Job Description

About the role

Senior Data Engineer - Drive a Greener Future with the @One Alliance

Location: Peterborough / Hybrid

a ground-breaking collaboration between

Anglian Water

and seven industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. Together, we deliver over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme.



As we prepare for

AMP8

, our most ambitious period yet, we'll be delivering an even broader range of innovative and environmentally-driven infrastructure projects - from urban drainage to nature-based solutions like constructed wetlands.



As a

Senior Data Engineer

within the @one Alliance Digital Team, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping data capabilities that support the delivery of hundreds of vital infrastructure projects across the region. Working with leading partners such as Autodesk, Databricks, Microsoft, and renowned academic institutions like Cambridge and Cranfield Universities, you'll help drive innovative data solutions that make a real impact. From developing robust data pipelines and architectures to guiding best practices and supporting cutting-edge digital platforms, you'll be at the forefront of data engineering in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment. This is a chance to take ownership, influence strategy, and contribute to meaningful digital transformation.

What you'll be doing

Main responsibilities will be:


Work closely with the alliance reporting teams to ensure that the data they require is available from a centralised source in Microsoft Databricks and Azure. Producing, reviewing documentation and enterprise architecture diagrams on a regular basis. Maintain and be responsible for the integrity of data movement into and out of the data lake. Use domain experience to extract data from corporate systems. Engagement with Alliance Comms for promotion and correct communications when designing, delivering a new solution or product. Work closely with our Engineering Teams to promote and understand where digital solutions could help provide benefits to the capital programme processes. Engage with Anglian Water DDaT teams to ensure solutions are delivered correctly and through the correct governance processes.

Who we're looking for

What We're Looking For:


Senior level experience in other facets necessary for solution development and maintenance such as testing, CI/CD, monitoring, optimisation, cost management etc. Considerable experience working with or preparing large data sets (ETL). Stakeholder management and ensure awareness of progress Knowledge of data integration and reporting technologies; including SAP Business Objects, SAP Data Services and Microsoft SQL Server. Data expertise and understanding relational data structures

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:


Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion



To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.



As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/



We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com



Job Reference: BBUK15595