Data Governance (Large Transformation Programme)

Posted 17 September 2026
LocationLondon
Job type Contract
Discipline Engineering and Renewables

Job description

Requirements

  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a data role Capability to present and guide expectations aligned to Data Best Practice (DBP)Guidance

  • Proficient in documenting data processes, data lineage and data management activities

  • Excellent data analysis techniques

  • Capable of creating and providing operational design and policy standards

  • Good understanding of the client’s data integration patterns

  • Good understanding of business data models for internal and external stakeholders

  • Expertise in data profiling, data cleansing and data validation techniques

  • Can identify impacts of data (or bad data)

  • Exposure to a range visualisation and reporting techniques to drive data integrity standards.

  • Purview is a must

Responsibilities

  • Define data ownership and accountability across the organisation

  • Create and manage the enterprise-wide data catalog

  • Oversee the creation, maintenance and use of metadata

  • Implement and maintain security protocols to protect data from unauthorised access and breaches

  • Establish and enforce data governance and policy standards

  • Regularly audit data access and usage to ensure compliance with policies and standards

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and identify data quality issues

  • Conduct data profiling and quality assessments to identify data discrepancies and inconsistencies

  • Monitor the performance of data cleansing and remediation plans for data integrity

  • Provide data training and awareness to employees, improving employee capabilities and competency to understand data and there controls – inclusive of knowledge for data protection laws and regulations such as GDPR

  • Stay up-to-date with data management best practices and industry trends

  • Support data integration and migration projects

  • Participate in data protection and privacy initiatives

  • Develop and track key data quality metrics to measure improvements over time

  • Establish and manage data lifecycle governance processes, including data creation, storage, use and disposal.

  • Define and implement data archiving strategies to preserve data for legal, regulatory and business purposes.

​If this position is of interest to you, apply now!