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# Lead BI Developer

- **Company:** SSE plc
- **Location:** Aberdeen, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £69,105.0 - £81,406.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Computing Platforms, Spreadsheets, Data Sharing, Performance Tuning, Power BI, Operational Systems, Tools for Reporting
- **Published:** June 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=881923c92532dc78

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Power BI?, * Proven experience developing reporting solutions and semantic models using Power BI within a complex business environment

 * Experience working with a range of data sources, including operational systems, spreadsheets, shared data platforms and business managed data
 * Strong understanding of data modelling principles, report performance optimisation and reusable reporting design
 * Experience working collaboratively across technical and business teams to define, challenge and deliver practical reporting solutions
 * Proven ability to work in an agile environment, taking ownership of delivery and working from loosely defined requirements

## Description

Join the central Reporting and Analytics team in Transmission to deliver scalable, reusable reporting products across SSEN Transmission. You'll lead the development of reporting solutions using Power BI and related platform technologies, helping shape how reporting is delivered across the organisation.

You will

 * Lead the design and development of reporting products, semantic models and dashboards across a range of operational and analytical use cases
 * Develop solutions primarily using Power BI, while contributing to wider reporting and analytics tooling and platform capabilities over time
 * Work closely with analysts, engineers, architects and business stakeholders to turn reporting requirements into scalable and reusable solutions
 * Work with a variety of data sources and technologies, including shared platform data, operational systems and business managed data
 * Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting ways of working, including agile delivery, release processes, documentation and support handover practices


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