Data and Development Engineer

We prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable - please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner., The data and development engineer role is part of the Data, Analytics and Development team within the IT function at Galliford Try. The accountabilities for the role sit across the whole data lifecycle from the point of connecting to data at source, through the ETL process, management of data within our data platform, integrations, master data management, reporting, analytics and AI. It is critical that the role demonstrates best practice and supports the rest of the central team and wider network of data practitioners across the business in maximising the value that can be derived from data., * Data Connection: Working with APIs and other transfer mechanisms to establish data feeds from various internal and external sources, designing and implementing efficient data pipelines to pass data into Galliford Try’s data platform.

• Storage and Management: Designing and implementing appropriate database architecture for staging and storing data, implementing appropriate schemas and following best practice to ensure data quality, integrity and security.
• Transformation: Designing and implementing ETL pipelines to transform and model data into a format and structure suitable for reporting and analytics.
• Reporting: Developing interactive dashboards to support the business in self-serving the data and insight they need.
• Analytics and AI: Using models and analytics techniques to enhance or add value to data. This could relate to supervised/unsupervised machine learning and have applications across advanced analytics and AI agent development.
• Standards and Best Practice: Adopting best practice and championing the standards established by the central team, providing support and guidance to the wider network of data practitioners and users across the business.

Contribution to Ways of Working: Providing constructive challenge to team ways of working and putting forward ideas for improvements and new opportunities.

• Ability to work with stakeholders to understand different areas of the business and capture their requirements in a structured way.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements to inform a solution design.
• Competent in creating high-level design documents and low-level technical designs.
• A strong understanding of database architecture and the fundamentals of database management and data modelling.
• Good understanding of base structures and the capability of languages such as T-SQL, DAX, M Language, and Python.
• Strong experience with the Microsoft stack whether via Azure data services or Microsoft Fabric.
• Able to demonstrate alignment and work in-line with the Galliford Try values - Excellence, Passion, Integrity, and Collaboration
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to discuss and simplify technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills in managing personal workload and to take the lead and responsibility for projects.

Desirable:

• Experience working with Oracle databases and Oracle SQL.
• Experience developing reports using Power BI.
• Experience of using Git to manage version control.

Experience of working to Agile methodology either via Kanban or sprint approaches.

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need itPaid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you. We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues. We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged. Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team., Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in. Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work. We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.