Business Intelligence Analyst

Gas Networks Ireland operates and maintains Ireland’s €2.7bn, 14,664km national gas network, which is considered one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world. Over 720,000 Irish homes and businesses trust Ireland’s gas network to provide efficient and reliable energy to meet their heating, cooking, manufacturing, and transport needs.

The gas network is the cornerstone of Ireland’s energy system, securely supplying more than 30% of Ireland’s total energy, including 40% of all heating and almost 50% of the country’s electricity generation.

By working to replace natural gas with renewable gases, such as biomethane and green hydrogen, and complementing intermittent renewable electricity, Gas Networks Ireland is supporting Ireland’s journey to a cleaner energy future.

The Role:

The Data Competency Centre (DCC) delivers centralised ownership and oversight of activities which manage, measure and improve GNI’s data. The DCC advise on the governance, design and management of data and monitor resulting data quality. Within the DCC, GNI data management policy and procedure is created, data architecture is managed, and business intelligence initiatives are prioritised in line with enterprise wide needs.

Reporting to the Business Intelligence Lead, the Business Intelligence Analyst is responsible for the creation of on-demand enterprise reports to meet GNI business intelligence demands as well as supporting the delivery of key BI initiatives and reports to facilitate informed decision making and assist in the effective management of the business. The Business Intelligence Analyst is also responsible for the support of GNI business users in the use of SharePoint solutions within GNI through direct management, best practice methodologies and a supported superuser network.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the delivery the DCC Business Intelligence Roadmap.
• Support the development of an on-demand enterprise reporting suite meeting the reporting needs of GNI by cataloguing existing BI reports, identifying gaps in meeting business need, and proactively working to close those gaps.
• Through consistent BI request monitoring, prioritisation & resolution, provide GNI colleagues with relevant, accurate, timely BI solutions to facilitate informed decision making and assist in the effective management of the business.
• Work with the business in defining business need for key BI projects / initiatives and work with the Data Architecture team to deliver same.
• Utilise existing business intelligence repositories and tools (e.g. Business Objects, SAP Analystics, PowerBI, Data Warehouse, SQL Developer) to meet new business intelligence requirements by delivering reports and analytics to end users.
• Engage with the Data Architecture and Enterprise Applications teams to design, develop and manage the business intelligence repositories and tools in place to meet BI demand (e.g. Data Warehouse, Business Objects, PowerBI). Support the delivery of this process as necessary.
• Work with the Data Architecture team to ensure effective self-serve business intelligence capabilities can be introduced to the wider business to support ad-hoc analysis of data by end users, outside of the enterprise reporting suite.
• Engage with the Data Architecture and Enterprise Applications teams to support the end to end resolution of Data Warehouse and report solution issues.
• Support the review of existing GNI enterprise reports to support completeness, relevance, accuracy and compliance.
• Embed Business Intelligence processes, ensuring Processes & Procedure Documents are maintained.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Relevant third level degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field or similar or equivalent qualification.
• 3+ years relevant experience in designing, implementing and managing BI reports / solutions.
• SAP Business Objects / PowerBI / equivalent reporting application experience essential.
• Strong understanding of relational database structures, theories, principles, and practices.
• Experience with business requirements analysis, entity relationship planning, database design, and reporting structures.
• Experience in BI technologies, database and data warehouses such as Oracle (DB, OLAP, ODI and OGG), MS SQL Server, SAP BO, and Qlikview would be an advantage.
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into operational reality, demonstrating strong decision making skills.
• Previous experience with initiating and maintaining strategic relationships both internally and externally, using strong influencing skills to achieve business goals.
• Provide coaching in the development of the technical skills and abilities in others.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, coupled with the ability to generate innovative technical solutions as required.
• Driver of high standards for individual, team and organisational accomplishment and delivering desired results.
• Proven track record with dealing with complex issues, proactively and in a timely fashion, along with the ability to communicate complex information to others.
• Ability to develop relationships to accomplish team goals coupled with dealing effectively with differences of opinion and conflict management.

Applications, including current Curriculum Vitae, should be emailed to the following address stating the job title and reference number in the subject line of your email: The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is the

6th of May 2024.

Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

Gas Networks Ireland is an equal opportunities employer
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.