Data Engineer (Projects)

London, England, United Kingdom

7/15/2025

Are you passionate about data engineering and managing of data projects? Do you have an interest in the creation of solutions which allow NHS operational managers, clinicians and wider teams to deliver effective and high-quality services that make real difference to patients and service users? This role will be responsible for managing data projects on behalf of the data engineering and business intelligence teams, providing technical and administrative support and expertise, with a focus on agile development practices.

The post holder will communicate with project stakeholders, analyse data requirements, get involved in data transformations and data management tasks, designing and maintaining tasks boards and project management documentation to enable the successful deployment of data projects. The successful candidate will provide essential support to the Data Engineering & BI teams as and when needed and play a crucial role in ensuring the successful execution of data and technology-driven projects.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify business objectives and translate them into actionable data projects; specifically with business users to identify critical questions, pain points, and challenges they face
• Support with data warehousing and engineering tasks
• Scope and analyse business problems to develop solutions that deliver measurable business value, going beyond a mere checklist of technical requirements
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines and resource allocation
• Collate tasks and relevant milestones into a gantt chart
• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Organise and facilitate meetings with application users (Finance, Clinical Coding and Site Managers) to scope project, ensure that project objectives are being met and sign-off
• Coordinate project stages such as designing, testing, user acceptance testing,
• Capture Sign-off of security privilege validation and coordinate documentation creation
• Understand use case for existing Web applications and apps, as well as, desired outcomes for Qlikview to Qlik Cloud migration
• Support the wider team to transition to Qlik Cloud
• Communicate findings and insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, enabling them to make informed business decisions
  
  

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mohammed Islam Job title: Head of Data Email address: [email protected]