Job Description
JOHN LAING GROUP
John Laing is a leading international investor in core infrastructure projects and businesses. We are a long-term and responsible investor with a strategy focused on developing and delivering core infrastructure in OECD countries.
Our business focuses on two investment areas:
- PPP & Projects: developing and delivering PPP and “PPP-like” greenfield project opportunities in sectors such as waste-to-energy, campus energy, specialised accommodation, water, and the decarbonisation of transport.
- Business & Platforms: physical businesses and platforms with long-term predictable and resilient cash flows that are less cyclical or correlated to the broader economy.
Over its history, John Laing has invested in, and managed, over 150 assets globally. John Laing currently manages a diversified portfolio of over forty investments with assets under management of approximately £2.5 billion. We invest across the spectrum of development, in construction, and already operational assets, and across a range of sectors, including transportation, energy and utilities, telecommunications and social infrastructure.
John Laing has an experienced team of investors and asset managers operating across offices covering the UK & Europe, North America, Australia, and Colombia.
THE ROLE AND OPPORTUNITY
Join John Laing Group as a BI Analyst and play a pivotal role in enhancing our data-driven decision-making processes.
This pivotal role sits within the Data and Business Intelligence function reporting into the Head of Data and BI, supporting the delivery of the Business information vision. By evaluating, recommending, and enabling improvements to the company's Business Intelligence platform. Identifying the balanced technological solutions to process, transform, aggregate, and analyse business information to culminate in the creation of a golden data source (single version of the truth).
We are implementing a Corporate Information Platform to embrace modern BI tools (CPM, ETL, data warehouse/lake, Visualisation, and Insights) spanning all aspects of business operations and replace excel as the default tool.
The role will have three key aspects, Business Analyst, Developer and BAU system oversight.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Analyst:
- Support the Head of Data and BI in evolving the Business Information framework, develop a comprehensive internal/external information suite, and maintain business interfaces including data integrations, dashboards, and reports.
- ETL and Visualisation – enrichment and BAU integrity oversight. Exploiting transformation opportunities to integrate traditional and contemporary BI technologies within the wider organisation – Working alongside development partners to develop integrated solutions. Your key responsibilities would be:
- Translating business requirements into technical specifications
- Report curation and data modelling.
- Documenting contents in a data warehouse and meta-data storage; and creating technical documentation for BI tools.
BI Developer:
ETL:
- Part of the development team to implement a robust cross functional business information hub, spanning all aspects of business operations – joining, transforming, and cleansing data across core systems that spans all functions and regions.
Visualisation:
- Assist in creating dashboards to improve financial oversight, generate insights, and support informed decision-making..
BAU system oversight:
- Once in place this role will be responsible for the evolution of our data business information hub and visualisation solutions.
- Working with the Head of IT and Cyber Security maintaining daily operations to ensure the integrity of data integrations via the ETL and the Data Warehouse
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
- We are looking for a data analyst with a degree in computer science and advanced BI skills, including SQL, Power BI, and Alteryx. Experience with Snowflake and Python is a plus.
- Minimum 2-3 years relevant experience
CHARACTERISTICS AND CAPABILITIES
We value results-oriented individuals with a passion for business intelligence, effective communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.
- Able to flourish in an ever-changing fluid environment where on any given day, requirements can shift.
- Good management of competing priorities from varied stakeholders. While looking for opportunities to improve
- Remain resilient and work well under pressure.
- But ensuring with such change, focus on keeping to the critical path to ensure success.
- Experienced working autonomously and as part of a team
- A natural problem solver – that looks through to the underlying cause and develops viable solutions to mitigate present/future issues.
- Ability to plan and organise own work, focussed and pragmatic with a meticulous eye for detail.
- Intellectual curiosity, bolstered by emotional intelligence.
BENEFITS
- Enhanced Pension.
- Private medical and dental insurance.
- Group Life Assurance.
- Group Income Protection.
- Electric car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- And more…
This is an outstanding opportunity for a professional to join the John Laing Group.
MORE ABOUT US
We are an equal opportunities employer. At John Laing, we value the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds of every employee, and have a wide range of D&I initiatives across the organisation. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.
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