Business Intelligence; BI Manager

Salary: £50,447-£53,535 + excellent benefits

Contract type:
Permanent

Hybrid working 50/50

Working pattern:
Full-time (37 hrs per week) or part-time (0.8

FTE, 4x days per week)

Location:

Wallingford, Lancaster, Bangor or Edinburgh

Closing date:
Sunday 2 August 2026.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we find the right candidate, so we encourage you to apply early.

UKCEH is a leading independent research institute with over 600 scientists studying how the natural world works. We take a connected approach across land, water and air to understand environmental systems and build resilience for people and the planet.

At UKCEH, trusted, high-quality data underpins both our environmental research and the way we operate as an organisation. As our project portfolio grows, so does the need for consistent, well‑governed and accessible insight that supports confident, evidence‑based decision‑making.

We are seeking an experienced and inquisitive Business Intelligence (BI) Manager to provide leadership and oversight of our organisational reporting, ensuring data can be transformed into trusted, decision‑ready insights. This is a new and impactful role, focused on strengthening how we manage and use data beyond scientific systems, particularly across project and financial reporting.

Within this role, you will have the autonomy to shape and evolve a more connected and reliable data environment, with the freedom to create, establish, maintain and continuously improve how organisational data is structured and used. You will lead the development of a centralised data environment, bringing together project, financial, people and other operational data into a single, trusted source, improving visibility of organisational performance and supporting more effective planning and decision‑making.

Working within an evolving Microsoft‑based data ecosystem, you will reduce reliance on manual processes while bringing clarity and consistency to reporting. Your work will help colleagues plan effectively, manage risk and make informed decisions, while laying the foundations for future innovation, including automation and AI‑enabled analytics, supporting outcomes that benefit both people and the planet.

• Leading and shaping UKCEH’s business intelligence and reporting strategy, defining how data is governed, trusted and used
• Establishing authoritative data sources, shared definitions and key metrics to create a consistent organisational data foundation
• Overseeing the Power BI platform, ensuring high standards of data quality, security and appropriate access control
• Defining and maintaining the BI operating model, including standards, governance and best practice for reporting
• Designing and developing trusted datasets, semantic models and dashboards that support organisational decision‑making
• Transforming reporting by reducing reliance on manual processes, duplicate spreadsheets and high‑risk workarounds
• Partnering with senior stakeholders within Finance, People, Workplace, IT and system owners to prioritise reporting needs and deliver measurable business value
• Building organisational capability through training, guidance and best practice, while acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders

• Significant experience in business intelligence, analytics or management information
• Strong understanding of data modelling, reporting best practice and dashboard design
• Experience establishing standards, governance and quality controls for data and reporting
• Experience designing or building data warehouses or data lakes
• Proficiency in data extraction, storage and maintenance and integrating data from multiple systems for reporting
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and board members
• Ability to communicate complex data concepts clearly to non‑technical audiences
• A proactive, analytical approach with excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrates initiative and creativity, generating innovative ideas to enhance reporting, performance management, data governance and operational efficiency

• Experience with Power BI…