Data/Reportong Analyst Active SC Required Edinburgh: 4 days a week onsite Inside IR35: £320 - £400 p/d
We are seeking a Data/Reporting Analyst with experience in Planning & Scheduling to support a major defence maritime build programme. This role sits at the centre of the programme's data and analytics capability, providing the reporting, modelling and insight required to support operational decision-making.
The successful candidate will take ownership of repeatable analytical tasks, data wrangling, dashboard development and reporting outputs. You will work with source-system data, manipulate and clean datasets, maintain existing models and develop Power BI dashboards that are relied upon by both programme teams and client stakeholders.
This is a delivery-focused role requiring someone who can get up to speed quickly with complex build environments, including ship build strategies, scheduling terminology and operational reporting requirements.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide technical support across the programme's data, reporting and analytics function.
* Clean, manage and manipulate data using Excel, Power Query and related tools.
* Take ownership of routine analytical tasks, reporting cycles and model refreshes.
* Build, maintain and improve Power BI dashboards for internal and client stakeholders.
* Extract data directly from source systems and prepare it for analysis and reporting.
* Apply appropriate analytical and statistical techniques to answer operational questions.
* Produce clear, audience-appropriate visualisations to support decision-making.
* QA metrics, dashboards and reporting outputs to ensure accuracy and consistency.
* Document repeatable processes so outputs can be refreshed sustainably.
* Support senior consultants by taking ownership of repeatable data tasks end-to-end.
* Develop an understanding of ship build schedules, terminology and programme planning environments.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Strong Excel capability, including data cleaning, modelling, metrics development and QA.
* Hands-on experience with Power Query.
* Experience building, maintaining and improving dashboards in Power BI or similar tools.
* Ability to extract, manipulate and analyse data from source systems.
* Familiarity with project scheduling environments and reporting requirements.
* Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and project scheduling.
* Strong attention to detail and ability to produce reliable, repeatable reporting outputs.
* Ability to turn complex datasets into clear insights and visualisations.
* Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced programme environment.
* Strong written documentation skills, particularly around process capture and sustainability.
Desirable Experience
* Experience embedding dashboards, models or analytical tools within client teams.
* Change management experience linked to reporting adoption or analytics-led ways of working.
* Prior experience in capital build, complex engineering, manufacturing or infrastructure environments.
* Defence maritime or ship build programme experience would be highly beneficial.
* Understanding of operational planning, scheduling, production or build acceleration environments.