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The Digital Business Intelligence (BI) Lead ensures that clients can access, interpret, and use key data through intuitive dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics tools. This role handles turning complex data into clear, actionable insights that empower clients to make informed, strategic decisions. The BI Lead focuses on data visualisation, reporting automation, and business performance tracking to help clients gain real-time visibility into their operations.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business intelligence, data visualisation, and analytics strategy, with a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable BI solutions for clients across industries. They will work closely with analytics, data engineering, and business teams to ensure that data is accurate, accessible, and aligned with client goals.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Dashboard & Report Development
• Design, develop, and manage client-facing dashboards and reports that provide real-time visibility into key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ensure BI solutions are tailored to client needs, focusing on usability and actionable insights.
• Optimise data visualisation and storytelling techniques to make complex information digestible for non-technical stakeholders.
• Automate reporting processes to minimise manual effort and improve efficiency.

2. Data Accuracy & Consistency
• Implement data governance and quality assurance processes to maintain a single source of truth for decision-making.
• Work with Data Engineers to ensure smooth data integration from multiple sources (databases, APIs, third-party tools).
• Perform data validation and anomaly detection to proactively find and resolve inconsistencies.

3. Self-Service BI Enablement
• Develop self-service analytics solutions, allowing clients to explore their own data without needing technical ability.
• Train and support client teams on how to use BI tools effectively (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker).
• Create standardised reporting templates to improve consistency across different client teams and departments.

4. Collaboration with Analytics & Data Engineering
• Work closely with the Analytics Lead to integrate predictive analytics and AI-driven insights into BI dashboards.
• Collaborate with the Data Engineering Lead to improve data pipelines for real-time reporting and analysis.
• Translate business requirements into BI solutions, ensuring alignment between client needs and technical capabilities.

5. Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Stay up to date with BI trends, tools, and best practices to continuously enhance the value of BI solutions.
• Advocate for data-driven decision-making within client organisations by demonstrating the impact of BI insights.
• Find opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements in reporting and analytics processes.

Technical Skills
• Expertise in BI tools (e.g., Power BI)
• Experience with data modelling and database structures (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Azure Synapse).
• Knowledge of ETL processes and data pipeline optimisation.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure) and modern data architectures.

Soft Skills
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Strong storytelling and data visualisation skills to simplify complex data insights.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively with analytics, engineering, and business teams.

Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, or reporting.
• Experience in consulting, engineering, or infrastructure industries is a plus.
• Certifications in BI tools (Power BI,, etc.) are desirable.
 

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.