SAP BI Developer

*This is a contractor role, Inside IR35.*

In Team Digital, we’re planning for a future where the technology solutions we co-create and design enable us to achieve our goal to protect our greatest natural resource and allow our customers, communities and the environment to thrive.

As a team, our vision is to create an everyday digital experience for the people we serve - our customers - by putting them at the heart of everything we do. As part of our award-winning team you’ll help the business become an intelligent, connected organisation in order to deliver our digital transformation and turnaround.

Are you passionate about SAP and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment? We are looking for an experienced SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) developer with experience of writing BW queries to join our Data Team within the BI division. Your work will be central to creating and improving SAC reporting templates and dashboards, helping drive strategic decision-making across the organisation.

What you’ll be doing as a SAP BI Developer:

• Collaborate and Create: Work closely with business stakeholders to design engaging SAC stories that bring the product owner’s vision to life.
• Maintain Excellence: Oversee and maintain a portfolio of SAC artefacts (models and stories), ensuring they remain accurate and relevant.
• Resolve and Support: Swiftly address incidents and support users experiencing issues with productionised stories.
• Meet and Exceed: Ensure that all requirements are clearly understood and met according to the product backlog.
• Communicate Effectively: Clearly articulate delivery expectations and maintain open lines of communication with all stakeholders.
• Advocate for SAC: Promote the benefits of SAC within the organisation, driving maximum value from the team's efforts. Showcasing the capabilities of SAC by leading demos and showing the art of the possible to all levels of the business, up to and including C-suite.

Base Location: Clearwater Court, Reading – Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)
Working Pattern: Full Time/36 Hours per week

What you should bring to the role

We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game changing ideas. We’re looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done:

• A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
• Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
• People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don’t want to just be another cog in the machine.

• SAC Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with SAC, including modelling, data blending, complex calculations, predictive analytics, and planning.
• Data Integration Skills: Proficiency in working with both live and acquired data sources.
• BW/4HANA Proficiency: Deep experience with writing queries on BW/4 HANA.
• Modelling Tools: Experience with both Eclipse and traditional SAP GUI modelling tools.
• ETL & Data Warehousing: A background in ETL processes and data warehouse management is desirable but not essential.
• SAP Datasphere: Demonstrable experience with SAP Datasphere would be a plus.
• Continuous Delivery: Experience working in continuous delivery environments and cross-functional teams using Agile methodology.
• Presentation Skills: Proven experience presenting to senior stakeholders, with the ability to deliver clear, concise, and compelling presentations.
• Business Acumen: A knack for quickly understanding business needs, future trends, opportunities, and constraints across various domains.

What’s in it for you?
This role offers a unique opportunity to challenge and grow your SAP skills while developing your consulting and leadership abilities. You’ll be part of a dynamic, fast-paced utility environment where your contributions will have a real impact. If you’re passionate about leveraging SAC to drive strategic decision-making, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and be a key player in our digital transformation journey!

Hourly Pay rate: up to £700/day Inside IR35
Expenses: Included
Location: (Travel to other sites required)  Clearwater Court, Reading / Hybrid
Length of assignment: 6 months initial duration
Required Start date: ASAP
Hours: 36 hours, Monday - Friday

Who are we?
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive.

Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all.

But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Working at Thames Water 
At Thames Water we recognise that people are at the heart of our business. To help us succeed in providing life's essential service, we need a range of skills and capabilities, representative of society throughout our business. 

We seek to attract and retain a cultural mix of people who can offer different but complementary attitudes, values, talents, and knowledge. We understand the importance of appreciating and harnessing the unique skills, experiences, background, and differences that each individual brings. 

Our over-arching diversity and inclusion aim is to ensure Thames Water is a diverse and inclusive great place to work. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process 

Find out more about working at Thames Water. 

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way. 

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.