Note for Recruitment Agencies:
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.

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Must have:

• Ability to capture structured business requirements in a structured user story format.
• 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.
• Good understanding of base structures and the capability of languages such as T-SQL, Oracle SQL, SparkSQL, DAX, M Language, and Python.
• Strong experience with the Microsoft stack whether via Azure data services (Azure Synapse, Azure Data Warehouse, Azure Data Factory etc.) or via on-prem SQL Server solutions.
• 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 working with Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience of using Git to manage version control.
• Experience of working to Agile methodology either via Kanban or sprint approaches.

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes.

• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to delivering the best.
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honest.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.

ABOUT US:

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.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Group Services business please contact Emily Bunniss on emily.bunniss@gallifordtry.co.uk .

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.

LI-EB

An opportunity has arisen for a Data Engineer to join the team at Galliford Try within our Group Services Business.
Ideally, you will based in or around the West Midlands or North West area.
The Data Engineer role is part of the Data, Analytics and Development team within the IT function at Galliford Try. The role forms part of the “hub” within the hub and spoke model adopted to support the effective and efficient use of data across Galliford Try.
The accountabilities for the role work across the data lifecycle from the point of connecting to data at source, through the ETL process, management of data warehouses and lakehouses and analytics.
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.

Key accountabilities for the role include:

• 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 raw data into a format and structure suitable for reporting and analytics.
• Analytics: Using algorithms/models and analytics techniques to enhance or add value to data. This could relate to supervised/unsupervised machine learning and have applications across predictive analytics, text analytics, image analytics and other areas.
• 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.