Closing Date
26/05/2026
BI Engineer
Location: Hybrid – Durrington
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive + benefits
Who are we?
Southern Water is transforming how data is used across the business to support better operational performance, regulatory outcomes and customer service. Our BI Engineering team plays a key role in turning trusted data into meaningful insight that helps the organisation make better decisions.
The role
As a BI Engineer, you’ll be part of a domain‑aligned agile squad, supporting the development of the semantic layer and Power BI reporting solutions. You’ll work closely with Senior BI Engineers and Data Modellers to build high‑quality, well‑governed analytics products that are used across the business.
This role is ideal for someone with foundational experience in Databricks and Power BI, who is looking to grow their skills in a collaborative, modern data environment.
What you’ll be doing
1. Assisting in the build and maintenance of the semantic layer for reporting and analytics
2. Developing Power BI datasets and reports based on defined business requirements
3. Writing and testing code in Databricks to validate solution designs and assess data availability and data quality
4. Collaborating with Senior BI Engineers and Data Modellers to translate feature definitions into technical deliverables
5. Supporting metadata management, data governance and best practices
6. Improving performance and usability of reports and semantic models
7. Applying basic data security and access controls within Power BI
8. Participating in agile ceremonies, backlog refinement and sprint planning
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who is curious, collaborative and keen to develop their capability in data and analytics.
You’ll have:
9. 2–3 years’ experience in a data development or analytics role
10. Working knowledge of Databricks (SQL, Python or PySpark)
11. Experience building Power BI reports and semantic models
12. Understanding of data quality principles and basic performance optimisation
13. Familiarity with agile delivery and tools such as Jira and Confluence
14. Strong communication and problem‑solving skills
Technical knowledge (desirable)
15. Exposure to Azure Data Lake or Delta Lake
16. Experience with Power Query (M) and DAX
17. Understanding of data warehousing concepts
18. Awareness of data governance, metadata management and data privacy/security principles
Qualifications
Essential
19. Power BI certification or equivalent training
Desirable
20. Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or a related discipline
21. Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
22. Azure Fundamentals certification
Why join us?
23. Be part of a meaningful data and analytics transformation
24. Work with modern cloud and BI technologies
25. Hybrid and flexible working
26. Competitive salary, pension, bonus and wider Southern Water benefits