Data Modeler

One of our leading utilities clients are seeking for Data Modeller for a 6 to 12 month contract position in Manchester, UK. Must be onsite 3 days a week - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Data Modeller is responsible for designing, evolving, and governing Gold-layer domain specific data models that power trusted reporting, analytics, and scalable self-service use across the organisation. This role blends deep data modelling expertise with strong analytical skills - translating reporting requirements and business questions into robust, performant, and reusable data structures that balance clarity for reporting with flexibility for ad hoc data exploration. The modeller acts as a critical bridge between Silver-layer data engineering patterns and business-facing consumption, ensuring that the resulting data models are intuitive, consistent, and future-proof while remaining aligned with enterprise standards and governance. Key Skills & Experience • Comfortable working to tight timescales • Strong experience designing analytics-ready Gold models within an Azure based medallion architecture • Deep understanding of dimensional modelling concepts (facts, dimensions, grain, conformed dimensions) • Proven ability to design models that support both operational reporting and exploratory analytics • Advanced SQL skills for modelling, validation, and performance optimisation • Experience supporting self-service BI platforms (e.g. Power BI), including interaction with semantic models • Understanding of how upstream modelling choices (e.g. Data Vault, Silver transformations) impact Gold design • Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into clear, reusable data structures • Experience working in regulated or complex data environments an advantage • Strong documentation and communication skills, able to explain modelling decisions to technical and non-technical audiences Kindly submit your application if you are interested.