The Power BI & Microsoft Fabric Lead acts as the central link between business stakeholders, and technical delivery teams working on Hinkley Point C (HPC), taking full ownership of the enterprise analytics environment. This is a governance, platform strategy, and commercial optimisation leadership position within the project.

Some of the main accountabilities of the Power BI & Microsoft Fabric Lead will include:

• Enterprise (tenant-level) Power BI administration
• Microsoft Fabric & Premium/Fabric capacity strategy
• Platform governance framework design and implementation
• Secure operating model (RBAC, Entra ID, service principals, gateways)
• Dev/Test/Prod lifecycle governance and deployment pipelines
• Licensing optimisation (Pro, PPU, Fabric capacity)
• Commercial value, cost control, and usage transparency
• Policy drafting and executive stakeholder engagement

Alongside a commitment to our values of Care & Compassion, Performance, Team Spirit, and Inclusiveness, we are looking for individuals who can bring the following:

• Proven tenant-level Power BI administration experience (workspace strategy, security model, audit logging, deployment pipelines, capacity management)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, including Premium/Fabric capacities
• Deep expertise in: Azure AD / Entra ID security groups, RBAC design, Service principals, On-premises gateways & REST APIs
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing analytics governance frameworks (not just operating within one)
• Experience defining structured lifecycle models (Dev/Test/Prod, release governance, certification, decommissioning)
• Commercial understanding of licensing models (Pro vs PPU vs Fabric capacity) with evidence of optimisation
• Microsoft Certified Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (or equivalent)
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and draft policy in complex environments
• Reside locally to Bristol or be prepared to relocate, as this permanent role does not include travel expense coverage.