Business Intelligence Developer

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Business Intelligence Developer to work for our client within the aviation sector. This is initially a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Farnborough. Our client is extending and professionalising its business intelligence reporting using Microsoft Power BI. As the Business Intelligence developer, you must develop a strong understanding of their operational structure and systems in order to facilitate meaningful analysis of our operational data, through summary KPI reports and drill through to operational detail. You will support the specification, lead the development and ongoing administration of a suite of logical and well managed reports that will enable critical business decisions in a timely manner. You will ensure the reporting extends and scales with the business as it grows. Responsibilities: • Integration of Power BI into Business Units; understanding the business requirements and translating them into Power BI reports, drawing on all available data sources. • Develop understanding of the client's business structure in order to support the specification of new reports, eliciting requirements from stakeholders from across the business • Integration of many complex data sources, both on premise and cloud hosted, including configuring APIs and ODBC type connections • Data modelling across multiple operational systems; mapping relationships between disparate datasets, identifying blockers and resolving • Develop reports and dashboards that draw together data from the multiple sources • Performance tuning; ensuring data is ingested in a way that minimises computational burden • Implementing an access control structure and framework for managing it • Developing How2 type guidance and training end users • Administration of existing reports including modifying to accommodate business changes About You • Excellent problem-solving capabilities, proactive in working with stakeholders to overcome issues • Comfortable working with a range of stakeholders of varying levels of seniority and job role. • Willingness and aptitude to learn and understand the operational structure and business mechanisms in order to generate meaningful reports. • Ideally some experience in a professional services sector, providing analysis of labour metrics and capacity management • Knowledge of SQL, M Query and DAX, ideally with some capability in R scripting. • Understanding of database management systems and ETL frameworks • You will not shy away from a challenge or delivering excellence and will always display willingness to learn and develop in the role. About Us We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 3,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index. Diversity and Inclusion FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws. Why join us • Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career • Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad • Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field • Annual leave and work-place pension