Build your Future with Us!
McLaughlin & Harvey is a privately owned company with over 170 years of experience, specialising in construction. We provide quality new builds, extensions, refurbishments, fit-outs, and small works projects. Working within the health, education, commercial, industrial, leisure, sporting, retail, and residential sectors.
The experience and capabilities of our team allow us to deliver award-winning, quality projects. We are known for adding value and innovation throughout the process, saving our clients time and money. We work across several sectors and are partners on a number of framework agreements, creating value in every project we deliver.
We are a forward-thinking Company with an established presence across the UK and Ireland. Our values We Commit, We Care, We Collaborate shape how we work with our clients, partners, and each other.
As our business continues to grow, we are looking for dedicated individuals who take pride in their work and want to build a rewarding career within a supportive and collaborative environment. We are seeking a BI Developer to enhance our team and drive success across our high value projects.
Why join us?
- Exciting Projects – Work on varied sector projects and leave a lasting legacy
- Career Growth – Clear progression pathways and continuous professional development
- Collaborative Culture – Be part of a team that values innovation, integrity, and a commitment to excellence
- Competitive Package – Enjoy a competitive salary and great benefits, and flexible and hybrid working options. (Check out our full list of benefits here: )
What you will be doing
- Design, develop and maintain Power BI semantic models, including star schemas, relationships, calculated measures and DAX.
- Develop clear, intuitive and well-organised Power BI reports and dashboards, as well as maintaining and improving existing reporting solutions.
- Write, maintain and optimise SQL used for data preparation, transformation and reporting within the data warehouse.
- Work with colleagues across the business to gather and understand reporting and analytical requirements and translate these into appropriate technical solutions.
- Present and explain data, reports and analytical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
- Test reports and data solutions thoroughly, validating results against source systems before release.
- Investigate and resolve data quality, reporting and performance issues.
- Maintain appropriate documentation for BI solutions, data models and reporting processes.
- Maintain development work under source control and follow appropriate review and deployment processes before changes are released into production.
- Ensure sensitive business, HR and personal data is handled securely and in accordance with company policies and UK GDPR requirements.
- Contribute to future development projects aimed at improving the organisation's data, analysis and reporting capabilities.
- Provide an appropriate level of technical support for the company's in-house developed web applications, ensuring support requests are investigated and resolved within agreed service levels.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the IT and development teams.
What We’re Looking For
Essential
- Hands-on experience with Power BI Desktop, including data modelling, Power Query and report development.
- Good working knowledge of DAX, including an understanding of measures, filter context and relationships.
- Good SQL development skills, including joins, aggregations, and window functions.
- Good understanding of dimensional modelling, including facts, dimensions and star-schema design.
- Experience working with relational databases and data warehouse environments.
- Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to validating the accuracy and consistency of data.
- Ability to investigate discrepancies between reports and underlying source data.
- Good communication skills, with the ability to explain technical and data-related concepts clearly to non-technical colleagues.
- Ability to gather business requirements and translate business problems into clearly defined technical requirements and outcomes.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently using own initiative.
Desirable
- Microsoft Fabric, including Data Warehouse, Lakehouse and Data Pipelines.
- Git and Azure DevOps, or equivalent source-control and pull-request workflows.
- Power BI Project (PBIP) format.
- Tabular Editor.
- Power BI Row-Level Security (RLS).
- Power BI deployment pipelines and controlled deployment processes.
- Power BI performance analysis and optimisation using tools such as DAX Studio.
- Experience with SSIS or other ETL/data integration technologies.
- Experience supporting or integrating BI solutions with business applications.
- Relevant Microsoft certification, such as PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst) or DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer). Certification is beneficial but not essential.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career with a company that values your expertise and innovation, we’d love to hear from you by clicking Apply below!
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McLaughlin and Harvey are an equal opportunities employer who are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and help us deliver better outcomes for our people, our clients, and the communities in which we work.
We take responsibility for always striving to create a collaborative and inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment where we will provide all reasonable adjustments at interview stage and beyond and commit to extending an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum job role requirements.