Database Administrator/ Lead

5 days ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Colliers International EMEA Full time

Company Description
**Colliers is a leading diversified professional services and investment management company. With operations in 67 countries, our more than 15,000 enterprising people work collaboratively to provide expert advice to maximize the value of property for real estate occupiers, owners, and investors.**

**We are at the forefront of the real estate industry, leading the way and backed by an exceptional record of success. We are building for our future - and yours. We strive to build our business at a competitive pace by augmenting internal growth with smart strategic acquisitions that increase market share, expand service offerings, and extend our geographic reach for the benefit of our clients and shareholders.**

**For more than 25 years, our experienced leadership with significant insider ownership has delivered compound annual investment returns of almost 20% for shareholders. Our people also own significant equity in our business, which brings pride of ownership to everything we do. We are passionate, take personal responsibility and always do what's right for our clients, people, and communities.**

**Colliers EMEA employs over 4,000 people in 119 offices across 42 countries. It has grown revenues from $50 million in 2010 to $600 million in 2020 (including COVID impact).**

This opportunity sits as part of our growing occupier services team and is based within our central London office within the EMEA Occupancy Planning Team at a large financial services organisation.

**Job Description**:
This is a key opportunity to develop and maintain our Microsoft Dynamics database daily, to ensuring all records are kept up-to-date and that necessary documents are stored correctly. Working with the UK-wide administration team you will co-ordinate the updating of information and to provide reports when requested. You will understand the database in depth and troubleshoot issues and implement database recovery procedures and safety protocols.

**Main Responsibilities will include**:

- Improving the effectiveness of the database tools and services.
- Maintain data ensuring up-to-date and ready for ad-hoc reporting.
- Producing reports from the system as required.
- Perform large-scale uploads and downloads.
- Monitoring database performance on a regular basis.
- Working with the database developers to report issues, implement best practice and changes.
- Restoring lost data.
- Monitoring data entry procedures.
- Keep abreast of relevant technological developments and working with system developers to continually improve and develop the system.

**Qualifications**:

- Prior experience with MS Dynamics preferred
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills
- Advanced proficiency in structured query language
- Ability to learn database technologies
- Excellent written and oral communication skills

Additional Information

Colliers is committed to providing equal opportunities to all individuals, irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that empowers individuals to thrive and contribute to our collective success.

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