Job Description

Senior Data Analyst

• Open to Sydney / Newcastle / Brisbane / Melbourne – Hybrid Working Model
• Lead Pacific National’s enterprise Power BI transformation
• Safely Every Day — That’s Our Promise

Pacific National is Australia’s largest private rail freight operator, moving millions of tonnes of essential freight across the country. We’re building an enterprise‑grade data capability — and we’re looking for a Senior Data Analyst who can elevate our reporting, modelling, and insights.

What You’ll Do

Drive high‑quality, data‑driven insights that shape operational and strategic decisions across the business.

Reporting to the Manager, Business Reporting & Analytics, you will:

• Build best‑practice Power BI dashboards, reports, and semantic data models
• Be a trusted analytics partner to the business, turning stakeholder needs into insights that drive decisions.
• Conduct deep‑dive analytics, predictive modelling, and scenario analysis
• Define KPIs/metrics and promote endorsed metric frameworks
• Manage reporting and analytics work pipelines to ensure prioritised, on‑time delivery
• Lift organisational data literacy through training, documentation, and self‑service enablement
• Ensure data integrity, governance alignment, and analytics standards across the business

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years in data analytics / BI roles
• Expert Power BI skills including advanced DAX and semantic modelling (certs desirable)
• Strong SQL capability and experience with data warehousing
• Experience designing scalable data models and applying statistical/predictive techniques
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high‑quality outputs
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Experience delivering end‑user training and enabling self‑service BI
• Exposure to Tableau, ITIL frameworks, or asset‑intensive industries is advantageous

Why join us?

At Pacific National we value the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted.

Some of the benefits we offer are:

• Paid parental leave
• Novated Leasing
• Fitness Passport
• Purchase leave program
• Access to EAP program through Sonder

We live by our Values: Make it Simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own It – helping us build strong connections and do our best work every day.

Ready to deliver what matters?

Click ‘Apply Now’ and start your journey with Pacific National. Learn more at https://www.pacificnational.com.au/careers

Pacific National acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work live and rail