Senior Data Analyst
ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow
Salary starting from£48,400+ excellent benefits
Closing date: Friday 1st of August
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Senior Data Analyst to help accelerate our journey towards more modern and data-driven ways of working. You will partner closely with a hands-on leader to evolve our reporting and analysis capability, focusing on transitioning from spreadsheet-based ways of working to scalable, automated Power BI and Power Query solutions.
The role offers the opportunity to contribute directly to strategic change while coaching others, building capability across the wider team, and ensuring insights are accessible and meaningful for a range of stakeholders.
What you’ll be doing
- Understand Existing Processes:Work with current Excel-based models and reports to understand how data flows through the team, then design improvements that streamline and future-proof reporting.
- Change Management:Lead change management efforts to transition the team away from spreadsheet reliance ensuring smooth adaptation to new BI reporting and tools. Be accountable for demonstrating the increased efficiency and creation of capacity that streamlined processes and smarter ways of working will to deliver.
- Develop Modern BI Solutions:Build and enhance Power BI reports, dataflows and data models that provide actionable insights and support informed decision making.
- Data Integration Workarounds:In a complex environment with some system constraints, apply creative thinking to manage manual data extracts, versioning and governance via a centralised repository.
- Insightful Storytelling:Translate complex datasets into simple, compelling narratives that resonate with a variety of audiences, including non-technical stakeholders.
- Support Adoption & Upskilling:Coach colleagues across the team in new tools and techniques, helping to embed more modern, sustainable data practices.
- Collaborative Delivery:Work with colleagues across P&O and the wider business to understand their needs and co-create solutions that deliver value.
- Maintain best practices:Create clear documentation and support reporting governance to ensure transparency, continuity and quality across all outputs.
- Data Protection & Governance:Ensure that all handling of personal and sensitive data aligns with internal data protection policies and legal obligations (e.g. GDPR) maintaining secure process and upholding good data governance practices.
What you’ll bring
- Strong Power BI and Power Query experience (data transformation, data modelling, Power Query, DAX)
- Comfortable navigating and reworking complex Excel-based reporting.
- Analytical mindset with a structured approach to problem-solving
- Experience working with large or varied datasets, including manual system extracts from multiple sources.
- Excellent communication and data storytelling skills.
- Experience working with or coaching non-technical users.
- High levels of initiative and adaptability, with large matrixed environments.,
- Ability to balance detail and pragmatism keeping solutions fit for purpose.
- Experience of change management or business transformation initiatives.
What’s in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:
- 36 days annual leave
- Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
- Share Schemes
- Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
- Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
- Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
- Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
- Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
- Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why ScottishPower
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
, , and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.
ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require -related support. If you need support, please reach out to .
Mobility
Please note that any applicant who is not a of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
IMPORTANT
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day beforeJob Posting End Datebelow
August-1-2025
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