Data Engineer

At NHS Property Services, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to creating a workplace where colleagues feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. Our People Strategy G et, Grow, and Keep Great People reflects our ambition to build a culture driven by purpose, collaboration, and impact.

We're now looking for a talented and motivated Data Engineer to join our Digital and Data team on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract . This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape and enhance our enterprise data capabilities, ensuring colleagues across NHS Property Services have access to trusted, high-quality data to support informed decision-making and drive business performance.

Who You Are

You're a technically skilled data professional with a passion for building robust data solutions and transforming complex data into meaningful insights. You enjoy solving problems, improving processes, and working collaboratively with colleagues across the business. You have experience developing data pipelines, data warehouses, and reporting solutions, alongside a strong understanding of data engineering principles and best practice. You're analytical, adaptable, and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and test data structures, analytical tools and strategies that align with engineering standards and business requirements.
• Develop and maintain data infrastructure to consume, transform, store and preserve data from multiple source systems.
• Build reusable and standardised components and frameworks to increase efficiency and scalability across data pipelines.
• Support the development and maintenance of data warehouses, data marts and reporting solutions that provide a trusted source of information.
• Develop, test and maintain ETL processes to support data integration and reporting requirements.
• Partner with Data Architects and wider stakeholders to ensure data models and analytical outputs meet business needs.
• Support the development of Power BI applications and reporting solutions.
• Monitor data quality and performance, identifying opportunities for improvement and optimisation.
• Assess emerging technologies, industry trends and best practice, sharing knowledge and recommendations across the team.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and governance records relating to data solutions and developments

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and ETL development.
• Knowledge of data modelling, database design and information management principles.
• Experience developing and maintaining large-scale databases and reporting solutions.
• Understanding of data quality, governance and technical assurance processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working within Microsoft-based data environments and technologies.
• A technology or data-focused degree and/or equivalent experience.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications relating to SQL and/or Business Intelligence would be advantageous

Where You'll Be

This is a hybrid role with occasional travel as required. This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, offering a salary from £60,000 per annum, plus eligibility for our annual bonus scheme.

What we can offer you

We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer:

• 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option of buying additional week leave.
• A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.
• Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
• SMART Pension contribution, into which the company will contribute up to 6%
• A range of flexible benefits, including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.
• We have a great Colleague Assistance Programme and offer support for all areas of life.

An organisation with a purpose…

We are an organisation with a passion for giving back. Putting money back into the NHS, supporting colleagues to volunteer within their local communities, and being committed to creating a sustainable working environment on our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2050. We understand that it’s important to feel like the work you do is having a meaningful impact on society, and through our approach to being responsible for business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference.

At NHS Property Services, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from disabled people and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace to support your needs. If you require any support or adjustments, please let us know — we’re here to help

We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.