applications received after this time may not be considered)
First stage virtual interviews: Wednesday 05/03/2025
Second stage In person Interview date(s): Tuesday 11/03/2025
Please click here: 20250213 Business Intelligence Engineer Job Information Pack.pdf [pdf] 283KB to review the job Information pack for further information and submit your CV with a covering letter (max. 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the Essential and Desirable criteria in relation to the accountability profile, please send to: careers@wvht.co.uk
Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the essential criteria within the accountability profile for the role will be guaranteed an interview. Please confirm within your application if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, what reasonable adjustments may be required for you to attend an interview or assessment.
Disclaimer:
- We may conduct social media checks from sources such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to assist us in our assessment of your suitability for the role.
- We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
- Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
- The recruiting manager will review your skills and experience to determine if there is a match with the position you have applied for. If there is, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule an interview / assessment. If not, you will not be contacted.
- We would love to respond to all unsuccessful applications but due to the number we receive this is unfortunately not possible. We will respond to all shortlisted applications within 3 weeks of a vacancy closing. If you haven’t heard from us during this time, we will not be pursuing your application any further.
- Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK evidence of essential qualifications, complete a health questionnaire and undertake a DBS check (if relevant to the role).
- We reserve the right to refuse applications if they do not have an accompanying cover letter.
We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.
The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.
