Principal Data Lead

7 days ago

Brisbane, Australia Golding Contractors Full time

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Principal Data Lead

Golding is currently seeking a Principal Data Lead to join our IT team based in Milton

Golding is a successful mining, urban and civil infrastructure project management services business with projects and operations across Queensland and South Australia. We are reliable and cost effective, working hard to achieve successful outcomes for our clients by working with them in ways that create and deliver value.

Golding is currently seeking a **Principal Data Lead** to join our IT team based in Milton. Reporting to the General Manager Business Systems, this role will provide strategic data leadership and advisory support to develop a data management practice that meets the current and future information needs of the business.

**Why join us?**
- Enjoy an interesting and diverse workload, supporting exciting and rewarding projects.
- Collaborate with an experienced and knowledgeable leadership team, working closely with Brisbane-based support teams.
- Benefit from the flexibility of a hybrid working arrangement (Milton office / work from home).

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and mentor a small team of data professionals to meet current and future business information needs.
- Align data initiatives with strategic business priorities and enterprise architecture principles.
- Develop and implement robust data management and integration practices ensuring quality, integrity, and compliance.
- Design and maintain data structures that enable consistent analysis, reporting, and interpretation.
- Drive data transformation, integration, and ingestion activities.
- Implement data governance frameworks in collaboration with Data Owners and Custodians.
- Coordinate business reporting programs and deliver analytics and visualisations that support informed decision-making.
- Promote data literacy and a data-driven culture across the organisation.
- Partner with broader IT and business teams to ensure system security and optimise the shared data platforms.
- Identify and deliver business improvement opportunities through data integrations and analytics initiatives.

**Key Capability Requirements**
- Tertiary qualifications in a related field (highly regarded).
- Strong technical expertise across Informatica, Snowflake, Power BI, and SAP.
- Minimum 7 years’ of technical experience across data engineering, governance and platforms
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organisation, including internal stakeholders, external partners, and vendors.
- Highly analytical with a strong problem-solving mindset and the ability to develop fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Proven experience in leading and mentoring a team within a fast-paced environment.

**Golding is an equal opportunity employer.**

Job Details
- Location:

- Brisbane Office
- Positions Available:

- 1
- Employment Type:

- Full time
- Advertised:

- Thursday 23 October 2025 08:00
- Closing Date:

- Monday 24 November 2025 17:00 _(Queensland Standard Time)_

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