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Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.
About the role:
As a Data Manager, you will support the effective management and governance of data within a renewable energy environment, helping to improve the quality, consistency and accessibility of business-critical information.
Working closely with business and technical stakeholders, you will help develop and implement a centralised approach to managing data, supporting data governance, quality and standardisation across multiple data sources.
The role will involve working collaboratively with project, engineering, environmental and operational teams to understand their data requirements and ensure information is managed effectively throughout its lifecycle. You will also support data management solutions and associated systems, helping to improve how data is structured, maintained and used across the organisation.
As a Data Manager, you will:
- Support the development and implementation of a centralised data repository for renewable energy generation data
- Develop and maintain data governance standards and processes
- Support the definition of data ownership and stewardship responsibilities
- Work with business and technical stakeholders to understand and document data requirements
- Support the design, implementation and integration of data management solutions and associated systems
- Help improve data quality, consistency and standardisation across multiple data sources
- Support data migration, validation and ongoing data maintenance activities
- Contribute to the development of data models, metadata standards and reporting frameworks
- Support effective master and reference data management practices
- Work collaboratively with project, engineering, environmental and operational teams to improve the management and use of business-critical data
- Identify opportunities to improve data management processes and capabilities
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Experience required:
- Experience working within data management, data governance or information management
- A good understanding of data governance principles and practices
- Knowledge of master and reference data management
- Experience of data quality management and improvement
- Understanding of metadata management and data lifecycle principles
- Experience working with stakeholders to gather and understand data requirements
- Experience supporting data management solutions, system implementations, migrations or integrations
- An understanding of data integration and ETL processes
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- The ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across different teams
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Desirable experience:
- Experience within the energy, utilities, infrastructure or engineering sectors
- An understanding of asset, engineering, environmental or project data
- Experience working with database technologies such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL or similar
- Familiarity with enterprise asset management systems such as IBM Maximo
- Knowledge of information governance standards such as ISO 9001 or ISO 27001
At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.
If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.
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