Power BI Engineer
| Area | Heathrow, London |
| Sector | IT |
| Salary | 45000 Pounds Sterling |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Reece Guyett |
| Job Ref | 11005 |
- Description
- Power BI Engineer
Location: Heathrow area
Salary: GBP45,000
Sector: Air & Ocean Freight Forwarding
Hours: 1 Day per week on site - 4 hybrid - 9am-5pm
About the Company
Our client is a well-established freight forwarding business operating across air and ocean logistics, providing global supply chain solutions to a diverse customer base. As the business continues to grow, they are investing heavily in data and reporting capabilities to support smarter, faster decision-making across operations, sales, and finance.
The Role
We're looking for a skilled Power BI Engineer to design, build, and maintain business intelligence solutions that give real-time visibility into freight operations. You'll work closely with operational, commercial, and finance teams to turn complex logistics data (shipments, rates, volumes, KPIs) into clear, actionable dashboards and reports that drive performance across the business.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports for operational, commercial, and financial stakeholders
Build and optimise data models using DAX and Power Query (M)
Work with data from multiple sources, including freight/forwarding systems (e.g. CargoWise, Magaya, or similar), ERP, and Excel-based data
Partner with operations and management teams to understand reporting needs and translate them into effective visualisations
Manage data refresh schedules, gateways, and workspace administration
Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and governance across reports
Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes
Support ad-hoc data analysis requests across the business
Maintain documentation for data models, reports, and processes
Skills & Experience Required
Proven experience as a Power BI Developer/Engineer, ideally within logistics, freight forwarding, supply chain, or a related industry
Strong command of DAX and Power Query (M)
Experience building data models from multiple source systems
Solid understanding of SQL for data extraction and transformation
Familiarity with freight forwarding or logistics data (shipments, tariffs, volumes, KPIs) is highly advantageous
Experience with Power BI Service administration (workspaces, gateways, refresh schedules)
Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail
Good communication skills, with the ability to explain data insights to non-technical stakeholders
Desirable
Experience with CargoWise, Magaya, or other freight management systems
Knowledge of Python or other scripting languages for data manipulation
Experience with Azure data services (Azure SQL, Data Factory, etc.)
What's on Offer
GBP45,000 salary
Based in the Heathrow area
Opportunity to shape reporting and BI strategy within a growing freight business
Exposure across operations, commercial, and finance functions
