PLANNING AND EXECUTION CONSULTANT - #2080551
Vallum Associates
Date: 6 days ago
City: Edinburgh
Contract type: Contractor
Work schedule: Full day
Tasks & outcomes
- Sits at the heart of the team's data and analytics function, providing the technical backbone for reporting, modelling and insight delivery
- Takes ownership of data wrangling and routine analytical work — cleaning, managing and manipulating data using Excel and Power Query to answer operational questions and refresh existing models
- Responsible for building and maintaining Power BI dashboards relied upon by both the internal team and client for day-to-day decision making
- Extracts data directly from source systems, applies appropriate statistical techniques and produces clear visualisations tailored to the target audience
- Owns repeatable data tasks end-to-end, freeing senior consultants to focus on higher-value work
- Documents processes and builds sustainability into outputs, ensuring refreshes are not dependent on a single individual
- Operates within a programme supporting the acceleration of defence maritime build programmes — expected to get up to speed quickly with ship build strategies, terminology and scheduling environments
Skills Required
- Familiarity and working capability with Primavera P6 and project scheduling
- Strong Excel skills, including the ability to produce, continue developing and QA metrics in support of the wider team
- Experience building and maintaining dashboards and visualisations in Power BI or similar tools
- Ability to extract and manipulate data from source systems and apply appropriate analytical techniques
Desirable:
- Change management capability, with experience embedding dashboards or analytical tools within client teams
- Prior experience in capital build or defence maritime environments; ship build experience is strongly preferred
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